Software update for managed servers and web hosting accounts 2024
This page summarizes changes that are the result of the 2024 software update to all web hosting accounts and managed servers.
Software updates
The version of all PostgreSQL databases will increase from 13 to 15 during the update.
At the same time, all MariaDB databases will receive an update from version 10.5 to 10.11.
MariaDB versions 10.5 and 10.11 are almost fully compatible; hence in nearly all cases, you normally do not need to make modifications or adaptations to your databases or database-related code.
If you use the OFFSET identifier (for example, for table names, indexes, views, etc.), it might be necessary to quote the identifier in your SQL queries from now on, see MariaDB documentation
You should check in advance whether your applications are compatible with the above database versions. This is usually the case.
Other software updates include the following products:
| Package | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| Apache | 2.4.56 | 2.4.57 |
| Git | 2.30 | 2.39 |
| Perl | 5.32 | 5.36 |
| Python3 | 3.9.2 | 3.11.2 |
| PostgreSQL | 13 | 15 |
| MySQL/MariaDB | 10.5 | 10.11 |
| Java (OpenJDK) | 11 | 17 |
You can check for further changes in Debian packages here:
- https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/ (old version)
- https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/ (new version)
Additional changes
Discontinued support for Python 2
Support for Python 2 applications is going to be discontinued. If you are running software which is not yet Python3 compatible, you may need to make modifications.
OpenSSL 3
The TLS library OpenSSL will receive an update from version 1.1 to 3.0. These versions are partially incompatible. If you run your own software utilizing OpenSSL, it should be modified as necessary and rebuilt/recompiled for OpenSSL 3.0.