Ubuntu 24.04 LTS VPS
Our default: the release current guides and vendor instructions usually target, with standard security updates until April 2029.
Why Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 is the image we preselect. Current guides and vendor install instructions are usually written for it, ours included, and it gets standard security updates until April 2029. If nothing you run asks for a different release, start here.
When to pick something else
Take 26.04 LTS if you want a newer kernel and toolchains and your software already supports it; it also runs two years longer. Take 22.04 only for software that doesn't run on 24.04 yet. If you'd rather have fewer changes over a release's life, Debian 13 is the closest alternative.
Support window
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gets security updates from the Ubuntu project until April 2029.
- Standard security maintenanceuntil April 2029
- Security fixes from Canonical for the packages in Ubuntu's main repository. Packages in universe are maintained by the community.
- Expanded Security Maintenanceuntil April 2034
- Five more years of security fixes, covering main and universe, with an Ubuntu Pro subscription.
Upgrading
Before standard support ends, do-release-upgrade moves a server in place to 26.04 LTS. Canonical usually offers the LTS-to-LTS upgrade once the first point release is out. Take a snapshot first, and re-enable any third-party repositories afterwards: the upgrade turns them off.
The image
Your server starts from Ubuntu's own official cloud image, the one the project publishes for cloud servers, checked against its published checksum before it's used. Nothing is added to it but cloud-init's first-boot setup: your network addresses, your SSH keys, your hostname, and any app, packages or setup script you picked. Updates come straight from Ubuntu's repositories with apt.
Watch Ubuntu 24.04 LTS build
An illustrative setup preview: pick an app and a size and it plays again. Actual setup time varies, and applications may finish installing after SSH is available.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
0:58built (illustration)
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- KVM slice reserved2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
- NVMe volume clonedOfficial Ubuntu cloud image, 80 GB
- cloud-initNetwork, SSH keys, hostname
- Installing Dockerapt, from official repositories
- Readyssh root@203.0.113.42
One-click apps on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
28 apps install on Ubuntu on first boot, from distribution packages, project repositories, official container images or vendor install scripts, depending on the app. Browse every app
Docker
Docker Engine and the Compose plugin from Docker's own repository.Coolify
Your own Heroku-style platform: deploy apps and databases from Git with a web UI.nginx + Certbot
nginx with Certbot ready to fetch a free Let's Encrypt certificate.Caddy
The web server with automatic HTTPS, from Caddy's official repository.LEMP stack
nginx, MariaDB and PHP-FPM, wired together for PHP apps.WordPress
WordPress on nginx, PHP-FPM and MariaDB, ready for its five-minute install.Node.js LTS
Node.js from NodeSource's LTS line with npm, plus pm2 to keep your app running.PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL from the distribution, listening on localhost only.MariaDB
MariaDB server, localhost only, root by socket login.Redis
Redis or its fork Valkey, whichever your distribution packages, on localhost.WireGuard VPN
A personal VPN: WireGuard configured with one ready-made client profile.Tailscale
Tailscale installed, ready to join your tailnet with one command.Uptime Kuma
A self-hosted status page and uptime monitor, running in Docker.n8n
Workflow automation you host yourself, in Docker.OpenClaw
Your own always-on AI assistant, installed for its own user with its gateway kept private.Minecraft (Paper)
A Minecraft Java server on Paper, run by systemd, EULA prompt left to you.Vaultwarden
A Bitwarden-compatible password server, private until you claim it over SSH.Nextcloud
Nextcloud All-in-One: files, calendars and contacts, set up privately through a tunnel.Ghost
Ghost 6 for blogs, newsletters and memberships, with Ghost's own Docker setup and HTTPS.Plausible Analytics
Plausible Community Edition: cookie-free web analytics on your own server.Jellyfin
Your own media server for films, shows and music, with the admin account made for you.AdGuard Home
Ad and tracker blocking DNS for your devices, never an open resolver.Forgejo
A self-hosted Git forge with issues and pull requests, on the long-term-support line.Umami
Umami: simple, cookie-free website analytics with PostgreSQL, on your server.Matrix Synapse
Your own Matrix homeserver for encrypted chat, from matrix.org's packages with PostgreSQL.BookStack
BookStack: a simple wiki for documentation, on nginx, PHP and MariaDB.Immich
Immich: photo and video backup like Google Photos, on your own server.Ollama + Open WebUI
Run open AI models on your own server with Ollama, and chat with them in Open WebUI.Also in the Debian family (apt): Debian 13 Stable VPS, Debian 12 Oldstable VPS