An Operating System is the software which communicates with the hardware of a PC and functions as the intermediary between apps and the hardware, including peripheral devices such as a printer, a mouse or a keyboard. When you run an app, it sends requests to the OS through an API (Application Program Interface) and the contact is done via a command line or a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Identical to a personal computer, hosting servers also have an Operating System which serves as a host for all the software installed on them, including script applications or server-side software such as a flash server, a VOIP server, and so on. A virtual machine can be generated on a physical one, so you'll be able to install a guest OS on it and have a different system environment in contrast to the physical server host OS.

Multiple OS in Dedicated Servers

The dedicated server solutions that we offer come with as many as three different Operating Systems to pick from. They are all Linux release - Ubuntu, CentOS and Debian, and not only do they have no license fees, but they are also known as the most dependable and secure OSs. We provide three different ones for the reason that each one of them is backed by a separate community. The packages which you could add on your server are different and this may matter if you need to install some piece of software with specific requirements for the hosting environment. In this light, the internet hosting Control Panel that you can select for the dedicated server is also determined by the OS that you'll select. You can pick any of the three Operating Systems during the order process, yet if needed, we can always install the server once again with an alternative one upon your request. As an optional service that you could add to the plan whenever you want, we can update the OS on a regular basis so as to keep it as secure as possible.