An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and works as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, which includes peripherals such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run software, it transfers requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the communication is done through a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Just like a personal computer, web servers also have an Operating System that serves as a host for all of the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and many others. A virtual machine can be created on a physical one, so you will be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

If you decide to purchase one of our dedicated servers, you'll find three Operating Systems on the registration page because we want to give you a wider choice for the system environment on the machine as different applications can have particular requirements. CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian include different modules developed by their huge support communities, so you can select any of these OSs and benefit from a stable and risk-free hosting service. Based on your selection, you will also have different Control Panels to choose from. Needless to say, we can always replace the Operating System in case the one you have selected initially does not meet the requirements of the software which you would like to run. We can also update the OS regularly in order to keep it as risk-free as possible through our Managed Services upgrade package.