{"id":60468,"date":"2020-12-22T07:28:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/?p=60468"},"modified":"2026-01-21T06:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:28:19","slug":"breaking-news-centos-8-support-ends-in-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/breaking-news-centos-8-support-ends-in-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: CentOS 8 Support Ends in December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CentOS is a popular <strong>open-source Linux distribution<\/strong>, utilized as an operating system by <strong>over 5% of websites<\/strong> worldwide. Going strong since 2004, just last year, the developers released its latest feature-packed version &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-centos-8\/\"><strong>CentOS 8<\/strong><\/a><strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why the latest announcement from The CentOS Project came as a shock to many &#8211; <strong>CentOS 8 support is ending in December 2021<\/strong>. That&#8217;s even more surprising given the fact that project developers have already promised <strong>support until 2024 for the previous version<\/strong> of the distro &#8211; <strong>CentOS 7<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\"><strong>What Happened with CentOS 8?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it turns out, CentOS 8 was not the problem per se. If you have been following the organization closely, just last year, they released a new product called <strong>CentOS Stream<\/strong>. It acted as a <strong>midstream between Fedora and RHEL<\/strong> (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) and is already ahead of the next RHEL release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developers have made it clear that <strong>CentOS Stream will be one they&#8217;ll be focusing on<\/strong> from now on, so CentOS 8 users will have to look for another long-term solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"can\"><strong>What Can You Do About It?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, CentOS 8 is <strong>not among the recommended distribution systems for cPanel<\/strong>, so a small portion of users will actually feel this change. Still, as cPanel plans to keep <strong>RHEL support <\/strong>to at least 2024, hosting providers that use the popular control panel will have to <strong>incur additional license costs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is <strong>just another price increase from cPane<\/strong>l in the last couple of years, so many users are naturally looking for an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/managed-cloud-hosting.html\"><strong>ScalaHosting VPS hosting<\/strong><\/a> clients enjoy a custom-built control panel solution called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/spanel.html\"><strong>SPanel<\/strong><\/a>. The all-in-one hosting management platform offers <strong>extended functionalities<\/strong>, an <strong>intuitive interface<\/strong>, and <strong>unique in-house innovations<\/strong>. But most importantly &#8211; it&#8217;s <strong>completely free!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/contact-us.html\">contact the ScalaHosting Support<\/a> via <strong>chat<\/strong>, <strong>phone<\/strong>, and <strong>email <\/strong>to learn more about SPanel and the best operating system for your project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even though CentOS 8 support is ending in December 2021, that shouldn&#8217;t be the end of the world for your online project. Whether you decide to<strong> keep using the distribution without developer assistance <\/strong>or<strong> switch to a new solution<\/strong> altogether &#8211; there are suitable options around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"youtube-player wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"4zZiFTQoXRM\">What is a VPS &#8211; Everything you need to know!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n    {\r\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n        \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\r\n        \"name\": \"What is a VPS - Everything you need to know!\",\r\n        \"description\": \"In this video we'll explain what is a VPS, how does it work and why you might need one. 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