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Last week CVE-2024-2961 was announced. In brief, systems using glibc and serving php content could potentially be at risk. The vulnerability is related to the ISO-2022-CN-EXT character set.

BlueOnyx 5210R with the new GUI has been officially released.

BlueOnyx 5211R with the new GUI has been officially released.

The new GUI for BlueOnyx 5211R is now available for testing!

Update on the progress in the development of the new GUI.

We've worked around the clock on the integration of the new GUI for BlueOnyx for the last month. Here is the latest news on that.

The last week we've been hard at work with some exciting development work: BlueOnyx gets a new GUI theme!

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R, 5210R and 5211R have been published.

We're happy to announce the release of Easy-Backup, our complete and detailed backup and restore solution for BlueOnyx.

We overhauled a core feature of BlueOnyx to make service restarts more seamless.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5210R and 5211R have been published.

Radicale CalDAV/CardDAV is now available on 5210R as well.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5211R have been published.

We just added Radicale CalDAV/CardDAV integration into BlueOnyx.

I am reaching out to you today with a humble request for your support to ensure the continued development and sustainability of the BlueOnyx project.

After already adding Two-Factor-Auth (2FA) for SSH to BlueOnyx 5211R and 5210R, we now added it to BlueOnyx 5209R as well.

AlmaLinux 8.8 has just been released and we updated our BlueOnyx 5210R image accordingly.

AlmaLinux 9.2 has just been released and we updated our BlueOnyx 5211R image accordingly.

Two-Factor-Auth (2FA) protection for SSH has been added to BlueOnyx 5211R and 5210R.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5211R have been published.  

BlueOnyx had to honor to be featured on the "The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource" live-stream. Check it out!

We just released YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5210R and 5211R that add OpenDKIM support.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R, 5210R and 5211R have been published.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R, 5210R and 5211R have been published.

A template for a BlueOnyx 5211R ProxMox container has been released

The first ISO image of BlueOnyx 5211R has been released

The first release candidate of BlueOnyx 5211R for Enterprise Linux 9.1 has been released today.  

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R have been published.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R have been published.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R have been published.

YUM updates are now available to address CVE-2021-4034

A vulnerability in Polkit's pkexec component identified as CVE-2021-4034 (PwnKit) is present in the default configuration of all major Linux distributions and can be exploited to gain full root privileges on the system, researchers warned today.

Updated Clam AV and MariaDB PKGs are available via the BlueOnyx shop and NewLinQ.

This critical vulnerability is currently in the news. We're not affected.

AlmaLinux 8.5 has been released. Updated installation media is available

The End-of-Life of CentOS 8 (2021-12-31) is getting near, so we just released a reminder and a conversion method.

YUM updates related to Let's Encrypts expired root certificate have been published.

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R have been published.

The TestDisk Data Recovery Tool and why you should know it.

Her is a small preview of something we're currently working on: "Easy Backup".

Updated ISO and disk images for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R have been published.

An updated ISO image for BlueOnyx 5210R has been published that includes new Subdomain handling.

AlmaLinux 8.4 has been released. An updated ISO image for BlueOnyx 5210R has been published.

The BlueOnyx API has been updated and a new WHMCS module has been released.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5209R and BlueOnyx 5210R are available.

The BlueOnyx API has been updated and a new WHMCS module has been released.

AlmaLinux 8.3 (open-source RHEL8 fork) has been officially released today. Updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISOs and OS templates are available.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5209R and BlueOnyx 5210R are available.

We just released an unofficial AlmaLinux 8.3 beta 1 OS template cache for OpenVZ 7 and Aventurin{e} 6109R.

The ISO image BlueOnyx-5210R-AlmaLinux-8.3-BETA-1 has been released.

AlmaLinux is a new RHEL fork from the team at CloudLinux . It is a free Linux OS for the community and developed in close co-operation with the community.

RedHat as owner of CentOS has just announced a new and unexpected future for CentOS 8. This is what we know and what we'll do.

The YUM updates for CentOS 8.3 have been published today by upstream.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5209R and BlueOnyx 5210R are available.

