{"id":6037,"date":"2025-07-16T12:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T06:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/?p=6037"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T12:31:23","slug":"operating-systems-templates-we-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/operating-systems-templates-we-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Operating Systems and Templates We Support &#8211; HostNamaste.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6040\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6040 size-full\" title=\"Operating Systems and Templates We Support on VPS and Dedicated Servers - HostNamaste.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_.png\" alt=\"Operating Systems and Templates We Support on VPS and Dedicated Servers - HostNamaste.com\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Operating-Systems-and-Templates-We-Support-HostNamaste.com_-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Operating Systems and Templates We Support &#8211; HostNamaste.com<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>What is Operating System?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1325\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">An <strong data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1080\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operating_system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Operating System<\/a><\/span> (OS)<\/strong> is the core software that powers every computing device, from mobile phones to enterprise-grade servers. It manages hardware resources, executes applications, and facilitates interaction between software and hardware via two primary components:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1478\">\n<li data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1391\">\n<p data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1391\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1342\">Kernel<\/strong> \u2013 Handles memory, CPU, and device communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1392\" data-end=\"1478\">\n<p data-start=\"1394\" data-end=\"1478\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbb <strong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1409\">Shell<\/strong> \u2013 Provides the command interface to interact with the OS and kernel.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1480\" data-end=\"1683\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Whether you choose a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/linux-vps.php\"><strong data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1514\">Linux VPS<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/windows-vps.php\"><strong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1531\">Windows VPS<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, or a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/dedicated-servers.php\"><strong data-start=\"1538\" data-end=\"1569\">Bare Metal Dedicated Server<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, HostNamaste ensures full flexibility by supporting a wide range of operating systems and ready-to-use templates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>HostNamaste<\/strong> offers a wide range of <strong>Operating Systems and Pre-made templates to our dear customers of OpenVZ VPS, Linux VPS, KVM VPS, Windows VPS, Virtual Dedicated Servers, Budget Dedicated Servers, Hybrid Smart Servers, and Bare Metal Dedicated Servers<\/strong>. F<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">ollowing are the list that we support at this time and continuously adding more as per our users requirements:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>Operating Systems and Templates We Support &#8211; HostNamaste.com<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WINDOWS-SERVER-BLOG.png\" alt=\"Windows Server - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"255\" height=\"109\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WINDOWS-SERVER-BLOG.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WINDOWS-SERVER-BLOG-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WINDOWS-SERVER-BLOG-1024x439.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WINDOWS-SERVER-BLOG-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Windows Server<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5195\" data-end=\"5333\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"5195\" data-end=\"5213\">Windows Server<\/strong> is widely used in corporate environments for Active Directory, .NET applications, file servers, and enterprise hosting.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"5337\" data-end=\"5371\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udee0 ASP.NET, MSSQL, and IIS support<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5374\" data-end=\"5408\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83e\udde9 GUI and command-line management<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5411\" data-end=\"5455\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) included<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5611\" data-end=\"5654\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udda5 Full-featured desktop experience via RDP<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5657\" data-end=\"5695\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83c\udfa8 Graphical interface for ease of use<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5698\" data-end=\"5744\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udce6 Compatible with common Windows applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2008<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2012<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows Server 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Windows 10 Pro Desktop OS<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6072 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DEBIAN-BLOG.png\" alt=\"Debian \u2013 Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"162\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DEBIAN-BLOG.png 512w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DEBIAN-BLOG-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 162px) 100vw, 162px\" \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Debian<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2908\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"2738\" data-end=\"2748\">Debian<\/strong> is a parent distribution for many Linux variants, including Ubuntu. It is known for its stability, conservative release cycle, and extensive package ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2912\" data-end=\"2942\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2699\ufe0f Extremely stable and secure<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2945\" data-end=\"2972\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udcda Large package repository<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2975\" data-end=\"3026\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83e\uddf0 Great for hosting, mail servers, and web servers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 6.0.5 x86_64\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 6.5 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 7 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 8 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 9 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 10.0 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 11.0 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 12.0 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Debian 13.0 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6079 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FEDORA-BLOG.png\" alt=\"Fedora - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"1280\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FEDORA-BLOG.