Understanding Landscape

Landscape is Canonical’s system management tool for Ubuntu machines. It is available in two versions, Landscape SaaS and Self-hosted Landscape, both of which are included in Ubuntu Pro.

We also offer Managed Landscape for those who want the convenience of Landscape SaaS, but with integration into their IAM infrastructure with customised SSO, localised repository mirrors, and private repositories. Click here to learn more.

Feature comparison

Landscape SaaS

Self-hosted Landscape

Managed Landscape

Managed by Canonical

Yes

No

Yes

Canonical SLA

No

No

Yes

Works without internet

No

Yes

No

Repository management

No

Yes

Yes

Bring your own SSO and IAM

No

Yes

Yes

Multi-tenant

Yes

No

No

Software and hardware inventory

Yes

Yes

Yes

Security, compliance, hardening, reports

Yes

Yes

Yes

Getting started with Landscape

Landscape SaaS

Before you can access your Landscape SaaS account for the first time, you need to follow the steps under Account set-up.

Self-hosted Landscape

After setting up your self-hosted Landscape server, you need to choose a licensing mechanism. There are two options for self-hosted Landscape: the new, Pro client method and the old, license.txt file method.

Pro client method

For customers running Landscape version 23.03 or newer and landscape-client version 23.02 or newer, please use the Pro client method to license your Landscape server.

  1. Ensure the Pro client is installed and attached to your Pro token on the system you wish to register to Landscape.

  2. Then enable Landscape to initiate the registration process.

  3. Landscape will detect your Pro entitlement via the Pro token and create a licence for your machine.

License.txt file method

For customers on an older version of Landscape or landscape-client than those specified above, please download your license.txt file from your Landscape SaaS account. You will need to re-download and apply new license.txt files every time you purchase new Ubuntu Pro licences and after every renewal.

Tip

New license.txt files become available on their start date. For renewal customers, this is the day after your old licences expire.