Navigating Change: CloudLinux 6/7 End-of-Life and Migration Strategies

CloudLinux 6/7 End-of-Life

Effective July 1st, 2024, CloudLinux 6 and 7 will reach End of Life (EOL). Routine updates and support will cease, but critical CVE support for issues with a severity score of 8 or higher will continue until July 1st, 2025. This extension allows administrators additional time to plan migrations.

Additionally, the repositories will remain available with the frozen versions of packages until March 1st, 2029.

Key Dates Summary:

July 1st, 2024: CloudLinux 6 and 7 reach End of Life (EOL).
July 1st, 2025: Critical CVE support for issues with a severity score of 8 or higher continues until this date.
March 1st, 2029: Repositories will remain available with the frozen versions of packages until this date.

Migration Strategies

Our technical documentation provides detailed insights into package dependencies, system compatibility, and migration tools. For those seeking to migrate to newer versions, CloudLinux offers several solutions:

Install CloudLinux 8:

Users can opt to install CloudLinux 8, by following the instructions provided in the official documentation here.

Install CloudLinux 9:

CloudLinux 9 is slated for a stable release by the end of March, with installation instructions available here.

Or use ELevate:

The ELevate project supports migrations between major versions of RHEL derivatives. The CloudLinux ELevate variant, building on the AlmaLinux ELevate project, aims to provide a streamlined method for upgrading CloudLinux 7.X systems to CloudLinux 8.X in place.

A stable release of ELevate is scheduled for approximately the second half of March.