Overview

Alibaba Cloud Linux is a next-generation Linux distribution released by Alibaba Cloud. It includes advanced features developed by the Linux community, and provides a stable and reliable environment for applications running on the cloud. Alibaba Cloud Linux is deeply optimized based on the Alibaba Cloud infrastructure to provide the best experience for users. You can install Alibaba Cloud Linux on all types of Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances, including ECS Bare Metal Instances.

Features

Optimized for Alibaba Cloud The fastest Linux distribution to launch on Alibaba Cloud. Alibaba Cloud Linux is deeply optimized for high-performance Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances and ECS bare metal instances. Out-of-Box and Easy to Use Alibaba Cloud Linux includes commonly used Alibaba Cloud open-source software, such as Aliyun CLI and cloud-init. This significantly reduces your management costs in most scenarios. Continuous Integration of Open-source Software New versions of open-source software, such as the Linux 4.19 kernel, are continuously added to Alibaba Cloud Linux to expand the ecosystem of open-source software. Long-term Support To ensure business continuity, Alibaba Cloud provides technical support including security updates and issue fixes of Alibaba Cloud Linux for up to ten years. Tailored for Higher Security and Resource Cost Optimization Alibaba Cloud Linux is tailored to improve system security and help you save costs by avoiding the use of excess compute resources.