CentOS roadmap and schedule with opalstack ?

zaps

sean I'm sure that many of us here appreciate how much work it must be, to set up servers with a new platform and new major versions of many crucial software packages. And we're really willing you on to success, knowing how many unforeseeable obstacles are likely turn up, on the path you are treading.

How's it going, there? First AlmaLinux 9 VPS within a month, and first AlmaLinux in Q1 2025, do you think? I guess that we're not going to see new services being offered in the next couple of weeks, are we? No sense in launching such a major change just before a period when you'll all be hoping for a quiet, low-maintenance Christmas & New Year.

Will you be looking for some users to volunteer to beta-test setups and things in the New Year?

sean

zaps we're super-close to being ready and it's still 🤞possible🤞 that we'll have a rollout prior to the end of the year.

If you'd like to volunteer to test then please email our support team and we'll contact you when the time comes. Thanks for volunteering!

dragonxi

What is your schedule for the Linux distro Alma ?

peter

dragonxi We are getting closer to finalizing the new AlmaLinux OS setup, but we are not ready to commit to a specific ETA just yet. It's probably going to be a couple more weeks until the new OS build is deployed into production environment. There is no other info we can share at this point, but we'll make an announcement across all our communication channels as soon as the first AlmaLinux servers are available.

dragonxi

What is Linux distro Alma project status ?

When will you have pilot phase
tests completed ?

When will you start building the first
Linux distro Alma production release ?

What is the estimated time when
migrations to Linux distro Alma will start ?

sean

dragonxi if all goes well we should have new AlmaLinux VPS available within the next 1-2 weeks.

There will be no scheduled mass server migrations to the new OS, only scheduled individual migrations for customers who request to migrate.

dragonxi

Linux 9 distro Alma questions
[1] OS
(a) release ?
(b) version ?
(c,) size ?
(d) url ?

[2] system software
(a) component ?
(b) versions ?
(c,) size ?
(d) url ?

[3] software tools ?
(a) component ?
(b) versions ?
(c,) size ?
(d) url ?

[4] software installable later on
(a) component ?
(b) versions ?
(c,) size ?
(d) url ?

Answers to above question
will help to provide valuable
info how to further develop
our current content as well
as explore alternstives to
upgrade our VPS plan.

Thanks id advance & we keep
fingers crossed you guys
get your first Linux 9 distro
Alma build up and running well!

sean

dragonxi there's still no release date but we do expect it to be within a few weeks.

I believe the OS version will be 9.5.

The minimum versions supported for some common languages and tools are:

PHP v8.3
Python v3.9
Node.js v16.20
Ruby v3.3
Go 1.21
Git 2.43
MySQL v8.4
PostgreSQL v17.2

Note that the following software will not be supported on our AlmaLinux 9 servers:

Python v2.x
PHP v5.x
PHP v7.x

I don't know what you're referring to regarding "size" and "url", but if you can clarify that then I'll do my best to answer.

dragonxi

sean

sean
How much
[1] RAM memory
[2] SDD storage
will there be
available for applications
in the VPS
[4] Plan 4GB 80GB 2vCPU 2TB
[5] Plan 8GB 160GB 4vCPU 5TB

taking into account the
resource requirements of
OS 9.5
+
Common languages
+
Tools
which
use the VPS platform
resources
simultaneously

Thanks for your previous
answers &
good luck building the
Linux 9.5 distro Alma

sean

dragonxi The OS and hosting infrastructure typically consume around 10-15 GB of storage and 1GB of RAM (although that can vary with system usage) so if you subtract that from the plan specs you'll see what's left for your apps.

dragonxi

What is your opinion about the
following two analyses produced by
Persplexity app:

[1]
Linux 9 Alma Plan 4GB 80GB 2vCPU 2TB
The configuration
"Linux 9 Alma Plan 4GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 2vCPU, 2TB bandwidth"
is suitable for running AlmaLinux 9,
as it meets the recommended system requirements.
AlmaLinux 9 requires a 64-bit processor,
at least 2 GB of RAM
(4 GB recommended), and
a minimum of 20 GB disk space
(40 GB recommended)

