AlmaLinux is primarily used for running stable server workloads and enterprise Linux environments. Since it is binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, it provides a reliable platform for hosting applications, web servers, databases, and infrastructure services without subscription costs.

I deployed a web application environment consisting of Apache, a database server, and automation scripts using AlmaLinux. The RHEL compatibility allowed me to follow enterprise Linux best practices while avoiding licensing costs. I also used AlmaLinux for Kubernetes and container-related labs because it provides a stable operating system foundation similar to enterprise Linux environments.

AlmaLinux offers several standout features that I have observed during my usage, including long-term stability, RHEL compatibility, being free and open source, providing regular security updates, and community governance.

The most valuable feature for me is RHEL compatibility. It allows for the use of the same tools, packages, and administration practices found in enterprise Linux environments while avoiding subscription costs. This is especially useful for learning, testing, and infrastructure deployments. RHEL compatibility reduces troubleshooting and configuration effort because extensive documentation and a large knowledge base are available. Administrators can follow well-established enterprise Linux procedures, reducing the likelihood of configuration errors.

AlmaLinux has delivered a significant positive impact on my organization through cost savings while maintaining enterprise-level reliability. AlmaLinux provides a stable server platform without operating system licensing fees, allowing organizations to allocate resources elsewhere.

The main improvements I would suggest are expanding enterprise awareness, growing the commercial support ecosystem, and providing additional onboarding and migration resources. AlmaLinux itself is stable, secure, and reliable. Most opportunities are around ecosystem growth and user adoption rather than technical limitations. The biggest improvements I would like to see include stronger enterprise ecosystem support, more commercial support options, additional migration tools, and increased industry recognition.

While AlmaLinux does not provide the same vendor-backed support experience as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the available resources are more than sufficient for many organizations and administrators. Overall, AlmaLinux is highly rated, but the ecosystem and support aspects could be expanded.

I have been using AlmaLinux for more than six to seven months.

AlmaLinux is highly stable and represents one of its strongest qualities. It is designed for enterprise workloads and follows a long-term support model, making it suitable for production servers, databases, web applications, virtualization platforms, and cloud environments.

AlmaLinux scales very well and can support everything from a small virtual machine to large enterprise deployments. It works effectively in physical, virtualized, cloud, containerized, and clustered environments. I would rate AlmaLinux highly for scalability.

AlmaLinux offers strong community support and excellent documentation. While it does not provide the same vendor-backed support experience as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the available resources are more than sufficient for many organizations and administrators.

I did not use any other solution before AlmaLinux. I did not evaluate any other options. I was completely focused on AlmaLinux and had my eye on AlmaLinux, so there were no alternative options considered.

The return on investment comes primarily from lower operating system costs, operational consistency, and reduced administrative effort. Even without exact metrics, the impact is reflected in cost savings from licensing, faster deployments through RHEL compatibility, and a stable platform that supports reliable operations. The clearest measurable benefit is avoiding operating system subscription costs while maintaining enterprise Linux compatibility and stability.

AlmaLinux is highly rated overall. I would advise you to seriously consider AlmaLinux if you are looking for a stable, enterprise-grade Linux distribution without operating system licensing costs. It provides excellent compatibility with the Red Hat ecosystem, making it a strong choice for servers, cloud deployments, virtualization, containers, and enterprise applications.

AlmaLinux scales very well and can support everything from a small virtual machine to large enterprise deployments. It works effectively in physical, virtualized, cloud, containerized, and clustered environments. I would rate AlmaLinux highly for scalability.

AlmaLinux's role is seen as enabling governance and security rather than directly governing AI. Its enterprise security features, long-term support, auditing capabilities, and stable operating environment help organizations run AI workloads securely and in a controlled manner. AI governance itself is typically implemented through higher-level tools, policies, and processes.

I would not rate AlmaLinux on AI output accuracy because that is determined by the AI application itself. However, I would rate AlmaLinux highly for reliability as a platform for AI workloads because it provides enterprise-grade stability, security, and long-term support.

Based on my experience using AlmaLinux, I do not believe there are any other improvements needed. I would give this product a rating of nine out of ten.

