Download - The CentOS Project (2025)

As you download and use CentOS Linux or CentOS Stream (What’s thedifference?), the CentOS Project invites you to be a part of thecommunity as a contributor.There are many ways to contribute to the project, from documentation, QA, andtesting to coding changes forSIGs, providing mirroring orhosting, and helping other users.

How to verify your ISO.

If you plan to create USB boot media, please read this first to avoid damage to your system.

If the above is not for you, alternative downloads might be.

The CentOS Stream release notes are continuously updated to include issues and incorporate feedback from users.

Cloud and container images

We build, maintain and update Cloud images that you can find on our Cloud Images server.

These images are built and made available for all the architectures that corresponding version supports.

People interested in importing ‘GenericCloud’ images into their own cloud solution can find corresponding images on the link above.

Worth knowing that you can also import (through Skopeo or other methods) container images the same way, and such .tar.xz files can be found on the same mirror.

Parallel to that, we have also official images that are available directly to be deployed for the following solutions:

• Amazon Web Services
• Quay Registry
• Docker Registry

If the above is not for you, alternative downloads might be.

Geographical mirrors

If you’re looking for a specific (or geographically local) mirror, please check out our list of current mirrors.

Sources

The CentOS project hosts some sources at git.centos.org.CentOS Stream hosts its sources on Gitlab.This is documented in greater detail in the CentOS wiki.

In order to help ease the workload for our primary mirror network, the sourcerpms are not kept in the same tree as the binary packages. If you need thesource packages used to build CentOS, you can find them in our vaultvault.centos.org.

Older Versions

Legacy versions of CentOS are no longer supported. For historical purposes,CentOS keeps an archive of older versions. If you’re absolutely sure you needan older version then click here.

Export Regulations

By downloading CentOS software, you acknowledge that you understand all of thefollowing: CentOS software and technical information may be subject to the U.S.Export Administration Regulations (the “EAR”) and other U.S. and foreign lawsand may not be exported, re-exported or transferred (a) to any country listedin Country Group E:1 in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the EAR (currently,Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan & Syria); (b) to any prohibited destination orto any end user who has been prohibited from participating in U.S. exporttransactions by any federal agency of the U.S. government; or (c) for use inconnection with the design, development or production of nuclear, chemical orbiological weapons, or rocket systems, space launch vehicles, or soundingrockets, or unmanned air vehicle systems. You may not download CentOS softwareor technical information if you are located in one of these countries orotherwise subject to these restrictions. You may not provide CentOS software ortechnical information to individuals or entities located in one of thesecountries or otherwise subject to these restrictions. You are also responsiblefor compliance with foreign law requirements applicable to the import, exportand use of CentOS software and technical information.