An Operating System is the software that communicates with the hardware of a computer system and functions as the intermediary between all the applications and the hardware, including peripherals such as a printer, a computer mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS using an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Similar to a personal computer, web servers also use an Operating System that functions as a host for all the software installed on them, which includes script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, etc. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you can install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment compared to the physical server host Operating System.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated servers we offer can be installed with three different Operating Systems as we want to offer you more flexible packages which will permit you to install and run any web software whatever its system requirements. The options are CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu and these 3 OSs are some of the most reliable and secure ones, not mentioning that they do not have any license fees. All three have numerous developers that have created numerous software packages that you may install and use on your hosting server. We also offer three web hosting Control Panels and which one you can use depends on the Operating System that you select when you register. In case you need a different OS later on, it will not be a problem as we can always reinstall your machine. With our Managed Services package we could also keep your OS secure by updating it every week with all patches that are available for it.