# Operating System - Ubuntu, Linux or something else?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/operating-system-ubuntu-linux-or-something-else/356439>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [March 9, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/operating-system-ubuntu-linux-or-something-else/356439 "2025-03-09T00:57:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2025, 1:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/operating-system-ubuntu-linux-or-something-else/356439/2 "2025-03-09T01:09:52Z")

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I would go with Ubuntu. This is what Discourse recommends. The [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) guide ([discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs%2FINSTALL-cloud.md)) says that:

> The default of the current supported LTS release of Ubuntu Server works fine. At minimum, a 64-bit Linux OS with a modern kernel version is required.

If you don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself, you can go with a Discourse [hosted plan](https://discourse.org/pricing) or with another Discourse host (e.g. [Communiteq](https://communiteq.com)).

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