--- title: "Ubuntu Server - for scale out workloads\n | Ubuntu" description: 'Ubuntu Server: secure, scalable Linux for data centers, cloud, and enterprise workloads.' url: https://ubuntu.com/server?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # Scale out with Ubuntu Server Ubuntu Server brings economic and technical scalability to your enterprise data center, public or private cloud. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Kubernetes cluster, or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available. --- [Download Ubuntu Server](https://ubuntu.com/download/server) --- ## Why choose Ubuntu Server? Scale effortlessly with the enterprise Linux server built for growth. When demand spikes, Ubuntu Server stays lean and responsive, ensuring your workloads remain performant and cost-effective, no matter how large your cluster grows. ### Performance and versatility Ubuntu Server is certified by leading hardware OEMs, carries a lean initial deployment, and includes integrated deployment and application modeling tools, so you can get the most from your infrastructure – whether you're deploying NoSQL databases, web farms, or the cloud. --- ### A release schedule you can rely on Long term support (LTS) releases of Ubuntu Server receive standard security updates for thousands of open source packages in the Ubuntu Main repository for five years by default. Interim releases every six months bring new features, while hardware enablement updates add support for the latest machines to all supported LTS releases. --- ### Most widely used enterprise Linux server Ubuntu is the foundation for private cloud implementation and the most-used Linux distribution in the world (for the third year in a row) according to the [OpenLogic 2025 State of Open Source report.](https://www.openlogic.com/system/files/2025-05/report-openlogic-2025-state-of-open-source-support.pdf) --- ### Enterprise-grade server support Streamline server operations with [Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) for a unified maintenance path for server fleets. It includes tools for hardening, compliance, kernel live patching, and security updates that all modern clouds or data centers need. --- ## Works with all your hardware [Explore all certified hardware partners ›](https://ubuntu.com/certified) --- ## Works with all your software [Explore all certified software partners ›](https://partners.ubuntu.com/programmes/software?_ga=2.95723230.315987579.1706516745-1396260062.1706111894) --- ## Get up to 15 years of enterprise-grade security coverage Ubuntu Pro is Canonical’s comprehensive subscription that delivers enterprise-grade security, management tooling, and up to 15 years of security maintenance and extended support for developers and enterprises. --- * Get timely security updates for the [full open source stack.](https://ubuntu.com/esm) * Access monitoring and management for your entire estate with [Landscape.](https://ubuntu.com/landscape) * Get hardening tools and configurations for [FIPS 140-3, CIS, DISA STIG, PCI-DSS, and the most stringent security standards.](https://ubuntu.com/security/security-standards) * Minimize rolling reboots with [Kernel Livepatch.](https://ubuntu.com/livepatch) * Optional weekday or 24/7 support tiers. --- [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [Start a 30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) --- ## Security support for Ubuntu releases | | Released | End of Life | Expanded security maintenance | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **26.04 LTS** | Apr 2026 | Apr 2031 | Apr 2036 | | **24.04 LTS** | Apr 2024 | Apr 2034 | | | **Ubuntu 22.04 LTS** | April 2022 | April 2027 | | | Ubuntu 21.10 | October 2021 | July 2022 | | | Ubuntu 21.04 | April 2021 | January 2022 | | | Ubuntu 20.10 | October 2020 | July 2021 | | | **Ubuntu 20.04 LTS** | April 2020 | April 2025 | April 2030 | | Ubuntu 19.10 | October 2019 | July 2020 | | | Ubuntu 19.04 | April 2019 | January 2020 | | | Ubuntu 18.10 | October 2018 | July 2019 | | | **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS** | April 2018 | April 2023 | April 2028 | | **Ubuntu 16.04 LTS** | April 2016 | April 2021 | April 2024 | | **Ubuntu 14.04 LTS** | April 2014 | April 2019 | April 2022 | | **Ubuntu 12.04 LTS** | April 2012 | April 2017 | April 2019 | | **Ubuntu 10.04 LTS** | April 2010 | April 2015 | | --- ## Ubuntu Pro in action ### Explore how Roblox migrated servers from Windows to Ubuntu in a seven-day timeframe ### LaunchDarkly becomes the first FedRAMP-authorized feature management platform thanks to Ubuntu Pro Learn how a SaaS provider achieved effortless FIPS compliance on AWS. --- [Read the case study ›](https://assets.ubuntu.com/v1/b97b2df6-AWS%20LaunchDarkly%20Case%20Study%20v3%203.6.2024.pdf) ### How New Mexico State University accelerates compliant federal research with Ubuntu When the stakes are high and national security is on the line, every decision matters. Just ask the team at New Mexico State University's Physical Science Laboratory (PSL). --- [Read the case study ›](https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-new-mexico-state-university-accelerates-compliant-federal-research-with-ubuntu) --- ## Use it with other Canonical products --- Multi-cloud orchestration With the option of a command line or browser-based interface, Juju enables you to design and deploy entire workloads in just a few clicks. It works on public clouds like AWS and Microsoft Azure, private clouds built on OpenStack, and even directly on bare metal, via MAAS. [Learn more about Juju ›](https://charmhub.io/) --- Bare metal provisioning MAAS is a time-saving provisioning system that makes it quick and easy to set up the physical hardware needed to deploy complex services, like Ubuntu's OpenStack cloud infrastructure. Just plug in your servers, connect them to the network, and let MAAS do the rest. [Learn more about MAAS ›](https://canonical.com/maas) --- Machine containers Economics are directly tied to compute density. LXD, the Linux container hypervisor, merges the speed and density of containers with the manageability and security of traditional virtual machines. [Learn more about LXD ›](https://ubuntu.com/lxd) --- ## [Speak to our technical support team about your support requirements ›](https://ubuntu.com/server/contact-us?product=server-overview) --- ## A thriving community Exchange expertise and ideas with thousands of other IT professionals. Want to talk to other Ubuntu users straightaway? Share ideas and get advice and help from our large, active community of IT professionals. As a community, we set high standards for friendliness and tolerance, we welcome your questions and contributions! [Join the community ›](https://ubuntu.com/community) --- ## Get started today ### Download Whether you want to configure a simple file server or build a 50,000-node cloud, you can rely on Ubuntu Server and its five years of guaranteed free upgrades. [Get Ubuntu Server](https://ubuntu.com/download/server) --- ### Get Ubuntu Pro Benefit from up to 15 years of security coverage from Canonical, with timely patches for critical vulnerabilities. [Explore Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [Get in touch ›](https://ubuntu.com/server/contact-us?product=contextual-footer-ua) --- ## [Further reading ›](https://ubuntu.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-server) ###