- Ubuntu Server documentation
- In this documentation
- Project and community
- PDFs and previous releases
- Get Ubuntu Server
- Alternative downloads
- BitTorrents
- Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
- Other versions
- Alternative architectures
- Ubuntu Server for ARM
- Ubuntu for POWER
- Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
- Ubuntu for RISC-V
- Installation guides
- Ubuntu Server guide
- Helping hands
- Get Ubuntu Server
- Alternative downloads
- BitTorrents
- Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
- Other versions
- Alternative architectures
- Ubuntu Server for ARM
- Ubuntu for POWER
- Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
- Ubuntu for RISC-V
- Installation guides
- Ubuntu Server guide
- Helping hands
- Get Ubuntu Server
- Alternative downloads
- BitTorrents
- Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
- Other versions
- Alternative architectures
- Ubuntu Server for ARM
- Ubuntu for POWER
- Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
- Ubuntu for RISC-V
- Installation guides
- Ubuntu Server guide
- Helping hands
- Get Ubuntu Server
- Alternative downloads
- BitTorrents
- Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
- Other versions
- Alternative architectures
- Ubuntu Server for ARM
- Ubuntu for POWER
- Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
- Ubuntu for RISC-V
- Installation guides
- Ubuntu Server guide
- Helping hands
Ubuntu Server documentation
Ubuntu Server is a version of the Ubuntu operating system designed and engineered as a backbone for the internet.
Ubuntu Server brings economic and technical scalability to your datacentre, public or private. 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.
In this documentation
Tutorials Get started — a hands-on introduction to Ubuntu Server for new users | How-to guides Step-by-step guides covering key operations and common tasks |
Explanation Concepts — discussion and clarification of key topics | Reference Technical information — package specifications, APIs, architecture |
Project and community
Ubuntu Server is a member of the Ubuntu family. It’s an open source project that welcomes community projects, contributions, suggestions, fixes and constructive feedback.
If you find any errors or have suggestions for improvements to pages, please use the link at the bottom of each topic titled: “Help improve this document in the forum.” This link will take you to the Server Discourse forum for the specific page you are viewing. There you can share your comments or let us know about bugs with any page.
Thinking about using Ubuntu Server for your next project? Get in touch!
PDFs and previous releases
Below are links to the previous Ubuntu Server release server guides as well as an offline copy of the current version of this site:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) and later: PDF
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver): Web and PDF
Get Ubuntu Server
The latest version of Ubuntu Server, including nine months of security and maintenance updates, until January 2024.
Alternative downloads
BitTorrents
BitTorrent sometimes enables higher download speeds and more reliable downloads of large files.
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
The previous long-term support version of Ubuntu Server, including support guaranteed until April 2025.
Other versions
Other versions of Ubuntu Server including torrents, the network installer, a list of local mirrors and past releases.
Alternative architectures
Ubuntu Server for ARM
Optimised for hyperscale deployments and certified on ARM chipsets — Ubuntu Server for ARM includes the 64-bit ARMv7 and ARMv8 platforms.
Ubuntu for POWER
Ubuntu is available on the IBM POWER platform, bringing the entire Ubuntu ecosystem to IBM POWER.
Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
IBM Z and LinuxONE leverage open technology solutions to meet the demands of the new application economy. Ubuntu is now available on those platforms with Multipass, MicroK8s and more.
Ubuntu for RISC-V
Ubuntu — now available for multiple RISC-V platforms to accelerate innovation.
Installation guides
If you need some help installing Ubuntu, please check out our step-by-step guides.
Ubuntu Server guide
Read the official Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS documentation.
Helping hands
If you get stuck, help is always at hand.
© 2023 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.
Get Ubuntu Server
The latest version of Ubuntu Server, including nine months of security and maintenance updates, until January 2024.
Alternative downloads
BitTorrents
BitTorrent sometimes enables higher download speeds and more reliable downloads of large files.
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
The previous long-term support version of Ubuntu Server, including support guaranteed until April 2025.
Other versions
Other versions of Ubuntu Server including torrents, the network installer, a list of local mirrors and past releases.
Alternative architectures
Ubuntu Server for ARM
Optimised for hyperscale deployments and certified on ARM chipsets — Ubuntu Server for ARM includes the 64-bit ARMv7 and ARMv8 platforms.
Ubuntu for POWER
Ubuntu is available on the IBM POWER platform, bringing the entire Ubuntu ecosystem to IBM POWER.
Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
IBM Z and LinuxONE leverage open technology solutions to meet the demands of the new application economy. Ubuntu is now available on those platforms with Multipass, MicroK8s and more.
Ubuntu for RISC-V
Ubuntu — now available for multiple RISC-V platforms to accelerate innovation.
Installation guides
If you need some help installing Ubuntu, please check out our step-by-step guides.
Ubuntu Server guide
Read the official Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS documentation.
Helping hands
If you get stuck, help is always at hand.
© 2023 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.
Get Ubuntu Server
The latest version of Ubuntu Server, including nine months of security and maintenance updates, until January 2024.
Alternative downloads
BitTorrents
BitTorrent sometimes enables higher download speeds and more reliable downloads of large files.
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
The previous long-term support version of Ubuntu Server, including support guaranteed until April 2025.
Other versions
Other versions of Ubuntu Server including torrents, the network installer, a list of local mirrors and past releases.
Alternative architectures
Ubuntu Server for ARM
Optimised for hyperscale deployments and certified on ARM chipsets — Ubuntu Server for ARM includes the 64-bit ARMv7 and ARMv8 platforms.
Ubuntu for POWER
Ubuntu is available on the IBM POWER platform, bringing the entire Ubuntu ecosystem to IBM POWER.
Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
IBM Z and LinuxONE leverage open technology solutions to meet the demands of the new application economy. Ubuntu is now available on those platforms with Multipass, MicroK8s and more.
Ubuntu for RISC-V
Ubuntu — now available for multiple RISC-V platforms to accelerate innovation.
Installation guides
If you need some help installing Ubuntu, please check out our step-by-step guides.
Ubuntu Server guide
Read the official Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS documentation.
Helping hands
If you get stuck, help is always at hand.
© 2023 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.
Get Ubuntu Server
The latest version of Ubuntu Server, including nine months of security and maintenance updates, until January 2024.
Alternative downloads
BitTorrents
BitTorrent sometimes enables higher download speeds and more reliable downloads of large files.
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
The previous long-term support version of Ubuntu Server, including support guaranteed until April 2025.
Other versions
Other versions of Ubuntu Server including torrents, the network installer, a list of local mirrors and past releases.
Alternative architectures
Ubuntu Server for ARM
Optimised for hyperscale deployments and certified on ARM chipsets — Ubuntu Server for ARM includes the 64-bit ARMv7 and ARMv8 platforms.
Ubuntu for POWER
Ubuntu is available on the IBM POWER platform, bringing the entire Ubuntu ecosystem to IBM POWER.
Ubuntu for IBM Z (s390x)
IBM Z and LinuxONE leverage open technology solutions to meet the demands of the new application economy. Ubuntu is now available on those platforms with Multipass, MicroK8s and more.
Ubuntu for RISC-V
Ubuntu — now available for multiple RISC-V platforms to accelerate innovation.
Installation guides
If you need some help installing Ubuntu, please check out our step-by-step guides.
Ubuntu Server guide
Read the official Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS documentation.
Helping hands
If you get stuck, help is always at hand.
© 2023 Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu and Canonical are registered trademarks of Canonical Ltd.