Release 6.0.24

• [Nginx] Upgrades preferred Nginx to 1.26.2 from 1.26.1.
• [Enterprise] Smarter rolling restarts for better performance and reliability. We changed the way we route requests. Instead of picking the least-busy process, we now first prioritize new processes first. During a rolling restart, this new behavior leads to more efficient utilization of application caches, faster validation of new rollouts, and faster recovery from problematic deployments. Closes GH-2551.
• Fix a regression from 6.0.10 where running passenger-config system-properties would throw an error. Closes GH-2565.
• [Enterprise] Fix a memory corruption-related crash that could occur during rolling restarting.
• [Ubuntu] Add packages for Ubuntu 24.10 "oracular".
• [Ruby] Specify rackup version to avoid broken 1.0 gem. Closes GH-2559.
• Fixes compatibility with Ruby apps whose Gemfile.lock depends on base64.
• Upgrades Boost from 1.85 -> 1.86.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • ccache 4.10.1 -> 4.10.2
  • cmake 3.30.1 -> 3.31.2
  • curl 8.8.0 -> 8.11.0
  • git 2.45.2 -> 2.47.1
  • gnupg 2.4.5 -> 2.4.7
  • libgpg_error 1.50 -> 1.51
  • npth 1.7 -> 1.8
  • openssl 3.3.1 -> 3.4.0
  • rubygems 3.5.16 -> 3.5.23
  • rubies:
    • 3.2.4 -> 3.2.6
    • 3.3.4 -> 3.3.6

Release 6.0.23

• [Enterprise] The rolling restart feature now replaces app processes in newest-to-oldest order, to make more efficient use of alive processes during the rolling-restart's duration. Closes GH-2551.
• [Ruby] Improve Rack 3 compatibility.
• [Nginx] Upgrades preferred Nginx to 1.26.1 from 1.26.0.
• [Debian] Remove packages for Debian 10 Buster. (EOL 2024-07).
• [Ubuntu] Add packages for Ubuntu 24.04 "noble".
• [RPMs] Remove EL7 RPMs, CentOS7 is EOL.
• Fixes compatibility with Ruby apps whose Gemfile.lock depends on strscan.
• Adds option to render a custom error page when app fails to launch. Closes GH-2515.
  • Apache: PassengerCustomErrorPage "public/error.html"
  • Nginx: passenger_custom_error_page public/error.html;
  • Standalone: --custom-error-page public/error.html
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • glibc 2.17 -> 2.28
  • ccache 4.9.1 -> 4.10.1
  • cmake 3.29.3 -> 3.30.1
  • curl 8.7.1 -> 8.8.0
  • git 2.45.0 -> 2.45.2
  • openssl 3.3.0 -> 3.3.1
  • pcre2 10.43 -> 10.44
  • libassuan 2.5.7 -> 3.0.1
  • libgcrypt 1.10.3 -> 1.11.0
  • libgpg_error 1.49 -> 1.50
  • libksba 1.6.6 -> 1.6.7
  • pinentry 1.3.0 -> 1.3.1
  • rubygems 3.5.10 -> 3.5.16
  • rubies:
    • dropped 3.0.7
    • 3.1.5 -> 3.1.6
    • 3.3.1 -> 3.3.4

Release 6.0.22

• [RPM] Fix dependency on selinux-policy. Closes GH-2545.
• Fix Amazon Linux detection. Closes GH-3296.

