v18.0 Stable Release #2 - 11 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds

We have the 2nd v18.0 stable release batch ready to roll (see all v18.x related announcements here). This batch brings the total number of v18.0 stable releases so far to lucky number 13! As per usual, it's taking longer than I would like, but they are coming together.

This release consists of 11 freshly updated and tested v18.0 appliances. As per the previous announcements, this release is only ISOs and Hub builds. Once we have a few more published, I plan to circle back and build for Proxmox LXC. It's still unclear when we might have other builds available.

As per usual, these updated appliances can all be found on our mirror network, downloaded from their relevant appliance pages (links below) or they can be launched directly from the Hub (note that 17.x appliances are still the default for now - please see the previous announcement for launching v18.0 apps).

v18.0 Update batch details

Technically, Drupal 10 could "sort of" be considered a new appliance. I mean, we've never had a Drupal 10 appliance before, so in that sense, it's definitely new. Although really it's just a continuation of the Drupal 9 appliance, but with Drupal 10 installed. So in that sense, it's just an update to the Drupal 9 appliance. Speaking of Drupal 9, it's EOL (end of life) is fast approaching (Nov 1st 2023), so we decided to skip that one in v18.x. If you really need Drupal 9, please use the v17.1 release. If you are starting a new Drupal site, then 10 is definitely the version you want!

Despite not having a Drupal 9 (or Drupal 8) appliance(s) anymore, we still have a Drupal 7! Whilst it is NOT recommended to use Drupal 7 for any new projects, we continue to provide the (an updated release of) Drupal 7 appliance for existing users. D7 support has been downgraded, but will now not reach EOL until Jan 5th 2025! Despite that, we recommend where possible to migrate to a newer version of Drupal (or some other platform) ASAP.

Somewhat similar to the situation with D9/D10 (above), we won't be producing a Joomla 3 appliance for v18.x. Joomla 3 is very close to EOL so in v18.x, there will only be a Joomla 4 app. The other app worth a special mention this time around is SuiteCRM. We did not build a SuiteCRM app in v17.x because we had some concerns about the security of the product. It seems that they have addressed our concerns on the new v8.x release of SuiteCRM, so we've added it back to the library for this release.

v18.0 Apps updated this release

Here are the updated apps in all their glory:

Bagisto	Drupal 10	Drupal 7	Joomla 4
LAMP Stack	LAPP Stack	MySQL	Nextcloud
OrangeHRM	ownCloud	SuiteCRM

All v18.0 apps to date

Whilst it's perhaps a bit redundant this time (as we've only release Core & TKLDev previously), as per existing convention, please find all the appliances (in alphabetical order) that have been released for v18.0 so far listed below:

Bagisto	Core	Drupal10	Drupal7
Joomla4	LAMPStack	LAPPStack	MySQL
Nextcloud	OrangeHRM	ownCloud	SuiteCRM
TKLDev

Give them a try and share your feedback

We always love feedback. Hearing nice things is always great, and very valuable. Although constructive criticism is probably even better. So if you have any feedback, want to offer a hand with testing or would like to request a specific appliance be prioritized, please post below (guest posts don't require log in, but do require manual approval). Or you can open a new thread in the forums. Please note that posting new threads requires a free website user account; due to spammers, automated approvals have been disabled. So please ping me (via email, as a guest comment here, or over on the specific "welcome" thread) if you're waiting for approval.

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