Server OS Support#
This page lists our up to date information regarding support of the server operating systems for version 3.x of the VPN server.
We currently ONLY support the amd64/x86_64 architecture. We MAY support
arm64/aarch64 in the future if there is demand for it. Please ask!
In the Release Notes we wrote that we support operating systems until as much as one year after the release of the next version set to replace it. We’ll provide a more complete schedule in the next sections.
We’ll add upgrade instructions to the sections below as soon as new versions of the operating system become available.
We did not yet decide on an EOL date for version 3.x of the VPN server itself, and there is currently no plan to EOL it. When this changes we’ll update the dates in the tables below accordingly. We only talk about the operating system versions and their EOL.
NOTE: the list below only contains the server OS versions we support, which is not to say to running the old(er) versions until the last second of support is wise! Please upgrade according to the suggestions for your OS as shown below!
Debian#
| OS | Supported | OS Release | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | No | 2021-08-14 | 2024-08-14 |
| Debian 12 | Yes | 2023-06-10 | 2026-06-10 |
| Debian 13 | Yes | 2025-08-09 | TBD |
We’ll support Debian releases exactly as long as the Debian project does. We do NOT support Debian “LTS”.
We recommend upgrading your Debian system on, or soon after, the first point release of the next version. Example: upgrade to Debian 14 when 14.1 becomes available.
Ubuntu#
We only support Ubuntu LTS releases.
| OS | Supported | OS Release | First Point Release | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 | Yes (Best Effort) | 2022-04-21 | 2022-08-11 | June 2027 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 | Yes | 2024-04-25 | 2024-08-29 | May 2029 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 | N/A | April 2026 | TBD | TBD |
We recommend upgrading your Ubuntu system on, or soon after, the first point release of the next LTS version.
NOTE: we guarantee support for Ubuntu releases until the first point release of the next LTS version. Example: we officially support Ubuntu 22.04 until the release of Ubuntu 24.04.1. We will support Ubuntu release after that moment until the EOL date in a “best effort” fashion, and only as long as our build system and Debian packaging does not require excessive work to keep supporting the older version(s).
Enterprise Linux#
We currently support 3 Enterprise Linux “flavors” in 2 versions:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, 10
- AlmaLinux 9, 10
- Rocky Linux 9, 10
For now we’ll support all of them in exactly the same way. If they start to deviate from each other, or do no longer satisfy our requirements for support, for example because they start to lag behind with security fixes, we MAY decide to drop support for a particular flavor.
Based on our experience and observations regarding availability of security updates, we would recommend to run either on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, or AlmaLinux.
| OS | Supported | OS Release | First Point Release | EOL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL 9 | Yes | 2022-05-18 | 2022-11-15 | 2032-05-31 |
| EL 10 | Yes | 2025-05-13 | 2025-11-12 | 2035-05-31 |
We recommend upgrading your Enterprise Linux system on, or soon after, the first point release of the next LTS version.
NOTE: if you are currently, or want to, use OpenVPN, we recommend that you deploy on Enterprise Linux 9 until OpenVPN 2.7 makes it into the EPEL repository. As of today (2025-12-12) the version of OpenVPN in EPEL is still a release candidate. If you only want to deploy WireGuard (the default), deploy on Enterprise Linux 10.
NOTE: we guarantee support for Enterprise Linux releases until the first point release of the next version. Example: we officially support Enterprise Linux 9 until the release of Ubuntu Enterprise Linux 10.1. We will support Enterprise Linux release after that moment until the EOL date in a “best effort” fashion, and only as long as our build system and RPM packaging does not require excessive work to keep supporting the older version(s).
Fedora Linux#
The Fedora EOL policy:
Fedora provides approximately 13 months of support for each release. The
N-2release reaches End of Life four weeks after Fedora LinuxNis released.
We’ll follow the Fedora project’s EOL times for the VPN server exactly, so we’ll support Fedora releases for the exact amount of their lifetime.
NOTE: it is currently NOT recommended to deploy on Fedora in a production environment. We support Fedora because it is a great testing platform as it usually contains the most up to date versions of various software which will eventually make its way to Debian, Ubuntu and Enterprise Linux.