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection is now enabled by default in BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R.

A new feature has been added to 5209R/5210R.

Small reminder to everyone that CentOS 6 goes EOL on 30th Nov 2020.

A large number of updates have been released for BlueOnyx 5209R and 5210R to fix various pending issues.

Todays YUM Updates for CentOS 8 seem to cause issues with Apache.

A potential security flaw was found in the module base-email. YUM updates are available.

An updated BlueOnyx 5209R ISO image for CentOS 7.8 has been released.

An updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8.2.2004 has been released.

An updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8.2.2004 has been released.

CentOS has released the YUM updates for 8.2.2004

A larger set of updates has been published for BlueOnyx 5210R, which add Postfix, SNI for the MTA and Maildir support.

Server Name Indication (SNI) support has now been added to Dovecot.

An updated BlueOnyx 5209R ISO image for CentOS 7.8 has been released.

An updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8.1.1911 has been released.

CentOS 7.8 updates have been released.

An updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8.1.1911 has been released.

A critical security flaw in BlueOnyx 5210R has been found, which allows privilege escalation of users that are not jailed. You are urged to install the BlueOnyx 5210R security updates ASAP.

An updated BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8.1.1911 has been released.

We're now rolling out the good stuff!

Our special Australia day sale for BlueOnyx and Aventurin{e} is underway!

We just published YUM updates and a new ISO which make XFS the default file system for BlueOnyx 5209R.

The first release candidate of our BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image for CentOS 8 has been released.

We are currently wrapping up the BlueOnyx 5210R release and a "Release Candidate" is now available for manual install.

An updated 5209R ISO image has been released.

CentOS 7.7 has been released and the updates are available via YUM.

A vulnerability has been found in the Dovecot service. Updates for BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R have just been released.

If your BlueOnyx 5107R/5108R recently auto-updated via YUM and you encounter any issues, then please read this.

The long awaited "Easy Migrate" for BlueOnyx 5209R (and 5210R) has been released.

A critical vulnerability has been found in ProFTPd (CVE-2019-12815) and updates to address it have been released.

BlueOnyx 5107R and BlueOnyx 5108R are now officially EOL.

BlueOnyx 5210R got a couple of new features such as explicit FTP, true SFTP and Jailkit Chroot jails.

An updated 5209R ISO image has been released.

A recent Let's Encrypt update forced us to overhaul the Let's Encrypt integration of BlueOnyx and Aventurin{e}.

BlueOnyx needs your help and we started a fundraiser for a new development push towards a more modern BlueOnyx.

An updated 5209R ISO image has been released.

On Friday the 23rd November 2018 (the dreaded "Black Friday") we're offering a special discount in the BlueOnyx Shop .

With yesterdays release of the RHEL8 Beta the development of BlueOnyx 5210R for RHEL8 and CentOS 8 has started today.

We just released an updated Nginx (1.14.1) for BlueOnyx 5209R, which addresses various security issues.

We're currently experiencing a server outage that affects part of the BlueOnyx infrastructure.

A recent SpamAssassin update on CentOS 7 caused issues with the AV-SPAM.

BlueOnyx 5209R now has a GUI interface to easily manage usage of Docker images and containers via the GUI interface.

We just published another update for BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R which should aide BlueOnyx server owners in the task of complying with the new GDPR/DSGVO EU regulation.

BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R just received an update that integrates Net2FTP into the GUI.

We just published updates for BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R which should aide BlueOnyx server owners in the task of complying with the new GDPR/DSGVO EU regulation.

Here is a direct comparison between HTTPS via Apache and HTTPS via the Nginx-Proxy, using HTTP/2.

A new major update for BlueOnyx 5209R is ready for release and is currently in the 'BlueOnyx-Testing' YUM repository.

"Bug Reports" or "Support Tickets" submitted via the BlueOnyx GUI might not have reached us.

Personal message about the current state of the BlueOnyx development and the plans for the future.

A massive YUM update that adds IPv6 support to BlueOnyx 5209R has just been released.

