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title: "Recommended and Certified Hardware\n    | Ubuntu"
description: We test every Ubuntu Appliance to work perfectly across all certified
  boards and boxes.
url: https://ubuntu.com/appliance/hardware?format=md
keywords: index, follow
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# Building with Certified Hardware

## Raspberry Pi

## Intel Nuc

## VM

### The Raspberry Pi device family

The world’s most famous maker board. Fully certified and supported by Canonical. Ubuntu works on all 64-bit Raspberry Pi devices and is our primary focus for testing and development of new ARM Ubuntu Appliances.

The popular single-board computer with 40-pin connector is a de facto standard for prototyping and experimentation and the Compute Module range is suited for production embedding in a wide range of devices.

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### Certified devices

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#### Raspberry Pi 4

CERTIFIED

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* Choice of RAM 1GB, 2GB, 4GB or 8GB
* Micro-HDMI x2
* USB 2.0 x2
* USB 3.0 x2
* USB-C power supply
* Wifi
* Bluetooth 5.0
* 40 pin GPIO

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[Product details](https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b)

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#### Raspberry Pi 3B+

CERTIFIED

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* 1GB RAM
* Full-size HDMI
* USB 2.0 x4
* Micro-USB power supply
* Wifi
* Bluetooth 4.2
* 40 pin GPIO

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[Product details](https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b-plus)

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#### Raspberry Pi 3B

CERTIFIED

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* 1GB RAM
* Full-size HDMI
* USB 2.0 x4
* Micro-USB power supply
* Wifi
* Bluetooth 4.2
* 40 pin GPIO

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[Product details](https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b)

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#### RPi Compute Module 3 (lite)

CERTIFIED

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* 1GB RAM
* 1.2GHz BCM2837 processor
* Fits a DDR2 SODIMM connector

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[Product details](https://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-compute-module-3-lite)

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#### RPi Compute Module 3+

CERTIFIED

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* 1GB RAM
* 1.2GHz BCM2837 processor
* Fits a DDR2 SODIMM connector

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Discontinued

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#### RPi Compute Module 2

CERTIFIED

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* 1GB RAM
* Full-size HDMI
* USB 2.0 x4
* Micro-USB power supply
* 40 pin GPIO

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Discontinued

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### Certified appliances for Raspberry Pi

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AdGuard](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/adguard)

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LXD](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/lxd)

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Mosquitto](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/mosquitto)

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Nextcloud](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/nextcloud)

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OpenHAB](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/openhab)

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Plex](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/plex)

### The PC device family

The board that puts the power of a full-size PC in the palm of your hand. Fully certified and supported by Canonical. Ubuntu ‘just works’ on numerous Intel-NUC devices, and is recommended for testing and development of Ubuntu Appliances that require X86 architecture or more computational power than a Raspberry Pi.

This small-form-factor PC can be thought of as a laptop without a screen or battery. It is the best choice for discreet or computationally heavy appliances.

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### Certified devices

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#### Intel NUC7CJYH

CERTIFIED

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[Product details](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/mini-pcs.html)

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#### Intel NUC7PJYH

CERTIFIED

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[Product details](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/mini-pcs.html)

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#### Intel NUC7i3DNHE

CERTIFIED

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[Product details](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/mini-pcs.html)

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#### Intel NUC7i5DNHE

CERTIFIED

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[Product details](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/mini-pcs.html)

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#### Intel TANK-870-Q170

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[Product details](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/products/boards-kits/nuc/mini-pcs.html)

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### Certified appliances for Intel NUC

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AdGuard](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/adguard)

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LXD](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/lxd)

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Mosquitto](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/mosquitto)

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Nextcloud](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/nextcloud)

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OpenHAB](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/openhab)

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Plex](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/plex)

### Try out Ubuntu Appliances on Ubuntu, Windows or macOS

Try out Ubuntu Appliance images in an isolated virtual machine on your PC or Mac with Multipass.

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Try before you Pi

Maybe your hardware is still in the post or you’re still wondering if you should give Ubuntu Appliances a try? These appliances can all be run inside of a virtual machine, on your workstation, no extras required.

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AdGuard](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/adguard)

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LXD](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/lxd)

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Mosquitto](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/mosquitto)

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Nextcloud](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/nextcloud)

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OpenHAB](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/openhab)

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Plex](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/plex)

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## Appliance hardware partners

Canonical works with these hardware vendors to certify and maintain enterprise-grade appliances.

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## Not the hardware you’re looking for?

As a developer, you deserve to get the best Ubuntu experience out of the box. We test every Ubuntu Appliance to work perfectly across all certified boards and boxes. If you want your hardware to be certified for Ubuntu Appliances let us know.

[Get in touch](https://ubuntu.com/appliance/contact-us)
[See all Canonical certified hardware ›](https://certification.ubuntu.com/iot)
