# Operating System

Customers can deploy their applications on Frame-provided OS images if using a public cloud infrastructure or bring your own (BYO) OS images. The following table describes the options and considerations for each option.

<table id="bkmrk-os-image-source-supp" style="width: 100%; height: 239.828px;"><thead><tr style="height: 42.2812px;"><th style="width: 33.2924%; height: 42.2812px;">OS Image Source</th><th style="width: 33.2924%; height: 42.2812px;">Supported Infrastructures</th><th style="width: 33.2962%; height: 42.2812px;">Considerations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 107.406px;"><td style="width: 33.2924%; height: 107.406px;">[Bring Your Own (BYO)](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/bring-your-own)</td><td style="width: 33.2924%; height: 107.406px;">[Amazon Web Services](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/byo-images-on-amazon-web-services), [Google Cloud Platform](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/byo-images-on-google-cloud-platform), [IBM Cloud VPC](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/byo-images-on-ibm-cloud) [Microsoft Azure](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/byo-images-on-microsoft-azure), and [Nutanix AHV](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/ahv)</td><td style="width: 33.2962%; height: 107.406px;">Requires preparation and registration of image  
BYO Azure images can be less than the 128 GiB Microsoft Azure images (30 GiB to 2048 GiB)</td></tr><tr style="height: 90.1406px;"><td style="width: 33.2924%; height: 90.1406px;">Frame-provided</td><td style="width: 33.2924%; height: 90.1406px;">[Amazon Web Services](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/amazon-web-services), [Google Cloud Platform](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/google-cloud-platform), [IBM Cloud VPC](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/ibm-cloud-early-access), and [Microsoft Azure](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/azure)</td><td style="width: 33.2962%; height: 90.1406px;">Do not need your own OS image at Frame account creation</td></tr></tbody></table>

In both Frame-provided and BYO OS image options, customers are responsible for [OS licensing](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/microsoft-licensing-guide-for-frame), [application licensing](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/application-licensing), and OS and application updates.

## OS Template Image Guides

Once you have confirmed that the operating system you wish to bring is in the table of [Frame-supported operating systems](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/operating-systems-and-applications), you can consult the appropriate OS template image guide.

- [Windows OS](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/windows)
- [Linux (Ubuntu) OS](https://docs.difr.com/books/platform-administrators-guide/page/linux)