Got a Raspberry Pi and are wondering if you can run BlueOnyx on it?

An updated 5209R ISO image has been released.

CentOS 7.4 has been released an updates for it have it the YUM repositories. On BlueOnyx 5209R this *may* cause a Sendmail outage.

The BlueOnyx shop and NewLinQ will be down from 25th-27th February 2017 for a server move.    

The MariaDB 10.1 PKG from the shop had some compatability issues. Here is how we fixed them.

A new WHMCS module to manage BlueOnyx 5209R provisioning via WHMCS has been released.

All users of BlueOnyx 5106R should prepare for the end-of-life of the CentOS 5 based BlueOnyx 5106R on 31st March 2017.

With todays updates and fixes we also published a new BlueOnyx and Aventurin{e} module.

  A new ISO image for BlueOnyx 5209R has been released.

News from our sister project: Aventurin{e} 6108R has been released.

We did have some technical issues with the BlueOnyx shop during the last special. Due to that we're now kicking off another week of reduced prices. Enjoy it while it lasts.

An Open Virtual Appliance ("VMware Image") of BlueOnyx 5209R is now available for download.

Pending BlueOnyx 5209R YUM updates to increase speed and performance.

For a limited time we're offering 50% off on all commercial BlueOnyx packages.

An updated CMU Migration Ultility has been published, which contains significant improvements.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R have been released.

A larger than usual set of updates has just been published for BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R.

A new 5209R ISO image and a 5209R OS template have been released.

We just published several updates that should address various stability aspects of CCEd.

To kick off 2016 in the best possible manner we are offering a 20% discount in the BlueOnyx shop in the first week of January 2016.

A new 5209R ISO image and a 5209R OS template have been released.

Support for free SSL certificates via "Let's Encrypt!" has been added to BlueOnyx 5207R, 5208R and 5209R.

We are happy to announce that it is now possible to rent BlueOnyx packages in the BlueOnyx shop.

Several updated PKGs have been published to the BlueOnyx Shop today and we would like to let you know about the changes and enhancements that were made.

A new 5209R ISO image has been released. This will be the final beta release before declaring it "stable".

Important notice to all BlueOnyx 5106R users.

Updated base-email RPMs have been released for all BlueOnyx versions. That should solve connectivity issues with older mail servers.

Updated base-email RPMS have been released for all BlueOnyx versions. These deal with certain OpenSSL related problems.

An updated ISO image of BlueOnyx 5209R has been released.

BlueOnyx 5209R has been enhanced with support for multiple PHP versions at the same time.

A new email related feature has been added to BlueOnyx (all versions).

An updated BlueOnyx 5209R Beta ISO has been released.

BlueOnyx 5209R on CentOS 7 has been released today as BETA version.

Updates for BlueOnyx 5207R and 5208R have just been released.

Updates for BlueOnyx 5207R and 5208R have just been released.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx have been released.

Small update on the BlueOnyx 5209R (on EL7) development.

YUM updates for all versions of BlueOnyx have been published.

Updated sausalito-cce-* RPMs have been published for all BlueOnyx versions.

We usually don't mention commercial product updates here, but this time it's necessary. Both to avoid questions and because people have actually been waiting for the AV-SPAM so that they can move to 5207R or 5208R. The all new AV-SPAM v6.0.0 is now available for *ALL* versions of BlueOnyx. if you have the old AV-SPAM v5, then please upgrade to the new version. With the release of the AV-SPAM v6.0.0 all our PKGs are now available for all versions of BlueOnyx.

We just released the first production ready ISO images and OS templates for BlueOnyx 5207R and 5208R.

ISO images and OpenVZ OS templates for BlueOnyx 5207R and 5208R (with the new GUI) have been released today.

Another update on the development of the new BlueOnyx 5207R/5208R GUI.

The BlueOnyx 5207R demo server has just been updated with the latest development snapshot.

CNAME's are evil. Don't use them.

Overhauled BlueOnyx 5106R/5107R/5108R released.

