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What operating systems does Metal support?
What operating systems does Equinix Metal support?
As of October 2024, Equinix Metal supports a range of operating systems , including:
- AlmaLinux
- Alpine Linux
- Debian
- Flatcar Linux
- FreeBSD
- Nutanix
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Rocky Linux
- Ubuntu
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VyOS
- Windows Server
If we do not offer an operating system or a version of an operating system that meets your use-case, you can bring your own OS images using Custom iPXE.Licensed operating systems may require that you bring your own license, or are provided with an extra per-hour and sometimes also a per-core fee.
All of our operating system images go through a validation process in order to be provisionable on our server plans. Not all operating systems are available on every server.
Which operating systems are available on a specific server is listed on its product page and on the OS Compatibility page.
As of October 2024, Equinix Metal supports a range of operating systems , including:
- AlmaLinux
- Alpine Linux
- Debian
- Flatcar Linux
- FreeBSD
- Nutanix
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Rocky Linux
- Ubuntu
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VyOS
- Windows Server
If we do not offer an operating system or a version of an operating system that meets your use-case, you can bring your own OS images using Custom iPXE.
Licensed operating systems may require that you bring your own license, or are provided with an extra per-hour and sometimes also a per-core fee.
All of our operating system images go through a validation process in order to be provisionable on our server plans. Not all operating systems are available on every server.
Which operating systems are available on a specific server is listed on its product page and on the OS Compatibility page.
