An Operating System is the basic software which controls a computer system. It takes care of the way your hardware functions, the communication with peripherals such as a monitor, a printer or a keyboard, the allocation of memory between your applications, plus the prioritization of applications in case several run concurrently. Every program that's installed on a notebook or a desktop functions by sending requests to the OS for various services via an application program interface (API). The contact with the OS can be performed through a Graphical User Interface (GUI) or a command line. In the hosting field, the Operating System is what controls a server and any software installed on it, which includes not only website scripts, but also every other application for instance a VOIP or a game server. When there're virtual machines created, they employ a guest OS that is run on the server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Hosting

The dedicated servers that we offer come with three different Operating Systems because we want to offer you more versatile packages that will allow you to install and run any kind of web software whatever its system requirements. The choices are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most dependable and risk-free ones, not mentioning that they don't have any kind of license fees. All three have numerous developers that have created a large number of software packages that you can install and use on your web hosting server. We also offer three internet hosting Control Panels and which one you can use is determined by the Operating System that you choose when you register. If you need another OS later on, it won't be a problem because we can always reinstall your server. With our Managed Services package we can also keep your OS secure by upgrading it on a weekly basis with all patches that are available for it.