Forge: Ubuntu 20.04 & New AWS Regions

Beginning today, Forge will provision all new servers with Ubuntu 20.04, the latest Ubuntu LTS release. If you would like to provision a new server using Forge's "Custom VPS" option, you should now ensure your server Ubuntu 20.04 installed.

In addition, we have introduced support for two new AWS regions:

  • Cape Town
  • Milan

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Product January 9, 2026

Laravel December Product Releases

See what you can do with our latest product releases: set up billing alerts in Laravel Cloud, and ship faster with framework, Forge, and Nightwatch updates.

Laravel Team