GigaOps Runtime Guard extends the useful life of CentOS 8 with ongoing security and monitoring. Built by Gigabits, it protects legacy CentOS 8 deployments that cannot migrate immediately.
Key Features:
EOL Patch Delivery: Curated security patches for critical CentOS 8 packages beyond official EOL.
Security Monitoring: Real-time service and resource monitoring with alert thresholds.
Drift Detection: Alerts on unauthorized changes to system files, packages, and configurations.
Compliance Reports: On-demand patch and hardening status reports in JSON or PDF.
Automated Hardening: First-boot baselines including firewall, SSH restrictions, and kernel security.
One-Command Diagnostics: Run gigaops report for complete system status.
Ideal For: Organizations running CentOS 8 workloads that need continued security maintenance despite official end-of-life.
Highlights
EOL security patching for CentOS 8. GigaOps Runtime Guard delivers curated patches beyond official end-of-life, keeping your CentOS 8 workloads protected.
Real-time service and resource monitoring with configurable alert thresholds. Drift detection alerts on unauthorized changes to system files and packages on your CentOS 8 instance.
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You pay by the hour for this CentOS 8 image with GigaOps Runtime Guard, billed per running instance. Pricing is not tiered. Instead, each rate maps to a specific EC2 instance type you choose at launch. Options span general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, storage, GPU, and high-memory families, from small shared-core sizes up to bare-metal machines. Your cost scales with the instance size and family you select — larger or more specialized instances carry higher hourly rates. You run only the instances you need and stop paying when they stop.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
What does one hourly unit map to for this CentOS 8 image?
One unit is one running EC2 instance of the type you pick at launch. You are billed per instance-hour for each machine running this CentOS 8 image with GigaOps Runtime Guard. Each instance is metered separately, so two running instances accrue two hourly charges.
Am I charged when the instance is stopped or paused?
The software rate meters running time only. A stopped instance does not accrue this hourly software charge. Underlying AWS storage or other AWS fees may still apply while the instance is stopped, but the CentOS 8 image charge resumes only when the instance runs again.
Why do rates differ between instance types like t2.micro and m5.metal?
Each rate maps to a specific EC2 instance type and size. Larger sizes and specialized families, such as GPU, high-memory, or bare-metal machines, carry higher hourly rates. Smaller shared-core sizes carry lower rates. You pick the instance at launch, and that choice sets your hourly cost.
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Updated with Gigabits Ops
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Usage instructions
ssh to the instance public IP and login as 'centos' user using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. For more information please visit the links below:
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