Incus 7.0 LTS has been released
13 hours ago
- #LTS-release
- #open-source
- #container-management
- Incus 7.0 LTS released as a modern system container, application container, and virtual machine manager under Apache 2.0 license.
- This LTS version will be supported until June 2031, with two years of bug fixes and minor improvements, followed by three years of security-only maintenance.
- Includes fixes for 9 security issues identified in a security audit by 7asecurity.com, including multiple CVEs rated moderate to low.
- Features breaking changes such as updated minimum system requirements (Go 1.25, Linux 6.12) and deprecation of CGroupV1 and xtables support.
- Key new features: built-in S3 listener replacing MinIO, server shutdown action with evacuation option, low-level backup API with NBD support, and storage pool project restrictions.
- Enhanced functionality includes OCI support for application containers, dependent storage volumes tied to instances, network address sets for ACLs, and new storage drivers like Linstor and TrueNAS.
- Improvements in command-line tools: incus file push/pull commands now align with cp behavior, and incus image copy supports a --reuse flag for aliases.
- Placement scriptlet calls during cluster rebalance optimize load distribution, and CPU baseline definitions in cluster groups improve live migration in mixed clusters.
- Contributions from 204 individuals between Incus 6.0 and 7.0 LTS releases, with 45 contributors specifically between versions 6.23 and 7.0.
- Documentation and installation options available, with support for migrating from LXD using the lxd-to-incus tool, and community/commercial support channels.