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FEDORA-BLOG-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FEDORA-BLOG-1024x324.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/FEDORA-BLOG-768x243.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>Fedora\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3136\" data-end=\"3279\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"3136\" data-end=\"3146\">Fedora<\/strong> is a Red Hat-sponsored Linux distribution with cutting-edge technologies and frequent updates. Ideal for developers and power users.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3317\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u26a1 Latest technologies and software<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3320\" data-end=\"3336\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83c\udf31 Base for RHEL<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3339\" data-end=\"3392\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83e\uddea Excellent for testing and development environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Fedora 17 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 20 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 23 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 27 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 29 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 34 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Fedora 42 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6082 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CentOS-BLOG.png\" alt=\"CentSO - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"1280\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CentOS-BLOG.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CentOS-BLOG-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CentOS-BLOG-1024x346.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CentOS-BLOG-768x259.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">CentOS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1629\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1479\">CentOS<\/strong> has long been a favorite in the server world. While CentOS 7 is still supported until 2024, CentOS Stream provides a rolling-release preview of RHEL.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1633\" data-end=\"1670\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2705 Lightweight, stable and well-tested<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1733\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83e\uddf0 Ideal for enterprise web hosting, cPanel, and LAMP stacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1736\" data-end=\"1767\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2757 Note: CentOS 8 is End of Life<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 CentOS 6 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 CentOS 6.9 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 CentOS 7 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/centos-8-is-finally-here-deploy-it-on-vps-or-dedicated-servers-today\/\">CentOS 8 x86_64<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 CentOS 9 Stream x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6084 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UBUNTU-BLOG.png\" alt=\"Ubuntu - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"920\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UBUNTU-BLOG.png 920w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UBUNTU-BLOG-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UBUNTU-BLOG-768x205.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\">Ubuntu<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2487\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2327\">Ubuntu<\/strong> is one of the most popular Linux distributions for both desktops and servers. Backed by Canonical, it offers both LTS (Long-Term Support) and non-LTS versions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2491\" data-end=\"2533\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83c\udf0e Global community and commercial support<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2536\" data-end=\"2570\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udce6 Huge package repositories (APT)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2628\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83d\udcbb Ideal for developers, web servers, and containers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 13.10\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 14.04\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 16.04\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 17.04\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 18.04\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 19.04\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 20.04 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 22.04 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2705 <\/span>Ubuntu 24.04 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6087\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AlmaLinux-BLOG.png\" alt=\"AlmaLinux - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"398\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AlmaLinux-BLOG.png 1242w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AlmaLinux-BLOG-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AlmaLinux-BLOG-1024x200.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AlmaLinux-BLOG-768x150.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>AlmaLinux<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"2063\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1935\">AlmaLinux<\/strong> is a robust RHEL fork developed as an open-source, community-driven alternative after CentOS Stream. It\u2019s backed by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/news\/cloudlinux-announces-new-operating-system-cloudlinux-plus\/\"><strong>CloudLinux<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2067\" data-end=\"2101\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83e\udde0 Great compatibility with CentOS<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2146\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2699\ufe0f Stable for servers and VPS environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2149\" data-end=\"2189\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udd12 Security-focused and enterprise-grade<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 AlmaLinux 8\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 AlmaLinux 9\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 AlmaLinux 10 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ROCKY-LINUX-BLOG.png\" alt=\"Rocky Linux - Operating Systems and Templates We Support \u2013 HostNamaste.com\" width=\"398\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ROCKY-LINUX-BLOG.png 523w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ROCKY-LINUX-BLOG-300x55.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>Rocky Linux<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"1196\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"972\" data-end=\"987\">Rocky Linux<\/strong> is a community-driven enterprise OS designed to be a downstream, binary-compatible release using Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) source code. It\u2019s a stable, secure, and enterprise-ready alternative to CentOS.