This is yet another progress report about the work on the re-themed BlueOnyx 5207R/5208R.

In the lights of the recent cryptology crisis we have reviewed and modified some BlueOnyx related sources.

The BlueOnyx project and SOLARSPEED.NET are sad to report that payments to us via Skrill / Moneybookers are no longer possible.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R are available.

The BlueOnyx demo has been updated with the latest progress of the new theme.

An API for remote provisioning and management of BlueOnyx servers has been released. A module to manage BlueOnyx via WHMCS is available now as well.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: If you operate a DNS server om BlueOnyx, please read this!

Only for curious users. :-)

Scientific Linux 6.4 has been released. Updates are available via YUM.

This is a small and long overdue status report on the development of a modern theme for BlueOnyx.

Various GUI related YUM updates have been released today.

This is a message from the BlueOnyx developer team and we would like to ask for your attention for a moment.

An updated base-apache and base-console was just released.

An updated swatch RPM has been released today.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R are available now.

An updated base-vsite was just released.

Updated base-ftp, sausalito-palette, mod_suphp and base-vsite RPMs are now available.

Scientific Linux 6.3 has been released. OS updates for Scientific Linux based BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R are now available.

In preparation for SL-6.3 we just updated base-alpine.

Some Apache related fixes for BlueOnyx were just released.

Several updates were released today to fix some small problems.

An updated blueonyx-z-push and swatch was just released.

An updated sausalito-palette RPM has been released.

Some GUI related fixes for BlueOnyx were just released.

YUM updates to address some lingering ProFTPd problems have been added to the [BlueOnyx-Testing] YUM repository.

A guide explaining how to use suPHP has been added to the BlueOnyx website.

An updated ProFTPd for BlueOnyx have been released.

Updates for BlueOnyx have been released which fix SSL certificate and open_basedir issues.

Updates for BlueOnyx have been released which fix SSL certificate import issues and cmuImport problems.

Last night's 'base-vsite' update contained several problems, which had a negative impact on PHP enabled sites. Fixed RPMs are now in the YUM repository.

Updates for BlueOnyx were released tonight which deal with PHP email security and SSL certificates.

Due to popular demand CentOS-6.2 based versions of BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

Updated base-dns modules have been released to fix a glitch in the Vsite MX record management.

Updated OS templates for Aventurin{e}, OpenVZ and Virtuozzo of BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released.

A massive BlueOnyx update was released today with the goal to improve support for multiple languages.  

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R have been released.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

Updated ISO images for BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R have been released.

Scientific Linux 6.2 has been released. OS updates for BlueOnyx 5107R and 5108R will be available shortly.

A new 'Cobalt Migration Utility' (CMU) has been released.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R, 5107R and 5108R have been released today.

We are happy to anounce the release of the 64-bit version of BlueOnyx 5108R.

CentOS v5.7 has been released and these updates are now available via YUM for 5106R users.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

A small fix for 5106R was just released to fix a problem with missing English support.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

An Apache DOS attack tool is circulating in the wild, which can easily overload attacked hosts if they're vulnerable.

Updated base-vsite RPMs were released today that extend the suPHP functionality with support for custom php.ini files.

YUM updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released today.

Updates for BlueOnyx 5106R have been released.

Now that the development of BlueOnyx 5107R is finished, it is time to backport the updates to 5106R as well.

Scientific Linux 6.1 has been released. The OS related YUM updates are now available. Additionally several BlueOnyx 5107R fixes were released today.

Updates for BlueOnyx 5106R and 5107R have been released.

BlueOnyx 5107R is now available for Beta-testing.

On the 12th and 13th April we reorganized the projects server architecture, so web services, mailing lists and YUM repositories were temporarily down.

In the early morning hours of Sunday CentOS-5.6 was released. This caused a few issues.

An updated ProFTPd (v1.3.3c) was released for BlueOnyx.

 Updates for BlueOnyx 5106R have been released to the "testing" YUM repository.

After spending a month almost exclusively on BlueOnyx things start to shape up quite nicely and a tentative release date of "end of December 2008" appears feasible.