Apstra Server Introduction
The information in this section is about managing the Apstra server. For information about installing and upgrading the Apstra server, see the Juniper Apstra Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Apstra Server Hardening
As of Apstra version 4.2.0, the Apstra server base OS uses Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to pick up the latest Linus OS improvements. Previous Apstra versions use Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
As of Apstra version 4.2.0, the Apstra server backend has been completely migrated from Python 2 to Python 3. Python 2 has been fully deprecated to allow long term support and security compliance.