Community Support
This is the free support you get from the Rocky Linux community on this forum, and at https://chat.rockylinux.org.
Each minor version is supported until the next minor version is released, which is about 6 months. The exception is the last minor version, which is about 5 years.
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Rocky Linux 8 is supported by the Rocky Linux project until May 2029.
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Rocky Linux 9 is supported by the Rocky Linux project until May 2032.
Paid Support (CIQ, OpenLogic, etc)
This is paid support. Neither the Rocky Linux project or the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation provides paid support (or paid anything, actually). However, there are many fantastic paid support providers available for Rocky Linux, several of whom substantially support the project:
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CIQ - The founding sponsor of the project, provides support for 18 months past the end of community support, for each non-zero even numbered minor release.
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OpenLogic - A principal sponsor of the project, (Perhaps the same as their CentOS policy? I couldn’t find a public schedule on their site, I’ll find out and fill this in later).
Disclaimer
There are many other support providers available for Rocky Linux, but I don’t have information about their support policies. If you use paid support, check with your support provider! I’ve edited this post because it’s widely linked to, and is apparently a source of confusion for customers of paid support providers.