CloudLinux OS

CloudLinux OS is a Linux distribution marketed to shared hosting providers. It is developed by software company CloudLinux, Inc.[1] CloudLinux OS is based on the CentOS operating system; it uses the OpenVZ kernel and the rpm package manager.[2][3]

CloudLinux OS
DeveloperCloudLinux, Inc.
OS familyUnix-like
Working stateCurrent
Initial releaseJanuary 2010
Available inEnglish
Kernel typeMonolithic kernel
Official websitewww.cloudlinux.com

CloudLinux was founded in 2009 by Igor Seletskiy. The first version of CloudLinux OS was released in January 2010.

CloudLinux OS lifecycle [4]

  • CloudLinux 6 was released in February 2011 with End of Life and Support until November 2020 (Extended Support - June 30, 2024)
  • CloudLinux 7 was released in April 2011 with End of Life and Support until June 2024
  • CloudLinux 8 was released in March 2020 with End of Life and Support until May 2029

Overview

CloudLinux OS provides a modified kernel based on the OpenVZ kernel. The main feature is the Lightweight Virtual Environment (LVE) – a separate environment with its own CPU, memory, IO, IOPS, number of processes and other limits.[5] Switching to CloudLinux OS is performed by a provided cldeploy script which installs its kernel, switches yum repositories and installs basic packages to allow LVE to work. After installation the server requires rebooting to load the newly installed kernel. CloudLinux OS doesn’t modify existing packages, so it is possible to boot previous the kernel in the regular way.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "CloudLinux to Demonstrate I/O Limits". Softpedia.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. "CloudLinux Launches KuberDock Public Beta". WBOC-TV. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. "CloudLinux Releases MySQL Governor". The Hosting News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. "CloudLinux OS lifecycle".
  5. "CloudLinux Releases New Inode Limits Feature for cPanel". TheWhir.com. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  6. "CloudLinux OS – mariaż pingwina z chmurą w imię hostingu". Newsweek Polska. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  7. "Web Hosting Centric OS". Web Hosting Magazine. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  8. "Inside CloudLinux's New Linux-Based Cloud OS". TheWhir.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.


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