Exactly, CentOS is dead, and is not RedHat's beta step toward RHEL.
With Fedora still being the alpha.
Not sure why you would run public servers using a beta OS with security flaws and no real upgrade path.
It's OK for a lab environment for learning.
AlmaLinux is the recommended version for new servers.
And I would recommend AlmaLinux 9, since it has a slight speed advantage over 8 when using for websites.