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Operating systems available for automatic installation on dedicated servers
Automatic installation
Servers.com offers a set of operating systems for automatic installation and re-installation on bare metal servers (you will find the list below). Automatic OS installation and re-installation can be ordered during the initial server configuration or later in the customer portal.
The following operating systems for the x64 architecture are available for automatic installation and re-installation on bare metal servers:
| Operating System Family | Version | Licensing type | End of Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux | 8 | Free | N/A |
| CentOS | 7 | Free | June 30, 2024 |
| CentOS | 8 | Free | December 31, 2021 |
| Debian | 10 LTS | Free | June, 2024 |
| Debian | 11 LTS | Free | N/A |
| FreeBSD | stable/12 | Free | June 30, 2024 |
| Rocky Linux | 8 | Free | N/A |
| Ubuntu | 18.04 LTS | Free | April, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | 20.04 LTS | Free | April, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | 22.04 LTS | Free | April 2027 | VMware ESXi | 6.5 | Free evaluation license | October 15, 2022 |
| Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2012 R2 | Subscription license | October 10, 2023 |
| Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2016 | Subscription license | January 12, 2027 |
| Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2019 | Subscription license | January 9, 2029 |
| Windows Server Standard & Datacenter Editions | 2022 | Subscription license | October 14, 2031 |
Installation from a custom image
You can boot a custom OS image and install an operating system of your choice using your Dell server's out-of-band management platform – iDRAC. Please refer to the "How to boot a dedicated server into a custom OS image using iDRAC" article for instructions.
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