How to Migrate from CentOS 7 to CentOS Stream 8?

As CentOS 7 is obsolete on 30th June 2024, move on to CentOS Stream 8 with a simple migration.

✅ Take your Backup – Secure your data and work before upgrading.
✅ Update & Install EPEL – yum update -y && yum install -y epel-release
✅ Upgrade to CentOS Stream 8 – Use centos-release-stream and run:

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dnf install centos-release-stream -y

dnf swap centos-linux-repos centos-stream-repos -y

dnf distro-sync -y

✅ Reboot & Verify – cat /etc/centos-release should show CentOS Stream 8.

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