[2]
Linux 9 Alma Plan 8GB 160GB 4vCPU 5TB
The configuration
"Linux 9 Alma Plan 8GB RAM, 160GB storage, 4 vCPUs, 5TB bandwidth"
aligns with the requirements for
running AlmaLinux 9 effectively.
AlmaLinux 9 requires a minimum of 2GB RAM
and 20GB storage, but your configuration
exceeds these requirements,
making it suitable for most workloads,
including cloud and container development

Ref:
https://www.perplexity.ai/

Thanks for your previous answers!

sean

dragonxi all of our servers meet the requirements for AlmaLinux 9.

anjanesh

MySQL v8.4
Any reason why not choosing MySQL 9.2.0 ?

nick

anjanesh Hi there, I spoke with the team and basically the reason is that MySQL 9.2.0 is an innovation release, not an LTS, so it’s only supported for a short time. The next LTS after 8.4 will be 9.7, which I guess is due maybe sometime in 2026.

dragonxi

How many physical cores
in the following VPS plans?
[1] Plan 4GB 2vCPU
[2] Plan 8GB 4vCPU

Is the swap between
[1] Plan 4GB 80GB
[2] Plan 8GB 160GB
just configuration
change proving that
storage in previous plan
does not exceed to that
of new VPS plan ?
If not,
what kind of task is it ?
how is monhtly billing handled ?

The above questions are to
prepare to dituations where
temporary there would pop
demand to switch
from [1] ---> ,[2]
and thereafter to switch back
from [2] ---> ,[1]
while using the same
VPS server and the same OS

Thanks for previous answers
and good luck for
Linux distro Alma build

peter

dragonxi All our servers are fully equipped to meet the requirements of the new AlmaLinux OS, so no changes to the current VPS offers in terms of hardware specifications, pricing, or billing model will be necessary. The workflow of switching between different VPS service plans will also remain the same (i.e., [1] the customer makes a downgrade/upgrade request, [2] we take the VPS down for a few minutes to reconfigure it, [3] we bring the server back online, [4] we make the necessary billing adjustments to reflect the price difference between the old service plan and the new one; that's it).

dragonxi

It is good to know all opalstack servers
are fully equipped to meet
the requirements of the new Alma distro
of Linux OS.

To have edge devices ready for the new
Linux distro Alma I needed to get the
following information about the
opalstack vps server in SF/CA
which will run the same vps plan
as currently with CentOS:
[1] algoritms installed in your first build ?
(a) security ones ?
(b) others ?

[2[ versions of each [1] ?

[3] edge OS needed for [1] &[2]
(a) Android OS smart phone version ?
(b) Ubuntu OS laptop version ?
(c) Windows OS version ?
(d) Alma Linux PC version ?

[4] edge device sdk tools versions for [1] & [2]
(a) FileZilla ?
(b) Termius ?

The above information is valuable
to know whether
[5] edge device has to be changed !?
due to OS change
(a) ref: several laptops had to be changed
due to the algorithm
upgrade in the opalstack Linux
distro CentOS
(b) some PCs outdated to upgrade OS
which newer Python version requires

[6] edge OS has to be changed !?
(a) some Ubuntu versions may be upgradable
still keeping the same edge device hardware

[7] Filezilla ftp has to be changed !?
(a) some Filezilla versions may be upgradable
without having to upgrade Ubuntu

[8] Python versions required in edge devices ?
(a) for Linux distro Alma API ?

Above is just a short list about
challenges upgrading edge
devices for the new Linux
distro Alma server.

So, any valuable information such you
guys already have given is welcome !

Good luck building the software platform
powered by the Linux distro Alma !

sean

dragonxi I recommend you use the latest secure versions of any software you run on any of your devices, including the operating system, but we don't have any specific requirements for it.

The most common limiting factor that we've seen is outdated SSL support on older devices, but as long as you're running a reasonably recent OS then you shouldn't have any problems.

dragonxi

Which features are
[1] configurable
[2] negotiable
in vps
[3] Plan 4GB 2vCPU
[4] Plan 8GB 4vCPU
with
Linux distro Alma
for applications
using
PHP-FPM with Nginx
ref:
https://my.opalstack.com/apps/

sean

dragonxi the plan specs are fixed, not configurable. Pricing is non-negotiable.

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