How to install hitch on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
Network proxy that terminates TLS/SSL connections
Availability
| Distro | aarch64 | noarch | x86_64 | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.8.0 |
| RHEL 9 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.8.0 |
| RHEL 8 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.8.0 |
| RHEL 7 | ✓ | — | ✓ | 1.8.0 |
| RHEL 6 | — | — | — |
Description
hitch is a network proxy that terminates TLS/SSL connections and forwards the unencrypted traffic to some backend. It is designed to handle 10s of thousands of connections efficiently on multi-core machines.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
hitch on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10
sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo dnf -y install hitch
hitch on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm sudo yum -y install hitch
Package downloads require an active GetPageSpeed subscription — one repository for hitch and 3,000+ more packages across every maintained Enterprise Linux release.
Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install hitch on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install hitch (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is hitch available for?
hitch is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is hitch compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?
Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.