AlmaLinux serves as a replacement for us; initially, we were using CentOS because we had a couple of Red Hat servers as well, but Red Hat operates on a licensing model, whereas CentOS was a free open source component. When CentOS was discontinued, we moved to a different solution, but we believed AlmaLinux could be the right replacement. We have a couple of use cases for AlmaLinux. On AWS, we have a couple of EC2 instances running AlmaLinux, which we mostly use for application servers. We host applications such as Apache and NGINX and similar components. I can confirm that for one of our Kubernetes worker nodes, we also used AlmaLinux, but not for all, only for one or two worker nodes to conduct some research and development.

We have a couple of static websites running on AlmaLinux, mostly for our own Wikipedia-like content and to host knowledge-based articles and internal company, team, and project information. We have Apache servers running on top of AlmaLinux, and those Apache servers connect with databases. Those databases come directly from Amazon RDS. That is our main use case. Another use case is the Kubernetes worker node. We have a custom Kubernetes deployment on AWS, not the Amazon-provided Kubernetes. In that custom Kubernetes solution, we have deployed AlmaLinux as the operating system for the worker nodes. This also proves helpful, as we have containers, pods, and other services running on top of the worker nodes.

We have used AlmaLinux for database servers, but that did not work as well because we need good scalability and reliability. We conducted a small proof of concept with that, and if the scale is very low, then it is good. However, if we need high scalability, then we will definitely have to switch and deal with some other database solutions. I would say this is also good for databases.

AlmaLinux has the similar features that we had with CentOS, most of which it provides. It provides an enterprise-ready operating system without any subscription and cost. It has long support from the community and from the vendor itself. I would say this is an enterprise-ready solution, meaning it is an enterprise-grade operating system that we can directly use in our environment to host applications, to host databases, or for whatever use cases we want. This means it is not only for lower environments like development and non-production; this is a production-ready system. We have a couple of servers running in our production environment using AlmaLinux. These are the main benefits I can think of. We have good documentation and, as it is open source, we have good community support as well.

There is plenty of documentation available with AlmaLinux. Initially, when we were dealing with packages and installing and updating them, we were having some dependency issues. At that time, when we went through the documentation provided by AlmaLinux, those documents were really helpful. We learned about dependencies, repositories, upgrade paths, and upgrade channels. That really helped. The documentation is really good. I do not feel any issues with that. AlmaLinux is enterprise-ready, so it is reliable because we have huge package availability, the RPMs and packages that we usually install.

AlmaLinux has the similar capabilities that we have with CentOS.

As of now, I do not see any challenges or any issues with this. The only thing is that this is community-driven. We do not have that enterprise type of support, but that is what we can expect from a free or open source product.

I have been using AlmaLinux for the last year.

I think we have covered everything, so there are no new comments.

As I already mentioned, AlmaLinux is an enterprise-ready server, so it is really scalable. This depends on how you have set up AlmaLinux in your environment. When I talk about a Kubernetes cluster or any cluster deployed using AlmaLinux, we can have multiple instances running and then it is really scalable. We can scale in, scale out, horizontally, and vertically depending on the way we want. AlmaLinux is really scalable and is a stable one.

Initially, we were using CentOS, and then when the CentOS support and new releases were discontinued, we thought that we would have to stick with some vendor licensing model and go with the enterprise product which comes with licensing and cost. Then we heard of AlmaLinux and we tried and tested it, and it really helped us save costs. Another point I would like to highlight is that it is AWS compatible. This means on AWS or any other cloud platform, we can directly deploy it as an instance, and this is also fully supported. It is available in the marketplace and it is stable. We have stable releases and community support. I would say this is also beginner-friendly. If someone who is completely new to the Linux environment comes across it, it is a beginner-friendly solution.

I do not have any numbers because earlier we were using CentOS, and then we were supposed to get some paid versions like Red Hat Linux and some other solutions. Thanks to AlmaLinux, that cost part got saved. We do not need to pay anything there. It is completely free, I would say, open source.

For the project where we use AlmaLinux, it is a kind of hybrid. We have AlmaLinux deployed as an EC2 instance on AWS and some of our on-premises virtual machines. It is a kind of hybrid deployment.

