CentOS Stream

The continuously delivered distribution that sits just upstream of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, between Fedora and RHEL.

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Latest 10Dec 2024
Supported 2 versions

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At a glance

Type: Linux distribution
Developer: The CentOS Project (Red Hat)
Based on: Fedora
First release: 24 Sep 2019
Release cadence: Continuously updated; a new major version every 3 years with RHEL
OS family: Linux
Package format: RPM (DNF)
Init system: systemd
Role: Upstream of RHEL, just ahead of the next minor release
Architectures: x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, s390x
Support: About 5 years per major version
License: Free software
Website: centos.org

Newest release

CentOS Stream 10

Released 12 Dec 2024

Support status

10 Supported

Until 31 May 2030 · in 3.5 years

9 Supported

Until 31 May 2027 · in 6 months

8 End of life

Ended 31 May 2024 · 2 years ago

Release history

Version	Released	Active support	Security / EOL	Status
10	12 Dec 2024	31 May 2030	31 May 2030	Supported
9	15 Sep 2021	31 May 2027	31 May 2027	Supported
8	24 Sep 2019	31 May 2024	31 May 2024	End of life

Release data: endoflife.date and vendor announcements, checked 13 Nov 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Support timeline

The 3 most recent releases, from release day to the end of support.

Active support
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History

CentOS Stream was introduced in 2019 as a rolling preview of the next RHEL minor release. When Red Hat ended CentOS Linux in 2020, Stream became the CentOS Project’s main product. From version 9 on, RHEL is built from CentOS Stream, so changes land there first. That makes it a good place to test and contribute to RHEL, but not a drop-in replacement for the old CentOS.