# Determining whether my VPS needs any upgrades (generally) **URL:** \ **Category:** Product Support\ **Created:** [February 10, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398 "2025-02-10T07:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398/3 "2025-02-10T07:48:13Z")
If you’re running Ubuntu LTS (typically the recommended Distro for Discourse). Each free version edition from my understanding has a 5 year support cycle. ![The image depicts the timeline of Ubuntu releases, showcasing their end of legacy support dates for different versions. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/f/8/bf825ae823553b5640198c33fe4893676db932ec.jpeg) [Source](https://ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle) So from my understanding from the list if you’re running 18.04 or 20.04 you should look into upgrading the OS. If 18.04 is definite and with 20.04 support ending in April should consider doing it as well The other component would be to look into Docker Version compatibility. This part I honestly am not sure of. Though at a guess I think Ubuntu 22.04 LTS **might** support the latest Docker Discourse requires but would need someone with stronger knowledge to weigh in. However maybe a search on Meta here might also have this info. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-whether-my-vps-needs-any-upgrades-generally/351398)._