How do I get the no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Subscription or renew it?
Environment
- Red Hat Developer Portal
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Subscription
Issue
- How to procure the no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Subscription.
- How to renew the no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Subscription.
Resolution
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The no-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer Subscription is for development use & testing purpose only and may not be used in production.
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When you register on Red Hat Developer Portal, you will be entitled to Red Hat Developer Subscription For Individuals
- Please read the No-cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Individual Developer Subscription: FAQs document for information for the appropriate scenarios under which one may use the Red Hat Developer Subscription For Individuals subscription.
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We recommend you follow our Getting Started Guide which covers downloading and installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on a physical system or virtual machine (VM) using your choice of VirtualBox, VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Linux KVM/Libvirt.
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Like the fee-based version, this is a 12 months subscription you will need to renew each year. To renew your no cost Red Hat Enterprise Linux Developer subscription, you will need to wait until your current subscription expires.
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To renew your subscription, you will need to follow the steps below:
- Log-in to the Red Hat Developer Portal
- Agree to the Terms & Conditions when prompted by the 'Additional Action Required' page. If the 'Additional Action Required' page does not automatically show up, proceed to the Product Download page.
- Select the product & click submit.
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You may need to remove and then re-attach your renewed subscription to the system after accepting T&Cs
# subscription-manager remove --all
# subscription-manager clean
# subscription-manager register
# subscription-manager attach --auto
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2 Comments
this process don't work
Hi Ralph, thank you for your message. I see you current have a Red Hat Developer Subscription for Individuals, expiring 2023-12-14. Please note that it is not possible to renew this particular subscription before its expiration date. Kind Regards, Jana