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1241\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\u2705 Enterprise-ready replacement for CentOS<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1244\" data-end=\"1284\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udd04 Regular updates and long-term support<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1287\" data-end=\"1332\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udd10 Great for production workloads and servers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Rocky Linux 8\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Rocky Linux 9\u00a0x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Rocky Linux 10 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6947 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oracle-Linux.jpg\" alt=\"Oracle Linux OS\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oracle-Linux.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Oracle-Linux-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>Oracle Linux<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Oracle Linux<\/strong> is an enterprise-class operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and optimized for Oracle workloads like Oracle Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), and enterprise Java apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"844\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Oracle DB &amp; Oracle WebLogic deployments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"894\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">High-performance, secure enterprise workloads<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"954\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Kernel optimization (UEK &#8211; Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"991\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">RHEL-compatible<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"994\" data-end=\"1042\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Enhanced security with Ksplice (live patching)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1075\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Official support from Oracle<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1102\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Long-term support cycles<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Oracle 8.6 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Oracle 8.9 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Oracle 9.4 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Oracle 9.6 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Oracle 10.0 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Scientific-Linux-HostNamaste.jpg\" alt=\"Scientific-Linux-HostNamaste.com\" width=\"450\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Scientific-Linux-HostNamaste.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Scientific-Linux-HostNamaste-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Scientific Linux<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1238\" data-end=\"1395\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Scientific Linux<\/strong> is a rebuild of RHEL designed and maintained by FermiLab and CERN, tailored for use in scientific and research institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1459\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Academia &amp; research computing environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1462\" data-end=\"1494\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Particle physics data analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1543\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Legacy applications requiring older RHEL bases<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1563\" data-end=\"1578\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Based on RHEL<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1604\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Minimalist and stable<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1659\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Discontinued but still used in legacy environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1662\" data-end=\"1726\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Works well in virtual machines for testing old scientific stacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Scientific 7.4 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Scientific 7.9 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OpenSUSE-HostNamaste.png\" alt=\"OpenSUSE-HostNamaste.com\" width=\"393\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OpenSUSE-HostNamaste.png 340w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/OpenSUSE-HostNamaste-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>OpenSUSE <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"2112\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>OpenSUSE<\/strong> is a community-driven, general-purpose Linux distribution with strong system administration tools and developer-friendly features.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2170\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Developers and system administrators<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2173\" data-end=\"2201\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">GUI-based VPS environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2204\" data-end=\"2262\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Users needing advanced system management tools (like YaST)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2344\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Two versions: <strong data-start=\"2296\" data-end=\"2313\">Leap (stable)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2342\">Tumbleweed (rolling)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2347\" data-end=\"2399\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">YaST (powerful system management GUI and CLI tool)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2432\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Great Zypper package manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2474\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Strong KDE\/GNOME support out-of-the-box<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u2705 Scientific 13.2 x86_64<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/archlinux-hostnamaste.com_.png\" alt=\"archlinux-hostnamaste.com\" width=\"390\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/archlinux-hostnamaste.com_.png 390w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/archlinux-hostnamaste.com_-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>Arch Linux <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"385\" data-end=\"610\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Arch Linux<\/strong> is a lightweight, minimalist, and highly customizable Linux distro. It follows a rolling-release model and is a favorite among advanced users and developers who want full control over their systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"658\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Power users and developers<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"688\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Custom application