End December 2025 - NuestroRanchos Update

Published by Lee Ingram –
All,

Backups:  Drupal End of December 2025 backups were successful.  I will keep 1-2 months of backups on the backup site, before offloading to an offline backup site (my local backup system at home)

NR Production Version Updates: The following website software status: Drupal Updated from version 11.3.0 to 11.3.1. The Linux kernel remains at version 6.8.0-90. PHP updated from version 8.4.15 to 8.4.16.  MariaDB remains at version 11.4.9. Ubuntu remains at version 24.04.3.  

 
Testing - Drupal 11 (and Drupal 12): 
 
The NR test site is operating without any major issues at tstsite1.top.   Drupal version 11.3.1 was installed on the test site before being installed on the production site. It is operating with no issues.  PHP has a new version (8.5.1), which has been out since mid December.  I will install PHP 8.5.1 on the test site and then begin testing this new PHP version. If it causes no issues with the test site, I will then install on the NR production system. I always keep the latest 2 PHP versions on both the test site and production site. In this case we should soon be using 8.5.x and the backup will be 8.4.x

Drupal is planning on releasing version 11.4 and 12.0 later this year.  The current schedule is not yet set but 1 of 3 scenarios have been provided.   I will test both versions on multiple test sites, 1st getting 11.4 ready for production, and then on a separate test site, version 12.0.  I'd prefer to go straight to 12.0, but sometimes this is not possible, depending on the user contributed modules that are in use for our NR site.  Will just have to wait and see how much effort it will take to get the next major version (12.0) online.

Current development cycle

Drupal 11.4 and Drupal 12 will be released in 2026. The release of Drupal 12 and the beta deadline for Drupal 11.4 depends on when the beta requirements for Drupal 12 are completed.

Scenario 1. Drupal 12 beta requirements completed by Friday, March 27, 2026.

Week of Mar 30, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-beta1 and 11.4.0-beta1 released.

Week of May 18, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-rc1 and 11.4.0-rc1 released.

Week of Jun 15, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0 and 11.4.0 released. End of security support for 11.2.x and 10.5.x.

Scenario 2. Drupal 12 beta requirements completed by Friday, April 24, 2026.

Week of Apr 27, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-beta1 and 11.4.0-beta1 released.

Week of Jun 01, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0-rc1 released.

Week of Jun 15, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0 and 12.0.0-beta2 released. End of security support for 11.2.x and 10.5.x.

Week of Jun 29, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-rc1 released.

Week of Jul 27, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0 released.

Scenario 3. Drupal 12 beta requirements completed by Friday, September 11, 2026.

Week of Apr 27, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0-alpha1 released.

Week of May 18, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0-beta1 released.

Week of Jun 01, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0-rc1 released.

Week of Jun 15, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 11.4.0 released. End of security support for 11.2.x and 10.5.x.

Week of Sep 14, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-beta1 and 11.5.0-beta1 released.

Week of Nov 09, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0-rc1 and 11.5.0-rc1 released.

Week of Dec 07, 2026 (UTC)

Drupal 12.0.0 and 11.5.0 released. End of security support for 11.3.x and 10.6.x.

Albums Update: The final Members and Group Meeting Photos section remains at about 40 percent complete.

Forums Update: This update will be included in a post.  This forum can only be seen if you are logged in as an admin (moderator).
 
End of Year and Next Year Site Status: 
I received the $800.00 check for future NR VPS operating expenses (Thank You!).  I have not yet placed the funds in the bank, but will soon. Will keep all admins appraised of expenditures for the NR VPS.  This large sum should keep the NR site going for at least 6 years, based on current costs, possible longer.  Thanks again, and  Happy New Year to all!

Lee

Admin Area