Release 6.0.21

• [Python] Fix version of Python when imp module is replaced with importlib. Contributed by Grigory Ponomarenko.
• [Ubuntu] Remove packages for Ubuntu 23.10 "mantic".
• [Nginx] Upgrades preferred Nginx to 1.26.0 from 1.24.0.
• [Nginx] Switch to using PCRE2 instead of PCRE.
• [RPM] The Passenger Nginx module rpm package for EL9 (RHEL, Rocky, Alma) will now require Nginx 1.24.0 as per the policy of supporting the newest Nginx module stream available.
• [Standalone] Fixes security update checker with builtin engine.
• [Enterprise] Ability to enforce hard memory limits on application processes (PassengerHardMemoryLimit/passenger_hard_memory_limit/`--hard-memory-limit``). Unlike the soft memory limit, the hard memory limit doesn't wait for the request to finish. Useful for preventing high memory usage from taking down the entire machine or container.
• [Enterprise] Ability to throttle memory metrics collection (PassengerAnalyticsCollectionRate/passenger_analytics_collection_rate). This allows you to control the frequency that Passenger Enterpprise measures the app memory use at.
• Swaps http-parser for llhttp.
• Fixes crash-watch hanging when lldb is used as backend.
• Fixes Apache module unload crash due to not properly cleaning up all threads.
• Workaround compilation error on clang on x86_64.
• Upgrades Boost from 1.83 -> 1.85.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • ccache: 4.6.3 -> 4.9.1
  • cmake: 3.28.1 -> 3.29.3
  • curl: 8.5.0 -> 8.7.1
  • git: 2.43.0 -> 2.45.0
  • gnupg: 2.4.3 -> 2.4.5
  • libassuan: 2.5.6 -> 2.5.7
  • libffi: 3.4.4 -> 3.4.6
  • libgpg_error: 1.47 -> 1.49
  • libksba: 1.6.5 -> 1.6.6
  • libpsl: 0.21.5
  • npth: 1.6 -> 1.7
  • openssl: 3.2.0 -> 3.3.0
  • pcre2: 10.42 -> 10.43
  • pinentry: 1.2.1 -> 1.3.0
  • rubygems: 3.5.4 -> 3.5.10
  • zlib: 1.3 -> 1.3.1
  • zstd: 1.5.5 -> 1.5.6
  • rubies:
    • 3.0.6 -> 3.0.7
    • 3.1.4 -> 3.1.5
    • 3.2.3 -> 3.2.4
    • 3.3.0 -> 3.3.1

Release 6.0.20

• Upgrades Boost from 1.81 -> 1.83.
• Upgrades http-parser from 2.3.0 -> 2.9.4.
• [Ubuntu] Adds packages for Ubuntu 23.10 "mantic".
• [Python] Address use of binary strings and file reads in python3.
• [Ruby] Address use of deprecated ActiveRecord method. Closes GH-2516.
• [ARM] fix arch for apache module on Arm Macs.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • cmake: 3.27.7 -> 3.28.1
  • curl: 8.4.0 -> 8.5.0
  • git: 2.42.0 -> 2.43.0
  • libgcrypt: 1.10.2 -> 1.10.3
  • libksba: 1.6.4 -> 1.6.5
  • ntbtls: 0.3.1 -> 0.3.2
  • openssl: 3.1.4 -> 3.2.0
  • rubygems: 3.4.21 -> 3.5.4
  • s3cmd: 2.3.0 -> 2.4.0
  • rubies:
    • 3.2.2 -> 3.2.3
    • 3.3.0

Release 6.0.19

• [Ruby] Fix compatibility with Rack 3 header array. Closses GH-2503.
• [Ruby] Preserve SIGPROF signal handlers. Contributed by Ivo Anjo. Closes GH-2489.
• [Python] Replaces use of imp module with importlib in Python 3. Contributed by Rongxin Liu. Closes GH-2399 and GH-2501.
• [Ubuntu] Removes packages for Ubuntu 18.04 "Bionic" (EOL June 2023).
• [Ubuntu] Adds packages for Ubuntu 23.04 "mantic".
• Fixed a memory allocation bug in the security update checker.
• [Debian] Add Debian 12 Bookworm packages. Closes GH-2488.
• [RPM] Published arm64/aarch64 rpms for EL8 & EL9 (RHEL, Rocky, Alma). Closes GH-2452.
• [ARM] Publishes prebuilt arm64/aarch64 binaries for Passenger gem installs. Closes GH-2288.
• [ARM] Fixes a regression in Passenger 6.0.7 where strict-aliasing archs (notably: aarch64 aka ARM64) builds of Passenger were always building for big-endian archs. Closes GH-2451 and GH-2419.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • ccache: 4.6.3 -> 4.8.3
  • cmake: 3.26.4 -> 3.27.7
  • curl: 8.1.2 -> 8.4.0
  • git: 2.41.0 -> 2.42.0
  • gnupg: 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3
  • libassuan: 2.5.5 -> 2.5.6
  • libksba: 1.6.3 -> 1.6.4
  • openssl: 3.1.1 -> 3.1.4
  • rubygems: 3.4.13 -> 3.4.21
  • zlib: 1.2.13 -> 1.3