stacks<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"746\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Environments where you want to build from the ground up<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"766\" data-end=\"783\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Rolling release<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"786\" data-end=\"810\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Pacman package manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"874\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">AUR (Arch User Repository) for extensive community packages<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"916\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">No GUI or fluff \u2014 extremely lightweight<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1050\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"954\">How it&#8217;s offered at HostNamaste:<\/strong><\/span><br data-start=\"954\" data-end=\"957\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udcc0 <strong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"985\">Via Custom ISO Upload<\/strong> \u2013 mount your Arch ISO and install manually with full KVM access.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cloudlinux-os-hostnamaste.com_.jpeg\" alt=\"cloudlinux-os-hostnamaste.com\" width=\"448\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cloudlinux-os-hostnamaste.com_.jpeg 448w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cloudlinux-os-hostnamaste.com_-300x75.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/> <span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CloudLinux OS<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1384\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>CloudLinux OS<\/strong> is a commercial Linux distribution based on CentOS\/RHEL. It\u2019s purpose-built for shared hosting environments and hosting providers, with advanced security and tenant isolation.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1433\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Shared hosting environments<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1464\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Multi-tenant VPS providers<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1467\" data-end=\"1501\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Server hardening &amp; resource limits<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1582\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">LVE (Lightweight Virtualized Environment) limits per tenant<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1622\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">SecureLinks, CageFS, MySQL Governor<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1625\" data-end=\"1653\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Compatible with cPanel\/WHM<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1696\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">KernelCare integration for live patching<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6965\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cisco-hostnamaste.com_.png\" alt=\"cisco-hostnamaste.com\" width=\"309\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cisco-hostnamaste.com_.png 309w, https:\/\/www.hostnamaste.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cisco-hostnamaste.com_-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">CISCO OSes and Templates<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1836\" data-end=\"1916\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>\ud83c\udf10 Cisco UCS\/Virtualization-Ready OS (Supported by Cisco Infrastructure)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1918\" data-end=\"2068\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>HostNamaste\u2019s KVM virtualization<\/strong> platform can support any guest OS that is compatible with <strong>Cisco<\/strong> UCS and enterprise-grade hypervisors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2118\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2116\">Examples of supported Cisco-friendly OSes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2286\">\n<li data-start=\"2119\" data-end=\"2176\">\n<p data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2176\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Red Hat Enterprise Linux (via AlmaLinux\/Rocky clones)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2177\" data-end=\"2214\">\n<p data-start=\"2179\" data-end=\"2214\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Windows Server 2016 \/ 2019 \/ 2022<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2215\" data-end=\"2238\">\n<p data-start=\"2217\" data-end=\"2238\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Ubuntu LTS releases<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2256\">\n<p data-start=\"2241\" data-end=\"2256\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">CentOS Stream<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2257\" data-end=\"2271\">\n<p data-start=\"2259\" data-end=\"2271\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">CloudLinux<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2286\">\n<p data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2286\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Oracle Linux<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2332\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2330\">Benefits for Cisco-friendly workloads:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2507\">\n<li data-start=\"2333\" data-end=\"2360\">\n<p data-start=\"2335\" data-end=\"2360\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Virtualizor integration<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2361\" data-end=\"2405\">\n<p data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2405\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">ISO support for hybrid-cloud deployments<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2406\" data-end=\"2446\">\n<p data-start=\"2408\" data-end=\"2446\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Live snapshot &amp; restore capabilities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2447\" data-end=\"2507\">\n<p data-start=\"2449\" data-end=\"2507\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">Redundant infrastructure with Cisco-compatible hypervisors<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>ISO \/ Custom OS \/ Templates (Manual)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5867\" data-end=\"6025\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">For advanced users and developers, we allows you to <strong data-start=\"5934\" data-end=\"5964\">upload your own ISO images<\/strong> to install any operating system or configuration you prefer.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"6027\" data-end=\"6189\">\n<li data-start=\"6027\" data-end=\"6089\">\n<p data-start=\"6029\" data-end=\"6089\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; 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The flexibility to choose (or even upload) your own operating system makes <strong>VPS<\/strong> Or <strong>Dedicated Server hosting<\/strong> incredibly versatile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8036\" data-end=\"8150\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; font-size: 14pt;\">\ud83d\udcac Have questions or need help choosing the best OS for your <strong>VPS<\/strong> or <strong>Dedicated Server<\/strong>? 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