AlmaLinux is an open source one, so we have community support. In the community, there are multiple communities coming from Red Hat and some different open source communities we have. This is really good. There was good support from the community.

AlmaLinux is an open source one, so I think there is no licensing or cost involved with this. The setup part was quite easy. As I already mentioned, it is beginner-friendly. We did the installation, we did the configuration, we configured the repositories and the network settings. It was quite straightforward.

I would say it has saved our time because when the CentOS part was discontinued, we had to explore a couple of other products, and AlmaLinux was the first one in the list. We tried exploring that, and when we got all the features in one place, we did not have to spend separate or much time exploring other components. The other options are vendor-locked or license-based, which we were not expecting for the current project. We were looking for an open source and free solution. AlmaLinux fits in our requirement.

We considered Red Hat Enterprise Linux. That is also good, stable, and a fully enterprise-ready operating system. However, the only challenge we had was the cost because that is a license model. According to our current project budget, we did not have that much budget allocation. We went with AlmaLinux because earlier we were using CentOS, so we thought it would be good to have a similar solution.

I rate AlmaLinux ten out of ten. It is a lifesaver for me and for my project. It has the same features which I was expecting from an operating system coming from open source communities. AlmaLinux has everything similar to CentOS. If you have already experienced or already used CentOS for any of your workloads, solutions, projects, or environments, I would recommend going with AlmaLinux because it has been discontinued now. AlmaLinux provides the similar solution that we had with CentOS. It is really good to have AlmaLinux in our environment, and you should also give it a try. My overall rating for this product is ten out of ten.

AlmaLinux is used as a DHCP server. I installed DNSmasq service on AlmaLinux and use it for many tasks and services such as Kaspersky EDR.

AlmaLinux is easy to use as a VM and with containers.

We saved approximately 70% of our budget with AlmaLinux, and the system is stable and reliable.

AlmaLinux has a firewall that performs well for security. AlmaLinux is a reliable and stable version of Linux. It is fast and does not require significant resources when using AlmaLinux as a VM and with containers.

AlmaLinux could be improved by enhancing security and increasing speed.

I have used AlmaLinux for five years.

AlmaLinux is a reliable and stable version of Linux. At this time, AlmaLinux is performing well. AlmaLinux is stable and reliable.

AlmaLinux is easy to scale in terms of resources and capacities.

I did not switch to AlmaLinux from a different solution.

We saved approximately 70% of our budget with AlmaLinux, and the system is stable and reliable.

The billing with AlmaLinux is very low, and the manager is very satisfied.

I did not evaluate other options before choosing AlmaLinux.

The experience with AlmaLinux pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good. I suggest others use AlmaLinux and work with it.

My main use case for AlmaLinux involves helping customers migrate from CentOS to AlmaLinux 8 and now AlmaLinux 9 as well. Most of the customers are from CentOS, and I assist them with the traditional migration and using the in-place OS upgrade workflow as well.

Regarding my main use case for AlmaLinux, we did not face any issues during the migration. Most of the customers used traditional migration, which means setting up a new server with AlmaLinux 8, and then our migration team helped them migrate from CentOS 7 to AlmaLinux. It was an easy process because the in-place OS upgrade was taking longer to get upgraded to AlmaLinux, nearly thirty to forty-five days. That was not workable for a couple of customers. That is why we introduced traditional migration, where we set up a new server with AlmaLinux. It was easy, and for about a month, customers had to pay for both servers, but all their domains, files, databases, and everything would be migrated from CentOS to AlmaLinux. We did not face any issues, especially in AlmaLinux. It was great, and most customers were asking for an upgrade since CentOS was end of life.

During the switching to AlmaLinux, the traditional migration with IP swap had very little downtime, and even in-place OS upgrades had a downtime of about three to four hours because customers do not need to buy a new server; we upgrade the OS on the existing server from CentOS to AlmaLinux. We clone their server to a temporary server for testing the upgrade and their website files before applying the same on the production server. We inform our customers that there will be a three to four hour downtime. Traditional migration with the IP swap had very little downtime, and to minimize downtime, we introduced that IP swap along with the traditional migration. However, most customers were not willing to pay for the second server during migration. After we introduced in-place OS upgrades, most customers chose that option instead, even though the downtime was three to four hours. We scheduled downtime during off-peak hours, and everything went well.

