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Zabbix

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Velocity5.0

Enterprise open source monitoring platform for networks and applications

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Zabbix 8.0 reaches its second release candidate while three LTS branches keep a monthly beat.

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◆Current state
Zabbix ships release candidates across 6.0, 7.0 and 7.4 in tight monthly batches; the October round landed 7.4.16rc1, 7.0.32rc1 and 6.0.49rc1 within two days. The 8.0 line moved from rc1 on October 1 to rc2 on October 21. The notes carry no feature detail, so the visible signal is cadence, not content.
◆Where it's heading
This is a mature maintenance machine: every branch moves together roughly every four weeks, and 8.0 is now three weeks into its candidate phase. Once 8.0 goes final, the support matrix either widens to four branches or retires the oldest.
◆Prediction
Expect 8.0.0 final or an rc3 next, alongside the November maintenance round for 6.0, 7.0 and 7.4. The entries do not show whether 6.0 support is ending.

◆Recent moves

  1. 8d ago

    Zabbix 8.0 second release candidate

    A second 8.0 release candidate, twenty days after the first, with notes that only reference the release ticket. It shows 8.0 is still converging toward final rather than adding scope.

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  2. 15d ago

    7.4.16 maintenance release candidate

    The October maintenance round reaches the 7.4 branch, a day after 7.0 and 6.0. It keeps the four-week lockstep cadence intact; the notes list no user-facing changes.

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  3. 16d ago

    7.0.32 maintenance release candidate

    A routine release candidate for the 7.0 LTS line, shipped in the same batch as 6.0 and 7.4. It is maintenance on a stable branch, not new capability.

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  4. 16d ago

    6.0.49 maintenance release candidate

    The 6.0 LTS branch gets its 49th patch candidate, which shows Zabbix is still servicing its oldest supported line on the same schedule as the newer ones.

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  5. 28d ago

    Zabbix 8.0 first release candidate

    The first release candidate for the 8.0 major line is the one forward-looking entry in a window of patch builds. It puts the next major version within reach of GA, though the notes carry no detail on what 8.0 changes.

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  6. 1mo ago

    7.4.15 maintenance release candidate

    September's 7.4 maintenance candidate, part of the same monthly batch pattern that repeats across every supported branch.

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