rocky-linux/rocky
Rocky Linux is a community enterprise Operating System designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Enterprise Linux created in response to the effective discontinuation of CentOS. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2094
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1838
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9488 stars · 336 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Rocky Linux is a community-driven, open-source enterprise Linux distribution built to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It was created as a successor to CentOS and offers a stable, production-ready OS with a 10-year support lifecycle.
Use cases
- replace CentOS for production servers
- run a free RHEL-compatible enterprise OS
- migrate from CentOS or other Enterprise Linux distros
- host self-hosted services on a stable server OS
- deploy cloud servers with long-term support
- build a stable base for enterprise workloads
When to choose
- you need RHEL compatibility without a subscription
- you want a long-lifecycle, production-ready server OS
- you are migrating off CentOS or CentOS Stream
- you prefer a community-governed enterprise distribution
When to avoid
- you need cutting-edge or rolling-release packages
- you want commercial vendor support contracts
- you need a desktop-focused or lightweight distribution
Facets
application · maturity stable
self-hosted cloud operating-systems self-hosted cloud-computing cloud self-hosted enterprise-linux rhel-compatible centos-successor linux-distribution server-os operating-systems devops linux
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7cc78268d2c7
- homepage: https://rockylinux.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 869b90e90fce
- site_page: https://rockylinux.org/news/2026-08-25-contributor-spotlight-steven-spencer · fetched 2026-08-29 · db14f543a809
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| rocky-linux/rocky | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="rocky-linux/rocky")
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