Chapter 2. Understanding update channels

fast

One month of full support

Every month

Production environments with access to the latest product features.

Select this streaming channel with automatic updates to avoid manually upgrading every month.

stable

Three months of full support

Every three months

Production environments with stability prioritized over new feature availability.

Select this streaming channel with automatic updates to access the latest stable release and avoid manually upgrading.

stable-x.y

Seven months of full support

Every three months

Production environments with stability prioritized over new feature availability.

Select numbered stable channels (such as stable-2.10) to plan and upgrade to the next stable release while keeping your deployment under full support.

eus-x.y

Seven months of full support followed by Extended Update Support for eleven months

Every nine months

Enterprise-grade environments that cannot upgrade within a seven month window.

Select this streaming channel if you prioritize stability over new feature availability.

alpha

One month of full support

Every month

Development environments with early-access features that might not be functionally complete.

Select this channel to use early-access features to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process. Early-access features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs).

For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope.

For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Developer Preview features, see Developer Preview Features Support Scope.