Available operating system images

Operating system availability varies by data center. However, all system disks include a pre-installed, cloud-ready blank operating system image. Due to licensing restrictions, Windows Server is generally only available for G1 instances. Major GNU/Linux distributions are accessible in all data centers, while FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and similar systems are available in select regions.

Below is a limited list of available images as of 2024. Additional images, including pre-installed applications, are available in many regions. You also have the option to install a custom ISO if desired.

GNU+Linux

CentOS 9, Stream, SELinux (latest)
Debian 11, 12 (latest)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 23.04, 24.04 LTS (latest)
Arch Linux (latest)
Fedora CoreOS stable, next, testing
Fedora 39, 40 (latest)
Alpine (latest)
Rocky Linux 8, 9 (latest)
Alma Linux 8, 9 (latest)
FreeBSD (latest)
OpenBSD (latest)
OpenSUSE (latest)
Slackware (latest)

Windows server

Windows server 2019 standard
Windows server 2022 standard
Windows core 2019 standard
Windows core 2022 standard

Container distributions

Kubernetes cluster
Flatcar Container Linux LTS, Stable