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CentOS

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What is CentOS?

The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. For users, we offer a consistent manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For open source communities, we offer a solid, predictable base to build upon, along with extensive resources to build, test, release, and maintain their code.

CentOS is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.

CentOS Pros & Cons

Pros of CentOS

  • ✓Stable
  • ✓Free to use
  • ✓Reliable
  • ✓Good support
  • ✓Has epel packages
  • ✓Great Community
  • ✓I've moved from gentoo to centos

Cons of CentOS

  • ✗Yum is a horrible package manager

CentOS Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to CentOS?

Ubuntu

Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.

Debian

Debian

Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel or the FreeBSD kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. FreeBSD is an operating system including a kernel and other software.

Linux

Linux

A clone of the operating system Unix, written from scratch by Linus Torvalds with assistance from a loosely-knit team of hackers across the Net. It aims towards POSIX and Single UNIX Specification compliance.

iOS

iOS

It is the operating system that presently powers many of the mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. It is designed to make your iPhone and iPad experience even faster, more responsive, and more delightful.

Android OS

Android OS

It is a mobile platform which powers phones, tablets, watches, TVs, cars etc. It makes doing business easier, in the office or out in the field. Manage entire fleets of devices with a touch. Keep corporate data protected with built-in security. And help your employees get more done.

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux is a security-oriented, lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.

CentOS Integrations

NGINX Amplify, strongDM, Nagios XI, DirectAdmin, Apache Traffic Server and 7 more are some of the popular tools that integrate with CentOS. Here's a list of all 12 tools that integrate with CentOS.

NGINX Amplify
NGINX Amplify
strongDM
strongDM
Nagios XI
Nagios XI
DirectAdmin
DirectAdmin
Apache Traffic Server
Apache Traffic Server
Amber Framework
Amber Framework
Circonus
Circonus
PuPHPet
PuPHPet
Kuma
Kuma
Swoole
Swoole
Payara
Payara
ClamAV
ClamAV

CentOS Discussions

Discover why developers choose CentOS. Read real-world technical decisions and stack choices from the StackShare community.

Wesly Nouse
Wesly Nouse

Owner at Absolum

Apr 27, 2019

Needs adviceonCentOSCentOS

We use Centos for our enterprise level clients, where the focus lies in security. CentOS is in our opinion the only free option for our enterprise level clients, furthermore the community that backs it offer top-notch guidelines and support to ensure all data stays secure.

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Willmer Barahona
Willmer Barahona

Jun 20, 2018

Needs adviceonCentOSCentOS

It has been proven right using a 1Gb RAM droplet on Digital Ocean... quick, lightweight, LINUX. Centos

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Stefan I
Stefan I

Web Development Company

Jun 19, 2018

Needs adviceonCentOSCentOS

For hosting and everyday use more details at Freelance Laravel Developer Centos

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vijaya2311
vijaya2311

Jan 21, 2018

Needs adviceonCentOSCentOS

Run postgresql/nginx on centos 7 for viewing monitoring connectivity with remote nodes. Centos

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Mike MacCana
Mike MacCana

Fast, painless EV HTTPS

Aug 16, 2016

Needs adviceonCentOSCentOS

As a nice Linux distro with Long Term Support and systemd .service files, which makes our app easier to deploy. Centos

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