# The perfect server: Ubuntu 14.04 vs 15.04

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-perfect-server-ubuntu-14-04-vs-15-04/30552>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2015年六月28日 18:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-perfect-server-ubuntu-14-04-vs-15-04/30552 "2015-06-28T18:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![PopsRocker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/popsrocker/32/41634_2.png) [@PopsRocker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PopsRocker)\
**Post date:** [2015年六月28日 18:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-perfect-server-ubuntu-14-04-vs-15-04/30552/1 "2015-06-28T18:03:02Z")

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Greetings!

I’m back … lol, and trying to set things up the right way from the start.

Long story short, I ended up messing my server up beyond anything I could easily fix. Fortunately, my production sites were never really too far along. So I have decided to wipe the whole server and start over.

My concerns are making sure I set the server up from the beginning to allow for easy installation of Discourse, and I want to make sure I am setting my websites up for speed.

I was using Serverpilot for the control panel, and I was finding it to be a bit confusing when I wanted more control. I’m now looking at ISPconfig3 as a web server control panel.

My biggest question is on which Ubuntu version should I install. I’ve always been the type to upgrade when upgrades are available, and would like to know if I will encounter any issues if I were to set the server up with Ubuntu 15.04

EDIT:  
Well, upon further research it looks like there’s not much of a benefit to upgrading to Ubuntu 15.04. I see a lot of people referring to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS as being the best option. So I will stick with the LTS version.  
(smacks forehead) the LTS stands for Long Term Support and is best suited for servers.

Thanks … Pops

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**Author:** ![Jervisbay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jervisbay/32/47460_2.png) [@Jervisbay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jervisbay)\
**Post date:** [2015年十一月3日 04:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-perfect-server-ubuntu-14-04-vs-15-04/30552/2 "2015-11-03T04:46:54Z")

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Was wondering about the same and found this topic. I’ll stick with 14.04 LTS too.

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**Author:** ![Mani](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mani/32/48870_2.png) [@Mani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mani)\
**Post date:** [2015年十二月12日 19:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-perfect-server-ubuntu-14-04-vs-15-04/30552/3 "2015-12-12T19:28:16Z")

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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Long Term Support)