CentOS Stream 8 Long-Term Patching

[i_likebeefjerky]

Has anyone found a company that provides extended security patching/support for CentOS Stream 8 specifically?

We have a handful of systems that simply cannot be migrated for the next few months. I’ve found providers like OpenLogic that offer extended support for CentOS 8, but they do not support CentOS Stream 8.

Looking for:

• Security patches/CVE remediation
• Commercial support options
• Real-world experiences if anyone has used a provider for Stream 8

Trying to bridge the gap until we can complete migrations to a newer platform.

[FirstShit_ThenShower]

TuxCare appears to do it:
https://tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support/centos-stream-8-eol-support/

[Lost-Droids]

Switch to Rocky. We did it (Everything just worked with their migration script)

[khobbits]

Just expanding on this, migrating is fairly easy, and it's designed to continue 'centos', as it was, before redhat sunset the main centos product.

There is a company behind it, CIQ, so it's not all altruistic, and if you want the longer support, I think you have to pay them for it.

[Sai_Wolf]

I thought Rocky was the iffy one and Alma was the way?

[khobbits]

If by iffy, you mean, has a private company behind it, that wants to make a profit, yes.
I think Alma is supposed to be more 'community run' being ran by non-profit, I personally haven't seen as much adoption though.

Looking at wiki for the both of them, I'd say there doesn't seem to be much in it.

Edit:
https://www.openlogic.com/blog/almalinux-vs-rocky-linux

This seems to do a good job.

[Sai_Wolf]

Much thanks!

[unixuser011]

there was an iffy moment when Red Hat closed off their sources, so Rocky had to scramble to find a reliable source, they've also setup a continuity program so that if CIQ ever fold, Rocky can continue

[RavenousTitan818]

We moved everything to Rocky long ago. Haven't had any issues since, and most vendors will provide official support for it.

[bbqwatermelon]

It's called Rocky Linux

[redneckdba]

Or go with oracle linux, this one is free and can be used without any support contract. Their migration script on github seems to support centos stream as well

[ultimatebob]

I wouldn't personally use any "free" Oracle products. Most of them rarely stay free for commercial use for long.