Debian 13 and MariaDB 11.8 support
[September 23, 2025] CloudPanel now supports Debian 13 (Trixie) and MariaDB 11.8 LTS, delivering cutting-edge performance and enhanced security for modern web hosting environments.
Quick Answer: TL;DR
Debian 13 (Trixie) is the latest stable release of Debian Linux, providing enhanced performance, updated packages, and improved security features for modern server environments. MariaDB 11.8 LTS is a powerful database system with integrated vector search.
What is Debian 13?
Debian 13 "Trixie" is the latest stable release of the Debian Linux distribution, launched in 09.August, 2025. Debian is one of the most trusted enterprise-grade operating systems.
Key Features Debian 13
- Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS - Enhanced hardware support and performance improvements
- Modern Core Components - OpenSSL 3.5, systemd 257, Python 3.13, PHP 8.4
- Enhanced Security - Improved reproducible builds and comprehensive security updates
- 5-Year Support Cycle - Long-term stability guaranteed through 2030
- 69,830 Packages - Extensive software repository with 44,000+ updated packages from the previous release
What is MariaDB 11.8 LTS?
MariaDB 11.8 LTS is an open-source database system, released in 04.June, 2025 as a long-term support version. The release of MariaDB Vector for AI and machine learning applications represents a major step forward in database systems.
New Features MariaDB 11.8 LTS
- MariaDB Vector Support - Native VECTOR data type with nearest-neighbor search and SIMD hardware optimizations for AI/ML applications
- Extended TIMESTAMP Range - Timestamps now supported until 2106 (previously 2038) without requiring data conversion
- UTF8mb4 Default Charset - Modern Unicode with full emoji support as the new default
- Parallel Backup/Restore - Multi-threaded mariadb-dump and mariadb-import
- Enhanced Replication - Faster large transaction commits, asynchronous rollback, and automatic blocking transaction abortion
- Improved Observability - Extended monitoring statistics and user metadata
- Oracle Compatibility - Expanded sequence support and ROW value returns from stored functions
Key Benefits for CloudPanel Users
Enhanced Server Stability
Debian 13 provides five years of support until 2030, while MariaDB 11.8 LTS offers three years of support until June 2028, ensuring long-term stability for CloudPanel deployments. The Linux system version 6.12 LTS works well with various types of hardware, helping everything run faster than before. MariaDB got better at copying data between servers and can now handle big tasks.
Improved Security
OpenSSL 3.5 and systemd 257 are tools that keep data safe and help manage the system. MariaDB 11.8 utilizes new PARSEC security with specialized math to control who can view database information. All these safety features work like layers of armor to keep CloudPanel servers safe.
Getting Started
Visit the CloudPanel documentation to begin your installation with Debian 13 and MariaDB 11.8 support.
