# IONOS Cloud Public Images

IONOS Cloud provides a variety of operating system block storage images and different versions of it that are ready to be used on any block storage type.

All images are frequently updated to include the latest updates, patches, and security fixes. IONOS Cloud will not inform you about image updates separately. Once a new patch or update is provided, a new image is built and provided while the previous version is removed from the software catalog. The version number of the new image is displayed in the image name, which you can retrieve from the image selection within the block storage selection.

For more information about using public images for your Block Storage, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Set Up a Block Storage</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/block-storage/how-tos/set-up-block-storage).

## Available Images

The following tabs provide an overview of the standardized images provided by IONOS Cloud:

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{% tab title="Open Source Linux" %}

* Alma Linux
* Debian Linux
* Rocky Linux
* Ubuntu Linux
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{% tab title="Enterprise Linux" %}

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

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**Note:**

* A Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) model is applicable for SLES, and it is available in the following regions in Germany:
  * Berlin `de/txl`
  * Frankfurt `de/fra` and `de/fra2`.

* The Acronis Backup Agent cannot be installed automatically on the SLES public image. However, it can be manually installed after the data center is provisioned.
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* Red Hat Enterprise Linux. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Red Hat Enterprise Linux</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/storage-and-backup/images-snapshots/public-images/rhel-images).
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{% tab title="Microsoft Server" %}

* Microsoft Windows Server 2016
* Microsoft Windows Server 2019
* Microsoft Windows Server 2022
* Microsoft Windows Server 2025
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{% tab title="Microsoft SQL Server" %}

* Microsoft SQL Server 2019 (Web, Standard, Enterprise)
* Microsoft SQL Server 2022 (Web, Standard, Enterprise)
* Microsoft SQL Server 2025 (Standard, Enterprise)

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**Note:** MS SQL Enterprise is only available on request. For more information, see [<mark style="color:blue;">Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server Images</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/storage-and-backup/block-storage/images-snapshots/public-images/microsoft-sql-server-images/enterprise-server-images).
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## Quick Links

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Images</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to use Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) within the IONOS public cloud.</td><td><a href="public-images/rhel-images">rhel-images</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Microsoft SQL Server Images</strong></mark></td><td>Learn how to use Microsoft SQL Server Images within the IONOS public cloud.</td><td><a href="public-images/microsoft-sql-server-images">microsoft-sql-server-images</a></td></tr></tbody></table>