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UnrealIRCd 3.2.x deprecated
Everyone running UnrealIRCd 3.2.x had 12 months to upgrade from 3.2.x to 4.x between Dec 2015 and Dec 2016.
On January 1, 2017 all support for UnrealIRCd 3.2.x stopped. You should not be using UnrealIRCd 3.2.x anymore as security fixes are no longer available.
Advice: Upgrade to UnrealIRCd 5
You should upgrade to UnrealIRCd 5. To see what's new, check out What's new in UnrealIRCd 4 and What's new in UnrealIRCd 5.
UnrealIRCd comes with a simple tool to convert your existing 3.2.x configuration files to 5.x format to make upgrading easy, see Upgrading from 3.2.x.
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
References
- UnrealIRCd 3.2.x phase-out pre-announcement (December 11, 2015)
- UnrealIRCd 4 release announcement (December 24, 2015)
- Reminder: UnrealIRCd 3.2.x End Of Life (December 11, 2016)