Rocky Linux VPS — True RHEL Compatibility

Rocky Linux was founded by Gregory Kurtzer, the original co-founder of CentOS, with a clear mission: provide a free, community-driven, production-grade enterprise operating system that is 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Unlike CentOS Stream, which sits ahead of RHEL in the development pipeline, Rocky Linux rebuilds RHEL source packages to deliver the exact same binaries.

This 1:1 compatibility means that every certified RHEL application, every tested Ansible playbook, and every compliance benchmark works identically on Rocky Linux. If your organization deploys on RHEL in production, Rocky Linux on AnubizHost gives you identical staging and development environments at no licensing cost.

Rocky Linux 9 ships with Linux kernel 5.14, Python 3.9, PHP 8.0, and PostgreSQL 13 from the base repositories, with newer versions available through AppStream modules. Security support follows RHEL's lifecycle, providing patches through May 2032.

Rocky Linux inherits RHEL's comprehensive security framework. SELinux runs in enforcing mode by default with targeted policies that confine web servers, databases, and container runtimes to their minimum required permissions. Even if an application vulnerability is exploited, SELinux prevents the attacker from escalating beyond the compromised service.

• FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic modules for regulated workloads.
• OpenSCAP scanner with pre-built profiles for CIS, DISA STIG, and PCI-DSS compliance.
• AIDE file integrity monitoring to detect unauthorized changes to system files.
• Auditd kernel-level logging for forensic analysis and compliance reporting.

AnubizHost adds infrastructure security with DDoS mitigation at the network edge, redundant uplinks, and 24/7 monitoring. The combination of Rocky Linux's software security and our hardware protections creates a defense-in-depth posture suitable for sensitive workloads.

If you are currently running CentOS Linux 7 or 8, Rocky Linux provides a well-documented migration path. The migrate2rocky script performs an in-place conversion that replaces CentOS packages with Rocky equivalents without data loss or downtime. AnubizHost supports this migration on existing VPS instances with our technical team available to assist.

For new deployments, our Rocky Linux 9 template provisions from the official cloud image in minutes. The minimal installation includes only essential packages, giving you a clean starting point with maximum available resources for your applications.

Teams migrating from CentOS Stream who want point-release stability rather than rolling updates will find Rocky Linux to be the natural destination. Your DNF repositories, RPM packages, and system configurations transfer with minimal modification, and the familiar RHEL tooling ensures your operations team does not need retraining.

Rocky Linux VPS plans start at $15 per month for 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, and 30 GB NVMe SSD. Scale to 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, and 200 GB NVMe for production applications, or choose 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, and 400 GB NVMe for database servers and heavy workloads.

Every plan includes a dedicated IPv4, 1 Gbps unmetered bandwidth, DDoS protection, and 24/7 infrastructure monitoring. Select Rocky Linux 9 during checkout, choose your European datacenter, and your server will be provisioned automatically within minutes.

We accept Bitcoin, Monero, Litecoin, credit cards, and PayPal with no identity verification required for crypto payments. All plans carry a 99.9% uptime SLA and include free OS reinstalls, reverse DNS management, and VNC console access. Annual billing saves up to 15%.