# Ubuntu 22.04 LTS VPS

> An older LTS for software pinned to it. Standard security updates end in April 2027.

Run Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on a Rack4 KVM server with NVMe storage, one IPv4 address (IPv6 pending), installed from the official cloud image.

## Details

- Family: Ubuntu and Debian
- Supported until: April 2027

## Why Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Ubuntu 22.04 is two LTS releases behind: 24.04 and 26.04 have both come out since. It's here for software that's pinned to it, such as an application or vendor agent that only supports 22.04, or a server you need to reproduce exactly.

## When to pick something else

For anything new, take 24.04 or 26.04. Standard security updates for 22.04 end in April 2027, which is not long for a new server.

## Support window

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gets security updates from the Ubuntu project until April 2027.

- **Standard security maintenance** (until April 2027): Security fixes from Canonical for the packages in Ubuntu's main repository. Packages in universe are maintained by the community.
- **Expanded Security Maintenance** (until April 2032): Five more years of security fixes, covering main and universe, with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.

## Upgrading

In-place upgrades go one LTS at a time: 22.04 to 24.04, then 24.04 to 26.04, each with `do-release-upgrade` and its own round of testing. Building a fresh 24.04 or 26.04 server and copying your data across is often less work.

## One-click apps for this system

- [Docker](https://rack4.io/apps/docker)
- [Coolify](https://rack4.io/apps/coolify)
- [nginx + Certbot](https://rack4.io/apps/nginx)
- [Caddy](https://rack4.io/apps/caddy)
- [LEMP stack](https://rack4.io/apps/lemp)
- [WordPress](https://rack4.io/apps/wordpress)
- [Node.js LTS](https://rack4.io/apps/nodejs)
- [PostgreSQL](https://rack4.io/apps/postgresql)
- [MariaDB](https://rack4.io/apps/mariadb)
- [Redis](https://rack4.io/apps/redis)
- [WireGuard VPN](https://rack4.io/apps/wireguard)
- [Tailscale](https://rack4.io/apps/tailscale)
- [Uptime Kuma](https://rack4.io/apps/uptime-kuma)
- [n8n](https://rack4.io/apps/n8n)
- [OpenClaw](https://rack4.io/apps/openclaw)
- [Minecraft (Paper)](https://rack4.io/apps/minecraft)
- [Vaultwarden](https://rack4.io/apps/vaultwarden)
- [Nextcloud](https://rack4.io/apps/nextcloud)
- [Ghost](https://rack4.io/apps/ghost)
- [Plausible Analytics](https://rack4.io/apps/plausible)
- [Jellyfin](https://rack4.io/apps/jellyfin)
- [AdGuard Home](https://rack4.io/apps/adguard)
- [Forgejo](https://rack4.io/apps/forgejo)
- [Umami](https://rack4.io/apps/umami)
- [Matrix Synapse](https://rack4.io/apps/synapse)
- [Immich](https://rack4.io/apps/immich)
- [Ollama + Open WebUI](https://rack4.io/apps/ollama)

See [all operating systems](https://rack4.io/os) and [plans](https://rack4.io/plans).