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UnrealIRCd 5 EOL
All support for UnrealIRCd 5 ended on July 1, 2023. There will be no further releases or fixes, also no security fixes. Upgrade to UnrealIRCd 6!
Still using UnrealIRCd 5?
If you are still using UnrealIRCd 5.x then you should upgrade ASAP to UnrealIRCd 6. The configuration file requires only a few small changes. See the article Upgrading from 5.x for full information.
If you are using third party modules, then check with your vendor or on modules.unrealircd.org if they have been ported to 6.x. Otherwise, you can post the module source on the modules forum and ask if someone is kind enough to convert the module to 6.x.
Support schedule
The UnrealIRCd 5 support schedule is as follows:
- December 13, 2019 - January 1, 2022: Fully supported: new features, fixes, everything
- January 1, 2022 - July 1, 2022: No new features, only major bug fixes.
- July 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023: Security fixes only
- July 1, 2023: End of all support for UnrealIRCd 5
Releases
The currently supported UnrealIRCd versions (and EOL dates) can be seen in the table below:
| Series | First stable release | Security fixes only | End of life (EOL) | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnrealIRCd 3.2 | 2004-04-25 | 2015-12-11 | 2016-12-31 | 12.5 years | Very old, unsupported, do not use |
| UnrealIRCd 4 | 2015-12-24 | 2019-05-20 | 2020-12-31 | 5 years | Old, unsupported, do not use |
| UnrealIRCd 5 | 2019-12-13 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-07-01 | 3.5 years | No longer supported |
| UnrealIRCd 6 | 2021-12-17 | - | - | - | Stable |
There is no strict release cadence of the major versions.
When a new major version is released we will announce the exact end dates of the previous major release. The previous major release is always supported for at least another 12 months after the new major release.
See also:
- History of UnrealIRCd releases - a historic overview from 1999 until now
- UnrealIRCd 5 EOL - UnrealIRCd 5 End Of Life information
History
- UnrealIRCd 5 support schedule announced, on Oct 30, 2021
- UnrealIRCd 6 release announcement, on December 17, 2021