Discover the lifecycle and end-of-life/end-of-support announcements for distributions and software for your VPS or Public Cloud instance.
This documentation will share the end-of-life (EOL) roadmap, updates, and upcoming releases for OVHcloud images/OS. OVHcloud follows the official life cycle of each distribution. This means that when a distribution reaches its end of life, it will also be the EOL of the corresponding OVHcloud image for VPS and Public Cloud services on the same date.
This guide will provide you with information on the end-of-life (EOL) roadmap for OVHcloud images, as well as end-of-life and support announcements for distributions and software available with OVHcloud VPS and Public Cloud instances. Stay up to date on critical changes that could affect the security and performance of your services.
OVHcloud follows the official life cycle of each distribution. All sources of information are listed below.
Distribution Life Cycle
| Distribution | URL |
|---|---|
| Debian | Life Cycle |
| Ubuntu | Life Cycle |
| Fedora | Life Cycle |
| Almalinux | Life Cycle |
| Rocky Linux | Life Cycle |
| CloudLinux | Life Cycle |
| Windows Server | Life Cycle |
End of Support/End of Life Announcements
This section aims to give you a high-level view of Operating Systems versions and support by OVHcloud.
Please note that:
- OVHcloud Linux releases can have a couple of weeks of delay compared to distribution releases.
- OVHcloud Windows releases can have a couple of months of delay compared to Microsoft releases.
- OVHcloud VPS preinstalled images containing a presinstalled software stack (e.g. WordPress) follow the same lifecycle as the OS they are based on.
- After its initial release, OVHcloud provided images for a given release version remain available until the end-of-life defined by the editor/community or the end of support if no specific end-of-life is defined. After that, it cannot be installed/reinstalled anymore. We strongly advise customers to upgrade existing machines to an OS version supported by the editor/community, and refer to the specific Terms and Conditions of their OS regarding upgrades when they apply.
- For more information, you can read the OVHcloud roadmap on GitHub.
AlmaLinuxOS
CloudLinux
| Version | Distribution Release | End of Standard Support | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudLinux OS 9 | January 2023 | May 2027 | May 2032 |
| CloudLinux OS 8 | March 2020 | May 2024 | May 2029 |
| CloudLinux OS 7 | April 2015 | June 2024 | June 2024 |
| CloudLinux OS 6 | February 2011 | June 2024 | June 2024 |
Debian
Fedora Linux
| Version | Distribution Release | End of Standard Support | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fedora Linux 44 | April 2026 | May 2027 | May 2027 |
| Fedora Linux 43 | October 2025 | Until EoL | December 2026 |
| Fedora Linux 42 | April 2025 | Until EoL | June 2026 |
| Fedora Linux 41 | October 2024 | Until EoL | November 2025 |
| Fedora Linux 40 | April 2024 | Until EoL | May 2025 |
| Fedora Linux 39 | November 2023 | Until EoL | November 2024 |
| Fedora Linux 38 | April 2023 | Until EoL | May 2024 |
Microsoft Windows Server
| Version | License release | End of Standard Support | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2025 | November 2024 | October 2029 | October 2034 |
| Windows Server 2022 | August 2021 | October 2026 | October 2031 |
| Windows Server 2019 | November 2018 | January 2024 | January 2029 |
| Windows Server 2016 | October 2016 | January 2022 | January 2027 |
Rocky Linux
| Version | Code name | Distribution Release | End of Standard Support | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | Red Quartz | November 2025 | May 2030 | May 2035 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | Blue Onyx | July 2022 | May 2027 | May 2032 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | Green Obsidian | May 2021 | May 2024 | May 2029 |
Ubuntu
| Version | Code name | Distribution Release | End of Standard Support | End of life |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | Resolute Raccoon | April 2026 | April 2031 | April 2031 |
| Ubuntu 25.04 | Plucky Puffin | Release Notes | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Ubuntu 24.10 | Oracular Oriole | October 2024 | July 2025 | July 2025 |
| Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS | Noble Numbat | August 2024 | April 2029 | April 2029 |
| Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS | Jammy Jellyfish | September 2024 | April 2027 | April 2027 |
| Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS | Focal Fossa | March 2023 | April 2025 | April 2025 |
Go further
For more information and tutorials, please see our other Public Cloud or VPS support guides, or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.