Release Notes

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A chronological record of Vultr platform updates, feature releases, and improvements to help users stay informed about changes to the cloud ecosystem.

Vultr release notes provide a transparent view into the ongoing improvements, feature releases, and platform enhancements across our cloud ecosystem. These notes are designed to keep customers, developers, and partners informed about both major releases and incremental updates to Vultr products and services. You'll find details about new features, performance improvements, bug fixes, API updates, and infrastructure changes.


September 2025

23 September

• PostgreSQL 13 EOL: PostgreSQL 13 has reached End of Life (EOL) and is no longer receiving security patches or community support. Customers should begin planning to upgrade their PostgreSQL 13 databases to a supported release. Use the Vultr control panel or API to deploy a new managed database on PostgreSQL 14+ and migrate your data. For upgrade guidance, click here.
  
• Support for Additional API Keys:
• You can now generate additional API keys for your Vultr user. All API keys also now support an optional expiration date and name for convenient identification after they are generated. As always, API keys are displayed only once immediately after generation. Learn More.
• DBaaS CA Certificate API Customers can now retrieve their account's CA certificate for Managed Databases directly through the Vultr API. This CA certificate enables applications and services to establish secure, trusted TLS connections to Vultr's Managed Databases.
• Snapshot ID Display for VPS & Bare Metal Deploy: The Vultr API now retains and displays the snapshot ID used when deploying Virtual Private Servers (VPS) and Bare Metal (BM) instances. This allows customers to confirm which snapshot was used to create an instance. In addition, snapshot IDs can be retrieved programmatically for auditing, monitoring, or orchestration workflows.
• Debian 13 'Trixie' Now Available: The latest version of Debian has been added to the Vultr OS offering. Highlights include Linux 6.12 LTS with expanded hardware support,updated desktops (GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6, Xfce 4.20), new "Ceratopsian" theme, improved installer with HTTP Boot, tmpfs default for /tmp, and APT 3.0 with modernized dependency resolution. Wayland is now default for GNOME, offering better multimedia and NVIDIA support.
• Bangalore Image Storage Upgraded to Hybrid: The BLR image cluster (blr-image01) is now 100% hybrid, combining high-speed SSDs for metadata and write-ahead log (WAL) with HDDs for bulk capacity, for faster VM deployments and more reliable performance.

We're excited to announce that Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Organizations support is on the way! What to Expect:

• Organizations: Structure your account to support teams, departments, or entire businesses under one umbrella.
• Granular IAM Controls: Assign roles, manage permissions, and control access to resources with precision.
• Stronger Security: Centralized identity management reduces risks and simplifies compliance.
• Collaboration-Ready: Easily invite and manage team members for seamless project collaboration.

These updates bring enterprise-grade controls to Vultr, making it easier for both individuals and businesses to securely scale their operations. Stay tuned — more details coming soon!


August 2025

28 August

• VKE Node Pools Now Support User Data: Vultr's Terraform provider now supports user_data on the vultr_kubernetes_node_pools resource. You can now specify user data per node pool, giving users more control and customization at launch. Learn More.
• Account Logs are Now Available: Logs provide detailed records of user actions across your account, capturing events such as logins, web portal interactions, and API requests. Learn more.
• Ubuntu 25.04 BM Bug Fixes: Improved support for Ubuntu 25.04 across Bare Metal hardware, ensuring smoother deployment and stability.
• Global Load Balancer Experience Improvements: A redesigned, modernized interface for automatically routing traffic to the nearest server worldwide, making global traffic management easier and more intuitive. Check it Out.
• High Performance Block, Object, and Filesystem Storage in Seattle and Atlanta: Seattle and Atlanta are key hubs for current and future GPU deployments. High-performance storage located near customer GPU workloads ensures optimal performance for compute-intensive applications.
• NVIDIA HGX B200 or H100 GPU Plans Available: Deploy Cloud GPU plans featuring 8x NVIDIA HGX B200 or H100 GPUs. These full-system virtual machines combine bare-metal performance with cloud agility, featuring: 8x GPUs in passthrough mode for maximum performance and full GPU fabric networking for inference and training workloads. Deploy Now.
• Rapid AI deployment with Vultr Open Cluster Manager: Vultr Open Cluster Manager is now available as a one-click-deploy app on the Vultr Marketplace. Powered by open-source technologies, Vultr Open Cluster Manager simplifies the process for getting AI workloads running on Vultr Cloud GPU clusters. Learn more.

July 2025

28 July

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS End-of-Life: We have removed Ubuntu 20.04 from the platform, as it reached the end of its support period and no longer receives security or software updates. We recommend upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 24.04 which are actively supported LTS releases.
• AlmaLinux Networking Fixes for Bare Metal: We have fixed bugs for greater compatibility between AlmaLinux and Vultr Bare Metal.
• Serverless Inference Auto-Chunking Fix: We have resolved an issue with the Vultr Serverless Inference Vector Store file and collection item processing.
• Added CLI and API Documentation for Vultr Managed Apache® Kafka: All new features implemented in the customer portal and API are now supported by our open source libraries.Learn more.
• VPC2 Is No Longer Available for Vultr Managed Databases: Users can no longer choose a VPC2 network for DBaaS deployments due to the upcoming VPC2 deprecation. You can learn more and view our VPC2 migration guide here.
• Vultr Service Account Users: Can Now Be Added
  Service users on Vultr are dedicated, API-only users intended for secure, automated access to cloud resources.

June 2025

26 June

• Vultr Managed Apache Kafka® Improvements: New Schema Registry features and configurable settings allow users to fine-tune their Kafka environments for improved consistency and performance. Learn more about Schema Registry.
• Vultr Block Storage Improvements: Attach multiple devices more reliably. Learn more about attaching devices to Block Storage.
• New OS releases:

   

•     Alpine Linux 3.22
•     Rocky Linux 10
•     AlmaLinux 10

Other Updates:

   

•      GPU Price-to-Performance Calculator: Compare benchmarked inference performance across GPUs for popular open-source LLMs. Try it out
•     Canada Tax Info on Invoices: Invoices now reflect accurate regional tax calculations for Canadian customers.
•       API Performance Upgrades: List and get operations for Reserved IPs and VPS instances are now faster and more efficient.