diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 0d622dbeb..c52f19480 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ fi
 
 # Only --help works with mismatched ubuntu
 ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -rs)
-if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" != "16.04" && "${ubuntu_version}" != "18.04" && "${ubuntu_version}" != "20.04" ]]; then
-    echo "Cloudron requires Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 or 20.04" > /dev/stderr
+if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" != "16.04" && "${ubuntu_version}" != "18.04" && "${ubuntu_version}" != "20.04" && "${ubuntu_version}" != "22.04" ]]; then
+    echo "Cloudron requires Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04, 22.04" > /dev/stderr
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
index ec7caa922..84f79765b 100755
--- a/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/init-ubuntu.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 readonly ubuntu_codename=$(lsb_release -cs)
 readonly ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -rs)
 
+# enable ubuntu proposed for collectd (https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/collectd)
+if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "22.04" ]]; then
+    cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-$(lsb_release -cs)-proposed.list
+# Enable Ubuntu proposed archive
+deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ $(lsb_release -cs)-proposed restricted main multiverse universe
+EOF
+fi
+
 # hold grub since updating it breaks on some VPS providers. also, dist-upgrade will trigger it
 apt-mark hold grub* >/dev/null
 apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" update -y
@@ -31,10 +39,33 @@ debconf-set-selections <<< 'mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again passwo
 
 # this enables automatic security upgrades (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutomaticSecurityUpdates)
 # resolvconf is needed for unbound to work property after disabling systemd-resolved in 18.04
+case "${ubuntu_version}" in
+16.04)
+    gpg_package="gnupg"
+    mysql_package="mysql-server-5.7"
+    ntpd_package=""
+    python_package="python2.7"
+    ;;
+18.04)
+    gpg_package="gpg"
+    mysql_package="mysql-server-5.7"
+    ntpd_package=""
+    python_package="python2.7"
+    ;;
+20.04)
+    gpg_package="gpg"
+    mysql_package="mysql-server-8.0"
+    ntpd_package="systemd-timesyncd"
+    python_package="python3.8"
+    ;;
+22.04)
+    gpg_package="gpg"
+    mysql_package="mysql-server-8.0"
+    ntpd_package="systemd-timesyncd"
+    python_package="python3.10"
+    ;;
+esac
 
-gpg_package=$([[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "16.04" ]] && echo "gnupg" || echo "gpg")
-mysql_package=$([[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "20.04" ]] && echo "mysql-server-8.0" || echo "mysql-server-5.7")
-ntpd_package=$([[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "20.04" ]] && echo "systemd-timesyncd" || echo "")
 apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     acl \
     apparmor \
@@ -47,7 +78,7 @@ apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends \
     $gpg_package \
     ipset \
     iptables \
-    libpython2.7 \
+    lib${python_package} \
     linux-generic \
     logrotate \
     $mysql_package \
@@ -71,8 +102,7 @@ apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" install -y --no-install-recommends
 # debconf-set-selection of unattended-upgrades/enable_auto_updates + dpkg-reconfigure does not work
 cp /usr/share/unattended-upgrades/20auto-upgrades /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgrades
 
-apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python   # Install python which is required for npm rebuild
-[[ "$(python --version 2>&1)" == "Python 2.7."* ]] || die "Expecting python version to be 2.7.x"
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $python_package   # Install python which is required for npm rebuild
 
 # do not upgrade grub because it might prompt user and break this script
 echo "==> Enable memory accounting"
@@ -89,7 +119,11 @@ if ! apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends libcurl3-gnutls collectd collect
     sed -e 's/^FQDNLookup true/FQDNLookup false/' -i /etc/collectd/collectd.conf
 fi
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/collectd/+bug/1872281
-[[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "20.04" ]] && echo -e "\nLD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/python3.8/config-3.8-x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.8.so" >> /etc/default/collectd
+if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "20.04" ]]; then
+    echo -e "\nLD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/python3.8/config-3.8-x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.8.so" >> /etc/default/collectd
+elif [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "22.04" ]]; then
+    echo -e "\nLD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/python3.10/config-3.10-x86_64-linux-gnu/libpython3.10.so" >> /etc/default/collectd
+fi
 
 # some hosts like atlantic install ntp which conflicts with timedatectl. https://serverfault.com/questions/1024770/ubuntu-20-04-time-sync-problems-and-possibly-incorrect-status-information
 echo "==> Configuring host"