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Are your servers Unix / Linux, or Windows NT?

All HostGator Shared and Reseller servers run on CentOS Linux, which is identical to Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Our Shared and Reseller hosting servers run on Intel Xeon (Harpertown) 2.0 GHz Quad Core Processors with 8 GB of RAM and a 100mbps uplink. A RAID10 drive array is used for instant data mirroring and fast drive access.

Our dedicated hosting servers now come with the choice between two operating systems: Linux CentOS 5 or Windows Server 2003.
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amir
the question is Do I need to put linox on my computer or not(& continue with my windows)
Posted: August 6, 2009
HostGator
You do not need to install Linux at all.

You continue to use your Windows (client side), and we will take care of the Linux hosting (server side).
Posted: August 6, 2009
Kris
Hey Amir, thanks for asking the question - I was wondering that too! :]
Posted: August 13, 2009
Tony
I bought a UNIX script, can I install this on your Hostgator server?
Posted: October 22, 2009
HostGator
Shared server users can install such a script, under the following circumstances:

1. The script does NOT violate HostGator's Terms of Service (TOS).
2. The script does NOT require root privileges.
3. You can run shell scripts and binaries, but no third party libraries.

Dedicated server owners have full reign, as long as the script does not violate our TOS.
Posted: October 23, 2009
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