{"id":1350,"date":"2019-02-08T10:36:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583760-is-windows-hosting-available-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2019-02-08T10:36:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:36:08","slug":"1583760-is-windows-hosting-available-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583760-is-windows-hosting-available-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Windows Hosting Available at Hostinger?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">When it comes to Virtual Private Servers (VPS) operating system templates, there are typically two main options: Windows-based and Linux-based. These are the foundation for the VPS environment and define the software compatibility and available functionalities. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">While both are great solutions, Linux provides stability and security advantages, in addition to being more cost-effective, since it has a broader range of open-source applications available.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, we offer only Linux-based operating system templates for VPS and, therefore, do not provide Windows VPS. This means that any software you&rsquo;d like to install in your VPS should be supported on Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, etc. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">While you cannot install Windows on Hostinger VPS, <a href=\"\/support\/7982877-how-to-use-the-ubuntu-22-04-template-with-the-desktop-on-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Ubuntu with Desktop<\/a> is a good alternative for a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) compatible experience. You can find a comprehensive list of operating systems and templates, some of them with useful pre-installed applications here: <a href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-the-available-operating-systems-for-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">What are the available operating systems for VPS?<\/a><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Linux-based VPS provide a robust, cost-effective, and versatile environment that can suit a wide range of web hosting needs. And with our 30-day full refund guarantee, you can order a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/linux-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Linux VPS<\/a> hosting plan<b> <\/b>and test it out stress-free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can Windows be installed on Hostinger VPS?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-information-features"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583760-is-windows-hosting-available-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/1583760-esta-disponible-el-alojamiento-windows-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/1583760-fournissez-vous-un-hebergement-windows-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/1583760-apakah-ada-windows-hosting-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/1583760-voces-fornecem-hospedagem-windows-na-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}