What is Operating System?
An Operating System (OS) is the core software that powers every computing device, from mobile phones to enterprise-grade servers. It manages hardware resources, executes applications, and facilitates interaction between software and hardware via two primary components:
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🧠 Kernel – Handles memory, CPU, and device communication.
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🧑💻 Shell – Provides the command interface to interact with the OS and kernel.
Whether you choose a Linux VPS, Windows VPS, or a Bare Metal Dedicated Server, HostNamaste ensures full flexibility by supporting a wide range of operating systems and ready-to-use templates.
HostNamaste offers a wide range of Operating Systems and Pre-made templates to our dear customers of OpenVZ VPS, Linux VPS, KVM VPS, Windows VPS, Virtual Dedicated Servers, Budget Dedicated Servers, Hybrid Smart Servers, and Bare Metal Dedicated Servers. Following are the list that we support at this time and continuously adding more as per our users requirements:
Operating Systems and Templates We Support – HostNamaste.com
Windows Server is widely used in corporate environments for Active Directory, .NET applications, file servers, and enterprise hosting.
- 🛠 ASP.NET, MSSQL, and IIS support
- 🧩 GUI and command-line management
- 👨💻 Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) included
- 🖥 Full-featured desktop experience via RDP
- 🎨 Graphical interface for ease of use
- 📦 Compatible with common Windows applications
- ✅ Windows Server 2008
- ✅ Windows Server 2012
- ✅ Windows Server 2016
- ✅ Windows Server 2019
- ✅ Windows Server 2022
- ✅ Windows 10 Pro Desktop OS
Debian is a parent distribution for many Linux variants, including Ubuntu. It is known for its stability, conservative release cycle, and extensive package ecosystem.
- ⚙️ Extremely stable and secure
- 📚 Large package repository
- 🧰 Great for hosting, mail servers, and web servers
- ✅ Debian 6.0.5 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 6.5 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 7 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 8 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 9 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 10.0 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 11.0 x86_64
- ✅ Debian 12.0 x86_64
Fedora is a Red Hat-sponsored Linux distribution with cutting-edge technologies and frequent updates. Ideal for developers and power users.
- ⚡ Latest technologies and software
- 🌱 Base for RHEL
- 🧪 Excellent for testing and development environments
- ✅ Fedora 17 x86_64
- ✅ Fedora 20 x86_64
- ✅ Fedora 23 x86_64
- ✅ Fedora 27 x86_64
- ✅ Fedora 29 x86_64
- ✅ Fedora 34 x86_64
CentOS has long been a favorite in the server world. While CentOS 7 is still supported until 2024, CentOS Stream provides a rolling-release preview of RHEL.
- ✅ Lightweight, stable and well-tested
- 🧰 Ideal for enterprise web hosting, cPanel, and LAMP stacks
- ❗ Note: CentOS 8 is End of Life
- ✅ CentOS 6 x86_64
- ✅ CentOS 6.9 x86_64
- ✅ CentOS 7 x86_64
- ✅ CentOS 8 x86_64
- ✅ CentOS 9 Stream x86_64
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions for both desktops and servers. Backed by Canonical, it offers both LTS (Long-Term Support) and non-LTS versions.
- 🌎 Global community and commercial support
- 📦 Huge package repositories (APT)
- 👨💻 Ideal for developers, web servers, and containers
- ✅ Ubuntu 13.10 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 14.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 16.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 17.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 18.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 19.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 20.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 22.04 x86_64
- ✅ Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64
AlmaLinux is a robust RHEL fork developed as an open-source, community-driven alternative after CentOS Stream. It’s backed by CloudLinux.
- 🧠 Great compatibility with CentOS
- ⚙️ Stable for servers and VPS environments
- 🔒 Security-focused and enterprise-grade
- ✅ AlmaLinux 8 x86_64
- ✅ AlmaLinux 9 x86_64
Rocky Linux is a community-driven enterprise OS designed to be a downstream, binary-compatible release using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code. It’s a stable, secure, and enterprise-ready alternative to CentOS.
