Install New server. Should I use AlmaLinux 9 for Centminmod?

AlmaLinux 9.5 working great for me running a number of WordPress sites behind Cloudflare.

4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVME.

Here's my custom_config.inc:

Code (Text):

# MariaDB overrides
MARIADB_INSTALLTENTWO='n'   # MariaDB 10.2 YUM default install if set to yes
MARIADB_INSTALLTENTHREE='n' # MariaDB 10.3 YUM default install if set to yes
MARIADB_INSTALLTENFOUR='n'  # MariaDB 10.4 YUM default install if set to yes
MARIADB_INSTALLTENFIVE='n'  # MariaDB 10.5 YUM default install if set to yes
MARIADB_INSTALLTENSIX='y'   # MariaDB 10.6 YUM default install if set to yes

# override Nginx default HTTPS/TLS crypto library used in EL8/EL9 OSes
# set OPENSSL_SYSTEM_USE='n' if you want Nginx to use compiled OpenSSL
# set OPENSSL_SYSTEM_USE='y' which is default now to use EL8 OpenSSL 1.1.1/EL9 OpenSSL 3.0.7 system library
# https://community.centminmod.com/threads/25407/
OPENSSL_SYSTEM_USE='n'
AWS_LC_SWITCH='y'

# MOTD prompt alert user if server reboot is required
# after YUM package updates, alerts Fri-Sun only
NEEDRESTART_CHECK='y'

# control variables post vhost creation
# whether cloudflare.conf include file is uncommented (enabled) or commented out (disabled)
VHOSTCTRL_CLOUDFLAREINC='y'

# enable letsencrypt ssl certificate + dual RSA+ECDSA ssl certs https://centminmod.com/acmetool/
LETSENCRYPT_DETECT='y'
DUALCERTS='y'

# dynamically tune nginx ssl_session_cache in /usr/local/nginx/conf/ssl_include.conf based
# on system detected memory
# https://community.centminmod.com/posts/76615/
NGINX_SSLCACHE_ALLOWOVERRIDE='y'

# override Nginx default OCSP response cache refresh time 1h (3600 seconds) to 24hrs (86400 seconds)
# https://community.centminmod.com/threads/19515/
NGINX_STAPLE_CACHE_OVERRIDE='y'
NGINX_STAPLE_CACHE_TTL='86400'

# SET_DEFAULT_MYSQLCHARSET='utf8mb4' to override MariaDB MySQL
# default characterset and collation from default utf8 to utf8mb4
# https://community.centminmod.com/threads/17949/
SET_DEFAULT_MYSQLCHARSET='utf8mb4'

# enable zstd compressed logrotation for nginx & php-fpm https://community.centminmod.com/threads/16374/
ZSTD_LOGROTATE_NGINX='y'
ZSTD_LOGROTATE_PHPFPM='y'

# enable ECC 256bit ECDSA self-signed SSL certificate generation https://community.centminmod.com/posts/82177/
SELFSIGNEDSSL_ECDSA='y'

# enable brotli compression https://community.centminmod.com/threads/10688/
NGINX_LIBBROTLI='y'
NGXDYNAMIC_BROTLI='y'

# php compression extensions https://community.centminmod.com/posts/70777/
PHP_BROTLI='y'
PHP_LZFOUR='y'
PHP_LZF='y'
PHP_ZSTD='y'

# enable PHP latest version check on SSH logins MOTD
# https://community.centminmod.com/threads/19540/
DMOTD_PHPCHECK='y'

# php file info
PHPFINFO='y'

# enable centmin.sh menu option 22 WordPress Cache Enabler Query String inclusions
# https://community.centminmod.com/posts/85927/
WPCLI_CE_QUERYSTRING_INCLUDED='y'

# Profile Guided Optimization
PHP_PGO='y'
PHP_PGO_ALWAYS='y'

# force native compiler to override smarter vps detection routine
MARCH_TARGETNATIVE='y'
MARCH_TARGETNATIVE_ALWAYS='y'

# enable PHP GD AVIF support by default for PHP >=8.1 in EL8/EL9
PHP_LIBGD_EXTERNAL='y'
PHP_GD_AVIF='y'

# for EL8/EL9 ImageMagick7 7.x install instead of ImageMagick 6.x
IMAGEMAGICK_SEVEN='y'

 

Alma is your best option yes.

 

Yes, AlmaLinux 9 is great for fresh installs. Just make sure Centminmod supports it fully.