Ubuntu Cloud Server

Welcome to the Utopic Unicorn edition of the Ubuntu Cloud Server, an open source and freely distributed Linux kernel-based, server-oriented operating system from Canonical. It has been designed from the ground up for people who want to deploy Ubuntu in the cloud and used it as their personal cloud server.

Supports a wide range of hardware platforms

At the moment, the Utopic Unicorn edition of Ubuntu Cloud Server can be downloaded for free as binary archives, in the tar.gz file format, for the 64-bit (amd64), 32-bit (i386), 64-bit ARM, 64-bit Power Little Endian, as well as 32-bit ARMHF hardware platforms.

Distributed as ready-to-use cloud images

In addition to the binary archives, which include cloud images, the Ubuntu Cloud Server operating system is also available for download as QCOW2 disk image files that can be used on top of QEMU and KVM virtualization software, an OVF (Open Virtualization Format) file, as well as ready-to-use cloud images that allow you to run Ubuntu on Amazon EC2 with a single mouse click.

An official flavor of Ubuntu Linux

Ubuntu Cloud Server is an official flavor of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. it comes pre-loaded with a wide range of server-oriented utilities, that allow professionals to effortlessly build their very own clouds based on Ubuntu, as well as to deploy Ubuntu on a public cloud, such as Amazon EC2.

Includes Ubuntu OpenStack, MAAS, Juju and Landscape

The Ubuntu Cloud Server images include some of the best cloud-oriented tools from Canonical, such as OpenStack, MAAS (Metal as a Service), Juju and Landscape. While OpenStack will allow you to build an open-source cloud in minutes with minimum effort, the MAAS, Juju and Landscape tools allow you to orchestrate services, efficiently administer hardware components, as well as to manage your cloud server and keep it up-to-date.