Supported operating systems & server requirements
OrbixPanel installs a full hosting stack, so it expects a clean, supported server it can configure from scratch. Check this page before you install.
Supported operating systems
| OS | Status |
|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ✅ Recommended |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ✅ Supported |
| Ubuntu 26.04 | ✅ Supported |
| Debian 12 (Bookworm) | ✅ Supported |
The installer checks your OS and runs on Ubuntu and Debian only. Anything else is refused to avoid a half-configured server.
Not supported: CentOS, RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Fedora, Arch, Windows, and macOS. If you’re on one of these, spin up an Ubuntu or Debian VM/VPS instead.
CPU architecture
Both common server architectures work:
- x86_64 / amd64 — standard cloud and dedicated servers.
- ARM64 / aarch64 — ARM instances (AWS Graviton, Ampere, Raspberry Pi-class, etc.).
OrbixPanel installs a pre-built agent for your architecture, or builds from source if a pre-built binary isn’t available for your platform.
Server specs
| Resource | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB+ (4–8 GB if you run the local AI copilot) |
| Disk | 10 GB | 20 GB+ |
| Access | root (or sudo to root) | — |
A fresh server is strongly recommended. The installer sets up and manages these services, and existing installations of them can conflict:
- nginx (web server + reverse proxy)
- PostgreSQL and MySQL/MariaDB (databases)
- Redis (cache)
- Postfix + Dovecot and webmail (email)
- BIND (self-hosted DNS)
- fail2ban (brute-force protection) and certbot (free SSL)
Virtual machines & containers
OrbixPanel runs great on VMs and VPS instances (KVM, Xen, VMware, Hyper-V, cloud instances). Inside lightweight containers (LXC/Docker) it needs enough privileges to run systemd and bind services — a full VM or VPS is the reliable choice.
Still not sure?
If your provider offers “Ubuntu 24.04 LTS” as an image on a VPS with 2 GB RAM and root access, you’re in the sweet spot. Head to Install OrbixPanel →.
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