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 [Sign up for DigitalOcean][do], update billing info, then create your new cloud server.
 
-- The default of **Ubuntu 16.04 LTS x64** works fine. At minimum, a 64-bit Linux OS with a kernel version of 3.10+ is required.
+- The default of **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x64** works fine. At minimum, a 64-bit Linux OS with a kernel version of 3.10+ is required.
 
 - The default of **1 GB** RAM works fine for small Discourse communities. We recommend 2 GB RAM for larger communities.