Confused by 26.7 upgrade

Started by Plethodon, August 31, 2026, 12:29:18 AM

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Quote from: bamf on September 03, 2026, 06:31:23 PMIf you're not able to read and understand release notes before updating critical components, OPNsense may not be the correct solution for you. Consider switching to a consumer product.

Sounds kind of harsh.  I agree that this is not a typical consumer product and that it requires users to understand what is impacted before blindly pressing the upgrade button.  On the other hand, I think that the release notes might better identify breaking changes to flag users where more research is needed.

This is neither a consumer product nor a commercial solution. This is the community edition of an enterprise firewall. If you choose to use it, you need to educate yourself and read the release notes of every update before pressing the button. Community support relies on users doing their homework. Expecting enterprise-grade stability and active hand-holding without carefully reading the changelog misses the point of a community edition.