How to activate CentOS 8.4 ELS with an activation key?

Anna

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To enable the CentOS 8.4 ELS repository on a server, follow these steps:

1. Download an installer script:

wget https://repo.cloudlinux.com/centos8.4-els/install-centos8.4-els-repo.sh

2. Run the installer script with keys:

sh install-centos8.4-els-repo.sh --license-key CELS8_4-XXXXXXXXXXXX

3. The installation script registers the server in the CLN with the key, receives the token and adds the yum-repository with the token.

4. The script will create the /etc/yum.repos.d/centos8.4-els.repo yum repository config file and add the PGP key.

To ensure that installation has been completed successfully, run the following command:

yum info els-define

It should return the info of an available package.

5. After this, you will be able to install updates from the repository using a regular yum upgrade command.