AlmaLinux offers several valuable features that I appreciate. The best features include the updated PHP versions available from AlmaLinux. Most of our customers use WordPress websites, which always show a kind of security vulnerability notification saying that their PHP version is out of date. Most customers were asking to upgrade their PHP version, which was not available in CentOS 7. They prefer the latest PHP versions, and we guide them with AlmaLinux. Overall, AlmaLinux 8 is really great, and version 9 is even better. The next better version always has better performance and options. Since CentOS reached end of life, ninety percent of customers have chosen AlmaLinux rather than Ubuntu.

Regarding the features of AlmaLinux, we normally work on fully managed servers. Most of the customers choose cPanel and WHM. I do not see much compatibility issue working on cPanel and WHM in AlmaLinux 8 compared to CentOS. Overall, the performance was really great, the options were excellent, and all services were up to date in AlmaLinux, which was not the case in CentOS. Regarding security, AlmaLinux is more secure than CentOS.

AlmaLinux has positively impacted my organization significantly. Most of our customers were on CentOS 7, and when CentOS announced it would reach end of life, they began to panic, asking what their next options were.

I wish host access control in AlmaLinux could be made easier the way it was in CentOS because host access control was not working as expected in AlmaLinux during the initial stages. Later, we implemented some other methods that began to work, but initially, it was not operational. Host access control in WHM with AlmaLinux is my concern. Apart from that, AlmaLinux is really good, easier as well, and I do not see much difference between CentOS and AlmaLinux.

Regarding improvements needed for AlmaLinux, the documentation available is great. A simple Google search yields related documents which help in our work. About the documentation, I would say eighty percent of it is available, so if there is a plan to improve, focusing on that remaining twenty percent would be beneficial. Additionally, I would prefer documentation available for AlmaLinux when cPanel WHM is installed on the server, including how to use the tools. If documentation for Plesk or NodeWorx and SiteWorx is available, it would be very helpful for customers using AlmaLinux to navigate their servers.

I have been using AlmaLinux for the past two years.

Overall, AlmaLinux is really good. After CentOS, most customers panicked about what to do when their OS reached end of life. We introduced AlmaLinux, which is truly great regarding performance and efficiency. Everything looks very good in AlmaLinux. I believe people always look for more features and easier ways to handle servers, so any tools or improvements in the future would be beneficial. Overall, AlmaLinux is an excellent option.

My advice for others considering using AlmaLinux is to keep everything up to date, especially the OS, which is very important. I believe AlmaLinux is good until at least twenty twenty-seven or twenty twenty-nine. I give this product an overall rating of eight out of ten.

My main use cases for AlmaLinux include running Apache and sub-applications for our web application. I also use it for long-term support capabilities. I use it for testing, production servers, VMs, and other infrastructure needs. I use AlmaLinux for production, UAT, and test environments, as well as for cloud containerization.

AlmaLinux helps with these use cases by allowing me to use the virtual environment for hosting our web application using Apache services. I use it for both testing and production environments. It is compatible because it is robust and has efficient storage for application deployment.

Different types of developers in my organization use AlmaLinux for building applications. We use AlmaLinux rather than Windows subsystem for our projects, testing, UAT, and production work.

AlmaLinux's open-source nature stands out the most for my team. We do not directly use CentOS or Windows servers. AlmaLinux is compatible with our application for testing purposes. We perform stage-to-stage checking, updating, and patching of applications for security reasons and assessment testing. It is suitable for our environment.

AlmaLinux is supported on high-performance computing, which I find valuable for my main use cases.

The GUI features are excellent, and I find both the GUI features and console access valuable about AlmaLinux.

AlmaLinux has positively impacted our organization.

We are using the web application in our on-premises environment. It is faster for deployment and comfortable for our on-premises environment, allowing us to handle and manage it smoothly.

I do not wish to add anything regarding needed improvements.

I have been using AlmaLinux for five years.

