An Operating System is the low-level software that manages a PC. It takes care of the way the hardware behaves, the communication with peripheral devices for instance a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between the installed applications, plus the prioritization of apps in case multiple ones run at the same time. Any program that's installed on a desktop or a laptop operates by sending requests to the OS for different services by using an application program interface (API). The communication with the OS can be performed via a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the web hosting world, the Operating System is what controls a web hosting server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also any other application for example a VOIP or a game server. When there are virtual machines created, they work with a guest OS that runs on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers that we offer come with as many as 3 different Operating Systems since we want to give you more versatile plans that will let you install and run any type of web software regardless of its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are among the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have a large number of developers who have created a large number of software packages that you'll be able to install and use on your server. We also offer three hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you choose when you sign up. If you need a new OS later, it won't be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by updating it on a weekly basis with all patches which are available for it.