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🟢 Rocky / AlmaLinux / CentOS VPS
Rocky, AlmaLinux & CentOS VPS — enterprise Linux
Binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SELinux on by default, the dnf ecosystem. If your stack, docs or compliance target RHEL, this is the family you want.
Rocky Linux 9AlmaLinux 9CentOS 7 (legacy)
Recommended plan
Runs comfortably on the Small plan — $8/mo
Who enterprise Linux is for
RHEL-targeted software
Vendor docs say 'RHEL/CentOS'? Rocky and Alma are binary-compatible drop-ins, no license.
Leaving CentOS 7
CentOS 7 is EOL. Rocky 9 or AlmaLinux 9 is the natural migration — same tooling, still maintained.
Security-conscious
SELinux enforcing out of the box, long 10-year lifecycles, predictable patching.
First commands after boot
This family uses dnf (the successor to yum). SELinux is enforcing by default — a plus for security, worth knowing before you debug a denied service.
# update the system
dnf upgrade -y
# install a package with dnf
dnf install -y nginxWhen enterprise Linux isn't the answer
Packages are older and the base is heavier than Debian or Alpine — overkill for a tiny bot. CentOS 7 is legacy (marked): EOL, no security patches, only pick it to match a legacy system. Want the newest packages? That's Fedora, the upstream of RHEL.
Same on every EQVPS box
- ▸Full root from the first second — no locked-down panel image.
- ▸No KYC. Sign up with an email, that's it.
- ▸Pay in crypto (USDC, USDT, BTC, XMR on Base, Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Tron, BNB Chain, Polygon, Monero) or by card.
- ▸Your root password is revealed to you once, in the dashboard — we don't email it.
Rocky / AlmaLinux / CentOS VPS — FAQ
Rocky or AlmaLinux?
Both are free, RHEL-compatible, community/foundation-backed rebuilds. They're near-interchangeable — pick either; we offer both v9.
Is CentOS 7 safe to use?
It's end-of-life and marked legacy — no more security patches. Only choose it to match an existing legacy system; otherwise use Rocky 9 or Alma 9.
Do I have to deal with SELinux?
It's enforcing by default. For most stacks it just works; if a service is blocked, the audit log tells you exactly what policy to allow.
Which plan fits?
These are a bit heavier — the Small plan gives them comfortable headroom, though Micro works for light use.
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