Description
This article explains all operating systems supported for orders and re-installation at LeasewebContents
Linux and BSD - *nix at Leaseweb
Availability matrix
Product / OS | AlmaLinux | Rocky Linux | Debian | Ubuntu | CentOS | FreeBSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dedicated server | 9 & 8 | 9 & 8 | Stable(1) | LTS(2) | 7(3) | Production(4) |
| Virtual server | - | - | Stable(1) | LTS(2) | 7 & 6(3) | Production(4) |
Note: All operating systems are provided for 64 bit only. CentOS 6 is also available as 32 bit, for virtual servers only.
- Currently 10 (Buster). "Oldstable" branches are supported as long as they are being maintained by the Debian project.
See also Debian Wiki - Long Term Support - All supported LTS releases are available (currently 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, 20.04 Focal Fossa and 18.04 Bionic Beaver )
See also Ubuntu Wiki - Releases - Releases track upstream EL (Enterprise Linux) source tree.
- Currently 13 & 12.
See also FreeBSD.org - Supported FreeBSD Releases
Note
Leaseweb strives to make any new stable/production release available as fast as possible. However, due to the large variety of hardware that we offer, new releases may not immediately be available at LeaseWeb at launch time. If you need to run a specific OS version, you can always request this as a custom installation.
References
Debian Stable releases page on www.debian.org
Ubuntu Stable releases page on wiki.ubuntu.com
CentOS versioning FAQ on wiki.centos.org
FreeBSD release information page on www.freebsd.org
Microsoft Windows Server - Windows SPLA
The Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) program is specially designed by Microsoft to deliver a simple solution to all service providers who would like to offer software as a service.
SPLA provides 3rd party commercial use rights to service providers, who will be the holder of the Microsoft licences, so that end-client (you) receiving services deployed on Microsoft Software Products are not required to obtain their own Microsoft Software Licences.
You receive the right to interact with Microsoft software functionalities through the SPLA licences provided by Leaseweb.
Editions
We currently offer the following Windows Server editions (64-bits only):
- Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2022 Standard
- Windows Server 2019 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2019 Standard
- Windows Server 2016 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2016 Standard
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
The following Windows 2012 editions are only supported for existing deployments and can no longer be ordered on the Leaseweb.com website or in the Leaseweb Customer Portal:
- Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
- Windows Server 2012 Standard
See also Microsoft - Product lifecycle for Windows Server
For in-depth information on the differences of the editions, we would like to refer to the SPLA overview as provided on Microsoft's website: Get started with Microsoft SPLA Licensing
Note
Leaseweb does not support End-of-Life versions of Windows, e.g. Windows 2003, as these are not supported by Microsoft anymore.
Additional Microsoft applications
Terminal services
Besides the amount of users that is included in the SPLA edition, we can assign additional Terminal licenses to the Windows license.
For options and pricing, please contact us at sales@leaseweb.com.
Microsoft SQL server
We currently offer the following Microsoft SQL server editions on 1 or 2 processors:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Web Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Workgroup
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Standard
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
Other Microsoft software
We currently offer Exchange and Office as optional software.
For options and pricing, please contact us at sales@leaseweb.com.
VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is available for Dedicated Servers only
For VMware ESXi, the following versions are supported:
- 8.0
- 7.0
- 6.7
- 6.5
See also: VMware.com - Product Lifecycle Matrix
Where possible, vendor specific images are used for Dell & HP servers, providing additional drivers & utilities.