- ✅ Enterprise-ready replacement for CentOS
- 🔄 Regular updates and long-term support
- 🔐 Great for production workloads and servers
- ✅ Rocky Linux 8 x86_64
- ✅ Rocky Linux 9 x86_64
Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux is an enterprise-class operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and optimized for Oracle workloads like Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and enterprise Java apps.
- Oracle DB & Oracle WebLogic deployments
- High-performance, secure enterprise workloads
- Kernel optimization (UEK – Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel)
- RHEL-compatible
- Enhanced security with Ksplice (live patching)
- Official support from Oracle
- Long-term support cycles
- ✅ Oracle 8.6 x86_64
- ✅ Oracle 8.9 x86_64
- ✅ Oracle 9.4 x86_64
Scientific Linux is a rebuild of RHEL designed and maintained by FermiLab and CERN, tailored for use in scientific and research institutions.
- Academia & research computing environments
- Particle physics data analysis
- Legacy applications requiring older RHEL bases
- Based on RHEL
- Minimalist and stable
- Discontinued but still used in legacy environments
- Works well in virtual machines for testing old scientific stacks
- ✅ Scientific 7.4 x86_64
- ✅ Scientific 7.9 x86_64
OpenSUSE is a community-driven, general-purpose Linux distribution with strong system administration tools and developer-friendly features.
- Developers and system administrators
- GUI-based VPS environments
- Users needing advanced system management tools (like YaST)
- Two versions: Leap (stable) and Tumbleweed (rolling)
- YaST (powerful system management GUI and CLI tool)
- Great Zypper package manager
- Strong KDE/GNOME support out-of-the-box
- ✅ Scientific 13.2 x86_64
Arch Linux is a lightweight, minimalist, and highly customizable Linux distro. It follows a rolling-release model and is a favorite among advanced users and developers who want full control over their systems.
- Power users and developers
- Custom application stacks
- Environments where you want to build from the ground up
- Rolling release
- Pacman package manager
- AUR (Arch User Repository) for extensive community packages
- No GUI or fluff — extremely lightweight
How it’s offered at HostNamaste:
📀 Via Custom ISO Upload – mount your Arch ISO and install manually with full KVM access.
CloudLinux OS is a commercial Linux distribution based on CentOS/RHEL. It’s purpose-built for shared hosting environments and hosting providers, with advanced security and tenant isolation.
- Shared hosting environments
- Multi-tenant VPS providers
- Server hardening & resource limits
- LVE (Lightweight Virtualized Environment) limits per tenant
- SecureLinks, CageFS, MySQL Governor
- Compatible with cPanel/WHM
- KernelCare integration for live patching
🌐 Cisco UCS/Virtualization-Ready OS (Supported by Cisco Infrastructure)
HostNamaste’s KVM virtualization platform can support any guest OS that is compatible with Cisco UCS and enterprise-grade hypervisors.
Examples of supported Cisco-friendly OSes:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (via AlmaLinux/Rocky clones)
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Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022
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Ubuntu LTS releases
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CentOS Stream
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CloudLinux
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Oracle Linux
Benefits for Cisco-friendly workloads:
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Virtualizor integration
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ISO support for hybrid-cloud deployments
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Live snapshot & restore capabilities
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Redundant infrastructure with Cisco-compatible hypervisors
ISO / Custom OS / Templates (Manual)
For advanced users and developers, we allows you to upload your own ISO images to install any operating system or configuration you prefer.
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💻 Run niche Linux/BSD distros, FreeBSD, or even Android x86
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⚙️ Full control over partitioning and setup
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🛠 Useful for testing environments or custom stacks
Additional Information:
Whether you’re building a secure web server, hosting a Windows application, or experimenting with custom Linux distributions, there’s a supported OS for every use case. The flexibility to choose (or even upload) your own operating system makes VPS Or Dedicated Server hosting incredibly versatile.
💬 Have questions or need help choosing the best OS for your VPS or Dedicated Server? Drop a comment below or contact our support!
If you want have a Custom OS which is not listed above, you may submit a ticket to Technical Support Department at anytime and we will help you out to mount the ISO file or the Custom Operating System.
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