Autumn brings new beginnings – since October 15, 2020, we have been provisioning new orders based on the Berlin-based Linux distribution Flatcar Linux. With this, we say goodbye to RedHat/CentOS Linux and look to the future.
Flatcar Linux started as a “friendly” fork of (former) RedHat CoreOS when the EOL of the CoreOS distribution was announced. Flatcar is excellently suited for hosting containers and is the perfect foundation for our platform.
The advantages of Flatcar at a glance:
- Current versions of the Linux Kernel, SystemD
- Current (and stable) version of Docker
- Lean operating system (more CPU and RAM for our customers)
- Optimized for container operations
- (Enhanced security through an) immutable root filesystem
Flatcar Linux is a project of Kinvolk GmbH. 👋