Last reviewed: 2026-04-30

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS VPS Hosting

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the safe pick for many VPS deployments: old enough to be heavily documented, new enough to remain a comfortable production default, and widely supported by vendors and tutorials. It fits web hosting, Docker hosts, API backends, databases, and general Linux administration. Choose it when you want Ubuntu familiarity without moving every workload to the newest LTS immediately.

Fit

Typical use cases

  • Production web applications
  • Docker and Compose hosts
  • Long-lived API services
  • Database servers
  • Vendor-supported Linux workloads

Quick start

First commands

$ ssh root@<your-ip>
$ apt update && apt upgrade -y
$ apt install -y nginx

Specs

Image details

Package manager
apt
Default user
root
Install size
About 1700 MB
Maintainer
Canonical
First release
2004
Lifecycle
endoflife.date

Available plans

Starter

1 vCPU, 3 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe SSD, 10 TB transfer

Standard

2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB NVMe SSD, 10 TB transfer

Performance

4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe SSD, 10 TB transfer

Pro

8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 60 GB NVMe SSD, 10 TB transfer

Scale

16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe SSD, 30 TB transfer

Regions

Available regions

Vinthill, Virginia, US

United States

Why pick Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

The safe pick when you want Ubuntu with a mature package and tutorial ecosystem.

Works well for long-lived services that are not ready to jump to 24.04 yet.

Less forward-looking than 24.04, but often easier for older vendor support matrices.