OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards are compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Debian-based Linux distributions that use systemd, such as Amazon Linux, and Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS). While OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboards should work on most Linux distributions, we only test a subset.
Supported operating systems
The following table lists the operating system versions that we are currently testing:
| OS | Version |
|---|---|
| Rocky Linux | 8 |
| Alma Linux | 8 |
| Amazon Linux | 2/2023 |
| Ubuntu | 20.04 |
| Windows Server | 2019 |
Change log
The following table lists changes made to operating system compatibility.
| Date | Issue | PR | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-23 | opensearch-build Issue 4379 | PR 7821 | Remove CentOS7. |
| 2024-03-08 | opensearch-build Issue 4573 | PR 6637 | Remove CentOS8, add Almalinux8/Rockylinux8, and remove Ubuntu 16.04/18.04 because we currently only test on 20.04 |
| 2023-06-06 | documentation-website Issue 4217 | PR 4218 | Support matrix creation |