MySQL8.4 LTS on Rocky Linux 9 support by Easycloud

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for technical support with a 24-hour response time. MySQL 8.4 LTS, built on a minimal Rocky Linux 9 installation, is included in this AMI, repackaged by Easycloud. It provides a Long-Term Support relational database platform, deliberately engineered to deliver years of stability-first operation without disruptive behavior changes or forced migrations.

• Rocky Linux 9 Foundation: Provides a robust, enterprise-grade underlying OS with deep structural alignment to RHEL, ensuring high security and seamless ecosystem compatibility with AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream, and traditional CentOS deployments.

• MySQL 8.4 LTS: The world's most popular open-source relational database management system. Version 8.4 is the first Long-Term Support release of the MySQL 8 series, receiving bug and security fixes without disruptive behavior changes for years to come. It retains the modern InnoDB engine, native JSON support, window functions, and the improved authentication defaults of the 8.x line.

• Rocky Linux 9: A community-driven enterprise Linux distribution that is fully binary-compatible with RHEL 9, well suited for hosting stable, long-lived, mission-critical database workloads.

• Long-Term Support Stability: MySQL 8.4 LTS follows a stability-first release model in which the feature set is frozen and only fixes are delivered. Combined with the 10-year lifecycle of the EL9 platform, this pairing is ideal for production databases that must run unattended for years without forced migrations.

• Production Ready: Based on a hardened, minimal installation of Rocky Linux 9, and updated to the latest version. Root database access is restricted to localhost by default, and the MySQL repository is version-locked to prevent unintended upgrades.

• Expert Engineering and Support: Professionally repackaged by experienced engineers to guarantee a highly optimized and stable environment. It is backed by comprehensive documentation and fast, professional technical assistance to ensure your database layer runs smoothly without costly downtime.

• The Ultimate Relational Data Store: By starting with a bloat-free Rocky Linux 9 installation, maximum CPU and memory are dedicated entirely to query execution and transaction processing. This makes it the perfect, conflict-free foundation for relational workloads alongside PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Percona Server, Amazon Aurora, and Microsoft SQL Server, and for ORM-driven application layers built with Hibernate, Prisma, and SQLAlchemy. It seamlessly integrates with popular frameworks such as Spring Boot, Django, and Laravel, and serves as a rock-solid backend for content and collaboration platforms including WordPress, Drupal, Ghost, MediaWiki, and Redmine, as well as Java application servers like Apache Tomcat and monitoring and workflow tools such as Zabbix, Moodle, and Discourse, ensuring your database infrastructure scales without limits.

• Production Ready & Expert Support: Secured with the latest OS patches. It delivers a highly stable environment, fully supported by comprehensive documentation and fast technical assistance (guaranteed 24-hour response time) to ensure your infrastructure runs smoothly without costly downtime.