What is Fedora?

Fedora is a community Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for shipping the latest open source technology first. It is the upstream source for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so features often appear in Fedora years before they reach enterprise distributions.

With a fast, roughly six-month release cadence, Fedora suits developers and teams who want current kernels, languages and tooling.

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Key facts

TypeLinux distribution
Based onIndependent (upstream of RHEL)
Package managerDNF (RPM)
Release cadenceRoughly every 6 months
LicenceFree and open source
First released2003

Versions on our VPS

40

Fedora releases are supported for around 13 months. Fedora 40 gives you a current, leading-edge base.

Why run Fedora on a Lucid Cloud VPS

The newest open source technology, on a fast-moving but well-tested base.

Latest technology first

Recent kernels, compilers and language runtimes arrive in Fedora well ahead of enterprise distributions.

Developer friendly

An excellent environment for building and testing on current tooling before deploying to production.

RHEL upstream

What lands in Fedora today shapes tomorrow’s Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it is a good preview of enterprise direction.

Best suited to

DevelopersLatest-tech projectsTesting & prototypingContainer tooling

Fedora VPS FAQs

Common questions about running Fedora on a VPS, answered.

Is Fedora suitable for production servers?
Fedora moves quickly, with around 13 months of support per release. For long-lived production servers, an enterprise distribution such as AlmaLinux may suit better.
How is Fedora related to Red Hat?
Fedora is the community upstream for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Features are developed and tested in Fedora before entering RHEL.
How often is Fedora updated?
A new Fedora release arrives roughly every six months, each bringing current kernels, tools and languages.


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