CentOS Stream 8 is approaching end-of-life on May 31st 2024, this means that it will be archived and no further updates will be provided. You can read more about this from CentOS’s blog post. After May 31st new installations on CentOS Stream 8 will be blocked but will continue allowing upgrades.
With our latest release 2.14, official support for CentOS Stream 9 and AlmaLinux 9 is now available on all release branches. This is great timing for customers who need to move from CentOS Stream 8, so we have provided a set of instructions here to assist you.
Do I need to take any actions?
Yes – You should upgrade your operating system before May 31st 2024 or you may have difficulty in the future using Stream 8 after EOB hits.
Can MediaCP Support do this for me?
Yes – We can complete a Migration Service to migrate your MediaCP to a new server running CentOS Stream 9 or AlmaLinux 9 (or another supported O/S).
Migrating to a Fresh Installation.
We recommend completing a fresh install of CentOS Stream 9 or AlmaLinux 9 on a different server and migrating over for the best stability and experience. Migrating will avoid issues that can arise when upgrading and will allow for a fallback if you encounter issues after the move. We have a comprehensive guide for migration available as well as offer Migration Services if you would like our team to complete this for you.
Can I Upgrade from CentOS Stream 8?
CentOS Stream 8 does not offically support “upgrading” despite some guides online existing, and we do not reccomend following these guides.
AlmaLinux does have the ELevate project which is working on upgrades from Stream 8, but as of writing this is still in development and not available. We do not recommend this approach as it is not always a smooth process and can be challenging to recover if something goes wrong.
Can MediaCP Support Upgrade for me?
No – We will not upgrade your CentOS 8 Stream installation for you, due to the risk of data failure and or data loss. We can complete a Migration Service to migrate your MediaCP for you instead.
Resources:
- Introducing CentOS Stream 9
- AlmaLinux 9 Release Notes
- What’s new in 2.14
- End dates are coming for CentOS Stream 8 and CentOS Linux 7
- How to Migrate MediaCP to a new server
- MediaCP Supported Operating Systems
- ELevate
If you have any questions, then please contact us.
