🆚 CentOS vs. Linux

CentOS is a discontinued open-source Linux distribution compatible with RHEL.

Linux is a family of open-source, Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, originally created by Linus Torvalds and now maintained by a global community of contributors.

It is widely used as a server operating system for web and application hosting, supporting web servers such as Apache and Nginx, databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL, container runtimes such as Docker and LXC, and virtualization with KVM.

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Legacy category.
• 🥈 Second most popular in Panama in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in Japan in the Legacy category.
• 🥉 Third most popular in Korea in the Operating Systems category.

• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Spain in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Italy in the Operating Systems category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the Netherlands in the Operating Systems category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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