Overview
- On November 30, 2020, CentOS 6 will reach its end of life. We will then move to CentOS 7 as our primary Operating System. Please note that CentOS 7 will not reach maintenance until its end of life in March 2024.
- Customers on VPS and Dedicated servers using the cPanel version 86 and are running the CentOS 6 operating system will not have the option to upgrade to CentOS 7 but will have the option to reimage or purchase a new server with CentOS 7 installed.
- We will continue to assist customers after March 31. Still, HostGator cannot ensure or support the compatibility and security of deprecated software, and all customers are encouraged to make the transition.
VPS and Dedicated customers that are currently running CentOS 6 will receive the following notice in their WHM: