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Current Notifications as of  

cPanel

Clients with cPanel on their dedicated server, VPS or Cloud VM should be aware of the following:

  • cPanel version 76 reached the end of its supported lifespan on March 31, 2019.This means that if If your server is running cPanel 82 (or the LTS version of 76) or earlier now it will no longer be supported by HostDime or cPanel Inc. 
    • Versions of cPanel that have reached end-of-life status no longer receive updates or full support. For security, we recommend you update to a more recent version of cPanel.
  • If you are unsure what version of cPanel your server is currently running, you can follow these directions to find out.
  • If you'd like to learn more about cPanel Inc.'s polices on supported versions, we recommend you review the information here and here.
  • HostDime recommends that clients always use the latest stable version of cPanel, which is currently version 84.
    • We also support the non-end-of-life LTS version of cPanel. Currently that is 78 LTS.
  • Click here to learn more about the most recent release.

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  • HostDime no longer supports Windows Server 2008 R1R2 or earlier.
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2 (64-bit only) is still supported until January 2020, but HostDime recommends migrating immediately.  was end-of-lifed in January 2020.
    • Please contact us if you'd like to upgrade to Windows Server 2016 or newer.
  • We currently support Windows Server 2012 or newer.
    • We recommend running Windows Server 2016 or 2019 (both 64-bit).

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  • The only officially supported version of WordPress is the very latest stable release. As of the date in the Current Notifications line above, that is version 5.3.12.
    • Since WordPress is exceptionally popular, it is critical that you keep WordPress and all plugins and themes up-to-date.
    • If you'd like to learn more about the official WordPress support policy, you can read it here.

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  • The supported version of Joomla is 3.9.1314 as of the date in the Current Notifications line above. All other versions are considered end-of-life.
    • Be sure any installed themes, components or plugins updated.
    • You can learn more about Joomla's end-of-life policies, please view this page.

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  • Drupal supports both the latest releases of the 7.x and 8.x branches.
    • Version 6 and earlier are no longer supported. 
    • HostDime recommends the latest release as of the date in the Current Notifications line above, 8.8.01.
    • Please keep any themes or add-ons updated.
    • If you'd like to understand more about how Drupal releases work, please read this.

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