Latest updates from the Bacula Community ecosystem: releases, community announcements, tools, guides and security-related information.
September has already brought three Bacularis releases, each with significant changes. The two latest maintenance updates include fixes for reported security vulnerabilities, while the work around them expanded into a broader security review and additional hardening across the application.
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September has already brought three Bacularis releases, each with significant changes. The two latest maintenance updates include fixes for reported security vulnerabilities, while the work around them expanded into a broader security review and additional hardening across the application.
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Bacularis 6.5.0 introduces Restore Verification, a new framework for automating test restores, along with Bacula 17.0 compatibility, updated French translations, new API capabilities, and additional job information in the web interface.
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The first beta release of Bacula 17.0.0 is now available, bringing hundreds of patches, thousands of lines of new code and several important security improvements. The release also introduces new File Daemon restrictions, SCRAM-SHA256 authentication and changes to the Bacula catalog format.
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Bacularis 6.4.0 introduces a new simple restore mode designed for environments containing millions of files and directories. The release also adds a job log toolbar, new API capabilities, improved CLI help, and a range of internal enhancements and bug fixes.
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A compatibility issue between PostgreSQL 15 and Bacula's update_postgresql_tables script can cause a manual Bacula Catalog schema upgrade to fail. The problem affects a specific upgrade step performed using the script provided with Bacula.
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Bacula Community has passed 3 million downloads worldwide, marking an important milestone for the project.
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The new major release brings important dependency updates and changes the minimum PHP requirement for users planning an upgrade.
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The Bacula Community release manager has shared an estimated timeframe for the publication of the next major version of Bacula. It may arrive during the summer 2026 period (July–September).
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Bacularis gets a modern new look, but this release is about more than just a fresh color scheme. Version 6.3.0 also introduces usability improvements that make day-to-day administration of a Bacula environment more comfortable.
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The latest version of Bacula Backup Report improves reporting for several job types and introduces practical configuration enhancements. These changes help administrators monitor, review, and troubleshoot a Bacula backup environment more effectively in daily operations.
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