
Ubuntu Server brings economic and technical scalability to your data centre, 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.
Vendor
Canonical
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Overview
Ubuntu Server is a robust and versatile server operating system designed to power cloud and on-premises infrastructures. Developed by Canonical, it is open-source, highly customizable, and provides a wide array of enterprise-ready solutions. Ubuntu Server supports a broad range of use cases from web hosting to advanced cloud applications. It ensures secure, scalable, and efficient performance across environments, whether you are managing workloads on physical servers, virtual machines, or containers.
Features and Capabilities
- Open-source and free: Access to source code with no licensing fees.
- Security: Regular security updates and advanced features like AppArmor and UFW.
- Cloud integration: Seamless integration with private and public clouds (e.g., AWS, Azure).
- Container support: Support for Docker, Kubernetes, and LXD containers.
- Performance: Optimized for speed and performance with low-latency operations.
- Flexible deployment: Suitable for physical, virtual, or hybrid environments.
- Automation tools: Built-in tools like Juju and MAAS for automated deployment and management.
- Extensive software library: Access to thousands of applications via APT and Snap.
- Compatibility: Works well with most enterprise hardware, including x86 and ARM processors.
- Long-term support: Regular LTS (Long-Term Support) releases with up to 10 years of security patches.
- Virtualization: Supports KVM, QEMU, and other hypervisors for virtual machine management.
- Networking: Advanced network configurations with support for SDN and NFV.
- Enterprise-grade features: Integration with enterprise systems and DevOps tools for business applications.