How to Continue Installing CentOS 7.9 in 2024 Despite End of Life

Welcome to voxfor’s comprehensive installation guide for CentOS 7.9, In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through the complete installation process for CentOS 7.9, even though it has reached its End of Life (EOL). This fantastic Linux distribution, CentOS 7 2009, keeps the classic CentOS spirit alive. With special repositories, you can continue using it well into 2024 and beyond.

CentOS has historically been built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux sources, offering a no-cost alternative to Red Hat’s subscription-based model. This flexibility made it popular among administrators worldwide. Despite CentOS reaching its EOL, it remains an excellent choice for those who prefer a Red Hat-based system. It serves as a drop-in replacement for Red Hat, ensuring your servers continue running smoothly.

A quick Guide:

To continue using CentOS 7.9 in 2024 despite its End of Life, follow our detailed installation guide to keep your servers stable and efficient. First, prepare your server by accessing the Voxfor management interface, selecting and loading the CentOS 7.9 ISO image, and rebooting the virtual machine. During the installation process, choose your preferred language, time zone, and keyboard layout.

Opt for the “Minimal Install” or predefined server options under Software Selection, and set the installation source URL to archive.kernel.org/centos-vault/7.9.2009/os/x86_64/. Configure your network and hostname, select the installation destination disk, reclaim disk space, and begin the installation. Afterward, create a user account, set the root password, and reboot the system while accepting the license agreement. Follow these steps for a smooth CentOS 7.9 installation via the Voxfor management interface. Visit Voxfor to subscribe to a plan and get started today.

Voxfor Lifetime Server Offer

First you have to go to the voxfor website and then move to the widget by the vps pricing.

To subscribe to a plan, follow these steps:

• First Scroll down and select CentOS 7.9.
• You can select the 7 days trial only for $1 or just choose the plan you need.
• Choose the “Purchase Plan” option.

On the new page, sign up by entering your details. Complete all steps, and you’ll receive an email from Voxfor confirming your subscription.

Your server is ready

After following all these steps, you’ll receive an email from Voxfor confirming your subscription and the server information.

At Voxfor, we offer the purchase of a Lifetime server starting at just $250. Your server, pre-installed with CentOS 7.9, will be ready in 2 minutes. You’ll also have access to many other operating systems for installation. This guide will show you how to install CentOS 7.9 through our management interface, not using a USB stick as traditional methods suggest.

CentOS Installation Steps

Follow these simple steps to install CentOS 7.9:

1. Prepare Your Server:

Access the Voxfor management interface and select and click on your services from the list Under Services.

Click on services as you can see in the below image:

2. Service Management:

Locate the “Service Management” section on your dashboard.

Click on the “ISO Images” option, which is represented by an icon with a disc and the text “ISO Images”.

CentOS 7.9 for installation: In the search box, type the text “CentOS” and press Enter.

From the list of available ISO images, locate “CentOS 7.9 (amd64/boot)”.

To load the ISO image, click on the refresh icon button next to “CentOS 7.9 (amd64/boot)”.

3. Service Actions:

Return to the main service management page.

In the “Service Actions” section, click on the “Reboot” option to load the ISO image.

A confirmation box will appear asking, “Are you sure that you want to reboot this virtual machine?” Click “Yes” to proceed.

4. CentOS 7 Boot Menu:

Click on the console screen, you will see the CentOS 7 boot menu. Select “Install CentOS 7” and press Enter to start the installation.

5. Select Installation Language:

Before starting the installation process itself, select which language you would like to use during installation. The default option is English. Also choose the Language region.

6. Set Date And Time:

To set a date and time for the system, click the Date & Time icon under the Localization heading.

7. Select Region/Time Zone

Select a region/time zone on the map of the world as seen below. Once you have selected your time zone, hit Done to save your changes.

8. Select Keyboard Layout:

Select the Keyboard option under the Localization heading to set the keyboard layout.

The system default is English (US) and the language you selected in the initial window. Click the plus icon to add more layouts if you want. Move a layout to the top of the list to make it the default option.

9. Software Selection:

Select the Software Selection option under the Software heading.

You will see a list of predefined Base Environment options and optional add-ons. This part entirely depends on your needs.

• Minimal Install. This is the most flexible and least resource-demanding option. Excellent for production environment servers. Be prepared to customize the environment.
• Predefined Server Options. If you are 100% certain about the role of your server and don’t want to customize it for its role, select one of the predefined server environments.
• GNOME Desktop and KDE Plasma Workspaces. These environments include a full graphical user interface.

10. Installation Source

Click the Installation Source option under the Software heading. Check your machine’s storage under the Local Standard Disks heading. CentOS 7 will be installed on the selected disk.

After selecting the installation source you need to unselect the ISO File and click on “On the network” and paste this link in that option: Link: archive.kernel.org/centos-vault/7.9.2009/os/x86_64/

After putting this URL you need to uncheck the option below which is “This URL refers to a mirror list” and click on “done”.

11. Network and Hostname

Click the Network & Host Name option under the System heading.

For the hostname, type in the full host name of your system. In our example, we will set the Hostname as voxfor. After the host name click on apply. Also click the ON button as well.

12. Select Installation Destination

Click the Installation Destination option under the System heading. Check your machine’s storage under the Local Standard Disks heading. CentOS 7 will be installed on the selected disk.

13. Local Standard Disk:

Select the QEMU QEMU HARDDISK under the Local Standard disk and then click on done.

Choose the disk where the distribution should be installed. After this you need to click on the Reclaim Space.

After selecting the reclaim space another window will be open and then you need to click on Delete All.

After this you need to click on the Reclaim space once again.

14. Begin Installation

After this you just have to click on the Begin Installation.

15. User Creation:

Our Installation process has been started successfully. Now, you need to select User Creation.

Here you need to enter some details like enter full name, enter user name, enter password, re-enter password and then click on Done.

16. Root Password:

After this you need to select the root password from the user settings window.

Now, in this window you need to select your root password and re-enter your root password and then click on Done.

17. Finish Configuration:

After setting the root password and user reaction you need to select the finish configuration.

After this the system will reboot and you will enter a new operating system which is known as CentOS 7.9.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now have a minimal installation of Rocky Linux 9.2 up and running. Rocky Linux is a powerful and stable distribution, perfect for servers and workstations alike. Ready for more? Choose Voxfor for your server needs and enjoy the simplicity of a ready-to-use server with Rocky Linux installed, available in just two minutes. Visit Voxfor to get started today! Thank you for following this guide. For more tips and tutorials, stay tuned to our website. If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out to our support team.

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