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This is a repackaged open source software wherein additional charges apply for extended support with a 24 hour response time.
CentOS 8 is a robust, enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed for reliability and performance. Built from the sources of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), it provides a stable and secure platform, making it suited for a variety of applications, from development to production environments.
Key Features:
- Enterprise-Ready: Based on RHEL sources, ensuring compatibility and stability for enterprise applications.
- Long-Term Support: Enjoy long-term support with regular updates and security patches.
- Modular Architecture: Flexible software management through modules, allowing you to customize your environment effortlessly.
- Enhanced Security: Built-in security features, including SELinux, make it a secure choice for sensitive workloads.
- Extensive Package Repositories: Access to a vast collection of open-source packages and tools through EPEL and CentOS Stream 8 repositories.
Benefits:
- Cost-Effective: Enjoy the benefits of enterprise support without the costs associated with commercial distributions.
- Scalability: Ideal for server deployments, cloud applications, and containerized environments, CentOS8 can scale to meet your needs.
- Community Support: Leverage the power of a large community for support and enhancement feedback.
Use Cases:
- Web Servers: Ideal for hosting applications using popular web technologies like Apache and NGINX.
- Database Management: Host databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL with high availability and performance.
- Development Environment: Perfect for developers looking to create and test applications in a secure and reliable environment.
- Container Orchestration: Use with Kubernetes or OpenShift for building scalable cloud-native applications.
Leverage CentOS Stream 8 to create a powerful, customizable environment tailored to your business objectives while benefiting from the security and stability it offers.
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Highlights
- CentOS Stream 8 from centos.org is a community-driven, enterprise-class operating system that provides a stable and secure environment for cloud applications. Its compatibility with RHEL ensures that users can deploy applications that adhere to business-critical needs. With a streamlined package management system and extensive repositories, users benefit from easy software installations and updates, allowing for seamless integration in diverse cloud infrastructures.
- The CentOS 8 AMI is optimized for performance in the AWS EC2 environment, providing enhanced boot times and efficient resource utilization. This makes it ideal for hosting web servers, databases, and enterprise applications. Built-in security enhancements and regular updates allow organizations to maintain a robust security posture while ensuring compliance with industry standards, crucial for any production environment.
- Designed for flexibility, CentOS8 supports various workloads, from containerized applications using Podman to virtualization via KVM. Its modularity allows developers to customize their environments according to specific project requirements. This versatility, combined with strong community support and documentation, positions CentOS8 as a top choice for educational institutions, startups, and large enterprises looking to leverage cloud technology effectively.
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Once the instance is running, connect to it using a Secure Shell (SSH) client with the configured SSH key. The default username is 'centos'.
OS commands via SSH: SSH as user 'centos' to the running instance and use sudo to run commands requiring root access.
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Provides stability in testing with predictable updates but lacks long-term support for production use
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For how long have I used the solution?
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
How are customer service and support?
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
What other advice do I have?
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Stable and versatile platform with strong community support
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for testing software and applications in the IT industry. I also study the storage system of AI on CentOSÂ .
What is most valuable?
CentOS adapts well to many software and applications, providing good compatibility. Additionally, there are many online communities to learn from, which is beneficial.
What needs improvement?
CentOS can be somewhat difficult for beginners, as it has a complex UI, especially for those not in the IT field. Adding more support could be beneficial, though Red Hat with IBM support is an alternative that may be costly. Also, modernizing CentOS could be a suggestion.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
CentOS is a stable operating system, and I would rate its stability as nine out of ten.
How are customer service and support?
I do not have personal experience with customer service for CentOS.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was very easy. I would rate the ease of setup at 8.5 out of ten.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I am not responsible for the setup cost in my company, so I am unsure about the cost of the license.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend CentOS for its stability and its ability to adapt to many software and applications. It is also very accessible.
In-depth documentation available and command-line utility works well
What is our primary use case?
Our clients are pharmaceutical companies, and they're hesitant to change anything that's working. They want us to continue with what's proven. So we stayed on CentOS 7 for a long time. If we changed, we'd have to provide extensive validation that the new operating system is perfect and has no vulnerabilities.
However, CentOS 7 reached its end of life a few months ago, forcing us to migrate to CentOS 9. This was a big effort because we have a lot of in-house servers. For the production servers on AWS, we didn't face any issues migrating from CentOS 7.
What is most valuable?
The in-depth documentation available for CentOS is great. If I need to install a feature or fix a server issue, I can easily find answers online. The CentOS community is also vast and helpful. Overall, I think it's a very good Linux distribution.
