AlmaLinux Server Management
AlmaLinux is the free, RHEL-compatible home for most cPanel and CloudLinux servers since CentOS reached end of life. We manage AlmaLinux day to day, and we migrate CentOS servers onto it with ELevate or a clean rebuild.
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We manage the AlmaLinux major versions that are still supported and upgrade between them with the ELevate project or by rebuilding, depending on what runs on the server.
AlmaLinux versions: why each came, and what changed.
Each release, the one it replaced, the one that followed, and the features that mattered for servers.
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CentOS Linux (predecessor)
2004–2024Why it came: The free RHEL rebuild most servers ran for years, until Red Hat ended CentOS Linux in favour of CentOS Stream.
Followed by AlmaLinux 8 ⟶
- Binary-compatible with RHEL
- Free and community built
- Default choice for cPanel
End of life (CentOS 8 in 2021, CentOS 7 in 2024)
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AlmaLinux 8
2021Why it came: Launched by the CloudLinux team as a free, community-owned replacement for CentOS 8, compatible with RHEL 8.
⟵ Replaced CentOS Linux (predecessor) Followed by AlmaLinux 9 ⟶
- RHEL 8 compatible
- dnf and AppStream modules
- ELevate / migration tooling from CentOS
- Backed by a non-profit foundation
Supported until 2029
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AlmaLinux 9
2022Why it came: Followed RHEL 9, moving servers to OpenSSL 3, PHP 8 and a newer kernel.
⟵ Replaced AlmaLinux 8 Followed by AlmaLinux 10 ⟶
- RHEL 9 compatible
- OpenSSL 3 and stricter crypto policies
- Linux 5.14 kernel
- PHP 8.0+ via AppStream
Supported until 2032
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AlmaLinux 10
2025Why it came: Tracks RHEL 10, with a newer kernel and an extra build that still runs on older CPUs.
⟵ Replaced AlmaLinux 9
- RHEL 10 compatible
- Linux 6.12 kernel
- x86-64-v3 plus a separate x86-64-v2 build for older CPUs
- Frame pointers for profiling
Supported until 2035
Release years and support windows as published by the vendor; check their lifecycle page for exact dates. We track them for you on every server we manage.
What goes wrong on AlmaLinux, and how we fix it.
How it works
AlmaLinux questions.
Often, yes: with the official migration tools the conversion happens in place. We take a full snapshot first and check every service afterwards.
Yes, AlmaLinux is one of cPanel’s supported operating systems and the most common choice for new cPanel servers.
Both are free and RHEL-compatible and work the same for almost every workload. We manage both and help you pick based on your panel and vendor support.
Yes, whenever possible. We fix labels and policies instead of disabling a major security layer.