You choose the operating system during setup and with every reinstallation. We rebuild the images regularly from the vendors' official sources and always install the latest tested state with all updates.
The catalogue
| System | Versions | Vendor updates until |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | 13 (trixie), 12 (bookworm) | 2030 and 2028 |
| Ubuntu LTS | 26.04, 24.04, 22.04 | 2031, 2029 and 2027 |
| AlmaLinux | 9 | 2032 |
| Rocky Linux | 9 | 2032 |
| CentOS Stream | 10, 9 | 2030 and 2027 |
| openSUSE Leap | 16 | 2027 |
| FreeBSD | 15, 14 | 2029 and 2028 |
For every version the card in the assistant shows the year ("Updates until") and the date of our image ("Version date"). The catalogue may change: new versions are added, versions without vendor updates are removed.
What every image contains
- the vendor's lean cloud image with an SSH server
- fixed IPv4 and IPv6 address and name servers, configured at first boot
- the QEMU guest agent, which lets the customer area detect the state of the server
- SSH login only with a key; the password is for the console
FreeBSD specifics
On FreeBSD the file system does not grow automatically after a storage upgrade. Afterwards, run service growfs onestart once as root. More under Growing partition and file system.
Are Windows or other systems available?
Windows is not part of the catalogue. If ISO installation is enabled for your plan, you can install your own system from an ISO image ("Reinstallation" tab). Otherwise please contact us.
Can I change the system later?
Yes, via reinstallation. The disk is replaced; IP addresses, hardware and firewall remain.
How do I keep the system up to date?
The image is up to date at installation. After that you install updates yourself, for example with
apt, dnf, zypper or pkg/freebsd-update.