A simple question about the upcoming upgrade to 23.1

[Vexz]

Upfront: Right after 22.7 was released was when I for the first time ever used OPNsense. This means I don't know yet how things will be when upgrading to a big new version.

In the latest patch notes it says the following:

As always the upgrade path from the community version will be added as a hotfix shortly after the final release annoucement is published.

Does this mean we must update to that hotfix first before we can finally upgrade to 23.1?
The reason I'm asking this question is because I'm currently waiting for a new mini PC that will become my new OPNsense hardware and I wanted to stick with the last version released for 22.7 for a while before upgrading to 23.1. But I'm not sure if I'll be forced to use 22.7.0 (when installing OPNsense with the 22.7 ISO) or 23.1.0 when 23.1.0 is released before the new hardware arrives.

[franco]

You can safely install the latest hotfix. It will enable the upgrade path, but upgrading is not required so you can do it whenever you're ready.

The main reason we do this is because we know some people appreciate waiting things out, managing their on software updates in existing installs and for us we could always come in later and push more minor releases if required (which have a preferred path in the firmware system).

For the last years, however, end of life always meant end of life and it worked out for most users.


Cheers,
Franco

[Vexz]

You can safely install the latest hotfix. It will enable the upgrade path, but upgrading is not required so you can do it whenever you're ready.

The main reason we do this is because we know some people appreciate waiting things out, managing their on software updates in existing installs and for us we could always come in later and push more minor releases if required (which have a preferred path in the firmware system).

Great! Thank you. That's exactly what I need.