We work on the terminal. If you work on the server, the command-line interface makes perfect sense because we need to do automation, and that requires entering commands. The command-line utility works perfectly. I have no issues with it.
For security, we have an AWS load balancer in front of our servers. We don't give public access to our CentOS servers directly. That's why I haven't focused much on CentOS's security features, as AWS is ultimately responsible for the security.
What needs improvement?
One issue I recently faced, but I think it was due to my IT support guys, was that when the server storage gets full, the service crashes. It's very difficult to regain access and stability in that situation. That could be improved.
So, the stability might be improved. But I don't think it's a CentOS-level issue. The system administrators need to come up with a solution for that, but I don't think it's CentOS's fault. I haven't done any research [R&D] on this issue.
There's one thing for sure. We recently migrated from CentOS 7 to CentOS 9, and it was a bit difficult. For example, updating Windows is simple; you just download it, and it takes about 15-20 minutes. But that's not the case with migrating from CentOS 7 to 9.Â
We had to back up the entire server, launch a new server, and then restore the backup to the new server. We couldn't directly migrate. I think that was a bit of a problem. The setup and updates are not that new in CentOS.
For how long have I used the solution?
Everyone in my company has used CentOS from the very beginning. So, we've been using it for the past five to six years. We used CentOS 7 for four or five years.Â
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's very stable. We've hosted other solutions for about three to five years, and I've never seen an issue at the OS level. But upgrades are a different story.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a pretty scalable product. Currently, our production schools are hosted on CentOS. So, that is about ten lakhs (one million) users could be using it. I'm not entirely sure about the exact number, but since the application is hosted on the CentOS operating system, that's the approximate user base.
How are customer service and support?
A ton of articles are available on the internet about CentOS, so I haven't really felt the need for active support. But overall, you can say that the internet is still a great source of information on how to work with CentOS.
How was the initial setup?
The setup is pretty straightforward. We've installed other facilities that are just as good. There's nothing particularly different in the process.
The integration is as good as any other Linux platform. If another Linux platform can integrate with something, then CentOS can also integrate with it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I think we don't pay for it. It's a Linux distribution, so it's open source. But I'm not sure if they might be charging for support or not because I haven't contacted their support.
What other advice do I have?
For CentOS, I would rate it as nine out of ten.
CentOS is pretty old now, so I wouldn't recommend anyone use it. Everyone should follow the Docker container model at the moment. They should build their Alpine images of Dockers and host them.Â
If they want to host them in the cloud, then AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service) works fine. If they want to host their services on-premises, they can use Kubernetes to host them.
Free, easy to deploy, and provides regular updates to avoid vulnerabilities
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for file servers and emails. It is an operating system. Our email server, file server, and web server are running on CentOS.
What is most valuable?
The product is stable. We have to update it every once in a while. The vendor updates the tool regularly to solve vulnerabilities. We have to do patches. The software and hardware compatibility are updated. The vendor updates the versions to keep up with the new hardware.
What needs improvement?
The solution must improve its security. It must provide security against hackers. The security features must always be updated.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than 15 years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten. It doesn’t shut down or crash.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is not for large systems. We have about 20 users in our organization. We are not planning to change the solution for now.
How are customer service and support?
We get plenty of support from the web. Since the product is open-sourced, a lot of community support is available. We can find answers to our queries.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is easy. I rate the ease of setup an eight or nine out of ten. The time taken for deployment depends on what we have to add to the tool. Generally, the deployment can be done in about an hour.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product is free. It’s open-sourced. It is the biggest advantage of the product.
What other advice do I have?
Many software applications are open source. We do not have to spend money on them. Many people are using CentOS. It is a popular OS for those who don’t want to spend lots of money on Windows. People who are knowledgeable in setting up servers use the product. Those who do not know the technical setup choose Windows. CentOS users are programmers with technical knowledge.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Used as an operating system and easily integrates with other systems
What is our primary use case?
We used the solution as an operating system. We were using CentOS because it supported the Red Hat flavor. Now that CentOS has stopped providing the support, we have switched to Alma OS.
What is most valuable?
We used the solution as an operating system. The solution is simple to use.
What needs improvement?
Currently, CentOS is not providing support, so you will not get new packages that are compatible with that operating system.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution provides good stability.
I rate the solution’s stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Around 70% of our organization is using CentOS.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used Ubuntu. We switched to CentOS because it was a business requirement, and our clients demanded it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
CentOS is an open source that is free of cost.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend CentOS to other users because it supports the Red Hat flavor. It is easy to integrate the solution with other tools and systems.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.