CentminMod
Optimized LEMP Stack Deployment and Management for High-Performance Web Hosting
About CentminMod
CentminMod is a powerful command-line toolkit designed for deploying and managing high-performance Nginx, PHP-FPM, and MariaDB servers on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and CentOS. It simplifies the setup of a fully optimized LEMP stack with features like HTTP/2 support, PHP version switching, and automated security configurations. Ideal for developers and sysadmins seeking a streamlined, production-ready web hosting solution.
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Centmin Mod supports AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and CentOS (x86_64 architecture only). For new installations, AlmaLinux 9 or Rocky Linux 9 is recommended.
No, Centmin Mod was created and tested to work as a standalone Nginx, PHP-FPM, and MariaDB MySQL stack without the use of any control panels.
The recommended method is the curl one-liner installer which handles downloading and configuring all components automatically. Full install instructions are available on the Installation Guide page.
For same-branch upgrades, update the code first via menu option 23 or cmupdate, then run menu option 4 (Nginx upgrade) and option 5 (PHP upgrade) only if upgrading to new software versions. For cross-branch upgrades, a fresh install on a new server is recommended.
The default PHP version depends on the branch: 132.00stable & 140.00beta01 use PHP 7.4.33, while 141.00beta01 uses PHP 8.3.21. You can switch PHP versions using centmin.sh menu option 5.
Use the nv command or centmin.sh menu option 2 to create Nginx vhost domains. For DNS, use menu option 3 (NSD) or a third-party DNS provider like Cloudflare.
Minimum requirements are 2 GB RAM + 4 GB swap + 40 GB disk for EL8/EL9. Recommended is 4 GB RAM + 4 GB swap + 60 GB disk with 2-4 CPU cores.
Yes, Centmin Mod Nginx includes full HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 QUIC support. All current branches compile Nginx with the latest HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 capabilities.
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