The content on this page applies only to Cloud Next environments.
Cloud Next supports the following operating systems:
OS version | Details | Notes |
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Ubuntu 16.04 | Reached end-of-life in November, 2024. | |
Ubuntu 20.04 |
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Ubuntu 22.04 | Released in October, 2024. | This is currently unavailable for FedRAMP applications. |
Before you start upgrading your Ubuntu version in Cloud Next environment, review the following specifications:
ack-grep
command is not available on Ubuntu 20.04 and later. You must update scripts to use the ack
command instead..svg
file extension with the ImageMagick module on Ubuntu 20.04 and later.The default operating system for new environments is Ubuntu 20.04 until April 15, 2025. After this date, new Cloud Next environments will default to Ubuntu 22.04.
CDE environments are hosted on Acquia Cloud Classic. CDE environments will remain on Ubuntu 16.04 until the CDE feature is available in Cloud Next.
Acquia recommends that you upgrade your non-production environments prior to your production environments.
To upgrade your non-production and production Cloud Next environments to Ubuntu 20.04 and later:
In Available versions, click Upgrade now.
Acquia recommends you to test your non-production environments immediately after they are upgraded to Ubuntu 20.04 and later. By testing your environments, you can:
When testing your environments through automated tests or manual inspection, review the application behavior that depends on the following:
In addition, you must monitor application performance in New Relic after the upgrade and compare that with prior performance.
While upgrading your container operating system to Ubuntu 20.04 and later, you might run into some issues. While you troubleshoot such issues, you can revert your upgrade to ensure that your site remains unaffected.
To revert your Ubuntu version:
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