Supported Operating Systems
Fully supported Operating Systems
Fully supported Operating Systems are systems that we frequently build packages for and test on our servers.
For Rudder Nodes
Community support
The following operating systems are supported for Rudder Nodes and packages are available freely for these platforms:
| OS | Version | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
Debian |
8, 9 and 10 |
32bit, 64bit |
Ubuntu |
14.04 and 16.04 LTS |
32bit, 64bit |
18.04 LTS and 20.04 LTS |
64bit |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) / RHEL-like (CentOS, etc) |
6 |
32bit, 64bit |
7 and 8 |
64bit |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) |
12 and 15 |
64bit |
Subscription support
The following operating systems are supported for Rudder Nodes and packages are available for these platforms as part of the Rudder subscription:
| OS | Version | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
Debian |
6 and 7 |
32bit, 64bit |
8 |
32bit, 64bit, armhf (Raspbian) |
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9 |
32bit, 64bit, arm64, armhf (Raspbian) |
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Ubuntu |
10.04 to 16.04 LTS |
32bit, 64bit |
18.04 and 20.04 LTS |
64bit |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) / RHEL-like (CentOS, etc) |
3, 5 to 7 |
32bit, 64bit |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) |
10SP3 and 11 |
32bit, 64bit |
12 and 15 |
64bit |
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Slackware |
14 |
64bit |
IBM AIX |
5.3, 6.1 and 7.1 |
ppc |
Microsoft Windows Server |
2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 |
32bit, 64bit |
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Supporting Debian-based systems without systemd
It is possible to use Rudder on platforms without systemd, but systemd is required by the package when the distribution supports it. Please contact Rudder team if you want a package without systemd on a distribution where systemd has been removed. |
For Rudder root server or relay server
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OS support policy
Our general policy for Rudder server is to support the two latest supported versions. It means:
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The following operating systems are supported as a root or relay server:
| OS | Version | Architecture |
|---|---|---|
Debian |
9 and 10 |
64bit |
Ubuntu |
18.04 and 20.04 LTS |
64bit |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) / CentOS |
7 and 8 |
64bit |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) |
12 and 15 |
64bit |
Partially supported Operating Systems
Partially supported Operating Systems are systems that we have built packages for and tested at least once (in some cases, many more times) but that are not currently receiving continuous attention or bug fixes.
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Partially supported Operating Systems
It is possible to use Rudder on other platforms than the fully supported ones. However, some Techniques may not work properly. If you wish to get Rudder support on those systems, please get in touch with us! |
For Rudder Nodes
The following operating systems have had an agent built using Building the Rudder Agent:
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FreeBSD
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Solaris 10 and 11
The following operating systems work with packages built for another operating system:
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OpenSUSE LEAP (with SLES packages)
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Amazon Linux and Amazon Linux 2 (with RHEL6 and 7 packages)
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Building an agent from source
You can also follow the build instructions to build and install Rudder Agent locally on your favorite operating system. Even if this OS has not been tested by us, there is a reasonable chance that the agent will work successfully. |
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