AlmaLinux is better than other Linux flavors, and I recommend it for maintaining systems. To make it better, utilize the GUI so that you can use it more effectively for your computers. I have given this product a rating of eight out of ten.

Currently, I can see the installation date on my server. I mainly use AlmaLinux both at home and for testing purposes. I started using it because I wanted a stable Enterprise Linux distribution with long-term support, and AlmaLinux perfectly fits that use case for me.

For my home server, this is my main service. It is a small server for file sharing and to store my personal data, videos, photos, and other important files. If I have time, I upload my data to the server and use it as a central solid solution. I also use it as a Plex media server, which allows my family and me to easily watch downloaded videos and movies.

As a desktop system, I use AlmaLinux. Today, I reinstalled AlmaLinux 8 because sometimes, when I have spare time, I create minimal scripts for Wi-Fi checking or service testing. I appreciate the opportunity to experiment, try configurations, and understand how the operating system behaves in real-life scenarios.

Before I started using AlmaLinux, I was a distro-hopper, jumping from one system to another. One day I would use Ubuntu, the next time Oracle Linux, and after that Gentoo. Currently, I am focusing on Enterprise Linux, especially AlmaLinux.

What I especially appreciate about AlmaLinux is the long-term support, which I consider a top priority because many companies and other users need to focus on support, and I believe AlmaLinux is the best for it. AlmaLinux is also very stable and robust, which I find very useful.

I think AlmaLinux could improve by activating third-party repositories. Perhaps this was a policy decision, but I see the lack of these repositories as risky. If I suggest AlmaLinux to someone who wants to learn a Linux distribution but has no experience, it could become complicated. For example, on my laptop, the Wi-Fi is not working because AlmaLinux does not ship with acceptable drivers for it. This is fine for me because I understand that sometimes drivers are not available, but I believe it would be beneficial to have them.

I have been using AlmaLinux for more than two years.

Regarding stability, I think it is fine. Since I started using AlmaLinux, I have not encountered any issue with kernel crashes or upgrading. Whenever I receive an upgrade, I simply use 'sudo dnf upgrade', and everything works fine.

I have never contacted any sort of technical support regarding AlmaLinux because I do not need it. As I mentioned, if I encounter any problem or find a bug or issue, I use AI or Google to resolve it.

I have used Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Ubuntu, Manjaro, Linux Mint, Fedora, and Red Hat. Red Hat can be used for community purposes, but there are some requirements.

From my point of view, the deployment of AlmaLinux is absolutely easy. I download any ISO, create it on Ventoy or another tool, and possibly use Rufus for Windows. After plugging it into the laptop, I choose the boot system, and everything is fine. I receive a welcome message, then I need to choose the keyboard and language. Following that, I see the system requirements, the root user, and system settings such as date and time. After that, I choose whatever I want to install, click to install, and everything is fine. I find it very easy, at least for me.

Regarding pricing for AlmaLinux, I think it is good. As far as I know, when Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel, he mentioned that everyone could use it and modify it under a GPL public license. Since AlmaLinux uses the Linux kernel and open-source applications alongside third-party applications, I am fine with this. In the open-source environment, I believe a Linux distribution is always free of cost.

When I compare AlmaLinux to alternatives, I think it is somewhat different because I try to separate them. I believe Enterprise Linux distributions, including Red Hat, Oracle, AlmaLinux, and Rocky, are very fine systems. Others, such as Ubuntu, Arch Linux, and Manjaro, have fewer vendors in my opinion.

Regarding my experience today, I installed AlmaLinux 8, and everything is okay, but the significant problem is that AlmaLinux does not ship with Wi-Fi drivers. For me, this is not a problem because I grew up with Linux and open source, so I know that I need to research and troubleshoot this issue. I found many third-party repositories, and with these, I could use my Wi-Fi and install any other third-party applications. So in comparison with the others, this is a slight disadvantage.

I do not think AlmaLinux requires any maintenance on my end to keep working. If I encounter any problem, I could use AI or Google. The open-source and Linux world is very interesting. If you have any problem, you cannot simply ask a neighbor to check your Linux system because they may not be familiar with it. For me, this is fine, and I do not think it needs maintenance. My overall rating for AlmaLinux is eight out of ten.