# Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Recommended)

## Installation

Please find below a step by step guide on how to install Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS with screenshots at every step.

![Choose your desired language. Please use English in case any troubleshooting will be required](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2F9bSceO6Vw55ZUUlGXR9H%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=71ed4af4-334a-4797-83a4-aaef3ee59a8f)

![Update to the latest Installer](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2Fjvj7cdSnuoI1sN47dzX6%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9b4ca198-cc12-43fc-8559-8d8ee68324db)

![Choose your Keyboard Layout](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FZubDFONNHB8X4hdVHHG8%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=68c22e9e-cf71-498f-a7b4-f1f15f02a2b2)

![Your ethernet cable should get an IP address automatically through DHCP (in our case we have 10.0.2.15)](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FQVE375ooOZ4Eo00x2tpR%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c16b88cb-51a6-4735-87c2-5d54a4905e71)

![No proxy needed in our case, but your case could be different](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FlvFDh1ghIeB3IgeQ2kWq%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=81225bd6-54c2-42ca-a4fd-f1a2411d9470)

![Leave this option selected as default or change the servers if you need to do that](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2Fd2NOsjSclRUZvHk0XxnL%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=23ce6b92-88e1-4583-800e-6880b091f31f)

![Use the entire disk](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2F6JEFY0cxSMUVDw3PooVr%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bcf9f024-e859-4582-9c76-b9748b5126d8)

![Confirm the selection and choose Done to continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2F0SR8P5CjgZvZNZLUkWWk%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c9c26ab8-31e6-41c5-858f-db669cae8d41)

![All your data on the hard drive will be lost!!! Continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FPTrQzlqTRygbkjHsLjlc%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e716cfba-f0c3-42ca-a006-8198389f79be)

![Setup the Profile as you see fit and select "Done" to continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FszqdinTptNGVm68meB6X%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e5cb682c-adb1-49a4-815c-34b30b12785d)

![Select "Install OpenSSH" server and continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FW1PKpYksnvfbO1aZf6jJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a95843c8-bf87-435c-af53-9299062a3623)

![No selection is required here. Select "Done" to continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FC5FXqsD5kc2dg4VFW7US%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=bef8a8fb-e21f-462e-a360-f69ae54bb4aa)

![Wait for the installation to complete](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2Fs7PDpIVYhrsxwhZlFHWN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=41f0f08a-b43f-449b-8004-0e90081dd189)

![Installation is now complete. Select "Reboot Now" to continue](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FLajldCJGbpbIVkdvHCtI%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e9e094b1-1115-41a3-a1da-e8b005b87e53)

![Login to your new OS using the username and password created above](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FJQIQffW7J7ZJWvU0T9VN%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c5ee1267-7c05-4b0c-ab7d-b456c78bf637)

![Make a note of you IP address](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FFIWZgKdrIa1ptmGkcyey%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=0e25287b-d279-4eb4-bf1c-4817dc880995)

![Make sure your SSH server is up and running so you can connect to the node remotely. ](https://1216336826-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MOFd6gpxgL4ITVYH_YB%2Fuploads%2FRxuHoyPYziUZltDH5E0z%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=e7ecbd22-4515-4273-b689-df9ed94913fb)

### SSH Connection

Please continue to the [SSH Connection](https://docs.ethernity.cloud/ethernity-node/prerequisites-ethernity-node/installing-linux/ssh-connection) session to find out on how to connect to your node remotely.