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AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source and forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, governed and driven by the community, focused on long-term stability and a robust production grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is binary compatible with RHEL®. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation was established as a 501(c)(6) non-profit to steward ownership and governance of the project. The foundation includes over 400 individual members, over 100 Mirror sponsors, and over 25 Corporate sponsors.
Overview
AlmaLinux OS is an open-source, community-driven Linux operating system that fills the gap left by the discontinuation of the CentOS Linux stable release. AlmaLinux OS is an Enterprise Linux distro, binary compatible with RHEL®, and guided and built by the community. As a standalone, completely free OS, AlmaLinux OS enjoys $1M in annual sponsorship from CloudLinux Inc. and support from more than 25 other sponsors. Ongoing development efforts are governed by the members of the community. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) non-profit created for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community.
Highlights
- AlmaLinux OS Amazon Machine Images include Cloud-init, AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) and EC2 Instance Connect support. The default cloud user is set up to be "ec2-user". After the machine is running, you will be able to log in as this user and run privileged commands with sudo.
- Packages and modules are available through the BaseOS, AppStream and PowerTools repositories.
- All AlmaLinux OS images are built with SELinux set to enforcing mode.
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OtherLinux 8.10
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
AlmaLinux OS 8.10.20251028 x86_64 release.
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Usage instructions
- Launch an instance and select a key pair.
- Use SSH client software with the private key from your key pair to connect to the instance:
- Username: ec2-user
- Port: TCP/22 (default)
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AlmaLinux OS is an Open Source, community owned and governed, forever-free enterprise Linux distribution, focused on long-term stability, providing a robust production-grade platform. AlmaLinux OS is 1:1 binary compatible with RHEL® and pre-Stream CentOS. You can get help from the community from here
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AlmaLinux OS 8 Cloud Hardened Images, with the standard of National Checklist Program. CHI/Linux provides low level design on setting the security configuration of operating systems.
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This product has charges associated with it for seller support. Alma Linux 8 with 24/7 cloudimg support. Enterprise-grade CentOS replacement, 1:1 RHEL 8 binary compatible. AWS-optimized with CLI v2, CloudWatch, SSM pre-installed. Community-driven. Production-ready.
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Alex Kvasnytskyy
Offers a reliable operating system with predictable updates for versatile Linux server deployment
Reviewed on Apr 24, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
I use AlmaLinux as the base operating system for all of our Linux servers. Our environment includes use cases that range from a load balancer on the NGINX platform to our monitoring software, Check Point, on AlmaLinux . We also run Microsoft SQL Server on AlmaLinux.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of AlmaLinux are its long-term support, which is a significant advantage as CentOS lacks it. AlmaLinux has a predictable update cycle unlike Fedora and the frequent updates of CentOS from Red Hat. Additionally, AlmaLinux offers excellent stability.
What needs improvement?
It is hard to say what needs improvement because I am on the operations side and focus on installing servers and running our software.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have had experience with AlmaLinux for about five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is excellent. So far, I have not experienced any issues with AlmaLinux, apart from problems related to our own software, which is a separate story.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate the scalability as nine.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used AlmaLinux support at all. I rely on the extensive documentation available online and various forums. Additionally, my team has several individuals who are very familiar with AlmaLinux, and we have been managing well on our own.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used CentOS but switched to AlmaLinux when CentOS started having issues.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is pretty much straightforward. I use automation tools such as Ansible for the installation process, making deployment efficient regardless of whether it's AWS or on-site.
What about the implementation team?
I use Ansible to install any servers in my environment.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
AlmaLinux is free of charge, which is why I chose this distribution. It offers an alternative to Red Hat, which is free only without support and updates. AlmaLinux provides free updates and security, unlike Red Hat, where support must be purchased separately.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I previously used CentOS before switching to AlmaLinux.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I would rate AlmaLinux a ten. I would recommend AlmaLinux because it is a stable, simple operating system with a straightforward installation process that I have found reliable so far without any glitches. I rate the overall solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
rho
better than any cloud image
Reviewed on Jul 10, 2022
Review from a verified AWS customer
this image is genuine almaos and i am quite happy and most important thing is its free version of rhel.