Release 6.0.18

• Adds support for arm (aarch64) rpm packages.
• Adds Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar" packages, removes Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic" packages.
• Removes packages for Debian 9 "Stretch" (EOL June 2022).
• [RPM] Changes to building Nginx module packages for the latest supported Nginx module stream instead of the default.
• [Ruby] Makes Passenger more resilient to invalid byte sequences when loading the Ruby native extension. Contributed by Drew Wells.
• [Ruby] Add an unhandled_exception_before_exit event callback. Contributed by James Tomson.
• [Nginx] Upgrades preferred Nginx to 1.24.0 from 1.22.1.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • cmake: 3.25.1 -> 3.26.4
  • curl: 7.87.0 -> 8.1.2
  • git: 2.39.0 -> 2.41.0
  • gnupg: 2.4.0 -> 2.4.2
  • libgcrypt: 1.10.1 -> 1.10.2
  • libgpg_error: 1.46 -> 1.47
  • openssl: 3.0.7 -> 3.1.1
  • rubygems: 3.4.3 -> 3.4.13
  • zstd: 1.5.2 -> 1.5.5
  • rubies:
    • 2.7.7 -> 2.7.8
    • 3.0.5 -> 3.0.6
    • 3.1.3 -> 3.1.4
    • 3.2.0 -> 3.2.2

Release 6.0.17

• [Enterprise] The debug gem is now supported for debugging on Ruby 3.1.
• Removed use of deprecated 'File.exists?' method for Ruby 3.2.0.
• Upgrades Boost to 1.81.
• Upgrades preferred Nginx to 1.22.1 from 1.20.2.
• Changes minimum supported macOS version to 10.14 Mojave.
• Adds support for arm (aarch64) rpm packages.
• Adds support for a PASSENGER_MAX_LOG_LINE_LENGTH_BYTES environment variable. The default length remains at 8KB. Closes GH-2413.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • ccache: 4.6.3 → 4.7.4
  • curl: 7.86.0 → 7.87.0
  • git: 2.38.1 → 2.39.0
  • gnupg: 2.3.8 → 2.4.0
  • libksba: 1.6.2 → 1.6.3
  • openssl: 1.1.1s → 3.0.7
  • rubygems: 3.3.26 → 3.4.3
  • rubies: added 3.2.0

Release 6.0.16

• Adds Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic" packages, removes Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" packages.
• Adds systemd private tmpdir workaround on Ubuntu/Debian. Closes GH-2397.
• Downgrade jsoncpp to 1.8.1 from 1.9.5 to fix invalid json generation bug. Closes GH-2445.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):
  • ccache: 4.6.3 → 4.7.4
  • cmake: 3.24.2 → 3.25.1
  • curl: 7.85.0 → 7.86.0
  • git 2.37.3 → 2.38.1
  • gnupg: 2.3.7 → 2.3.8
  • libgpg_error 1.45 → 1.46
  • libksba 1.6.1 → 1.6.2
  • openssl: 1.1.1q → 1.1.1s
  • rubygems 3.3.22 → 3.3.26
  • s3cmd 2.2.0 → 2.3.0
  • zlib: 1.2.12 → 1.2.13
  • rubies:
    • 2.7.6 → 2.7.7
    • 3.0.4 → 3.0.5
    • 3.1.2 → 3.1.3

Release 6.0.15

• Restore ability to build against upstream libev. Contributed by Antonio Terceiro. Closes GH-1544.
• Improve rvm gemset detection. Closes GH-2420.
• Fix watchdog error on disable-log-prefix flag. Contributed by Paul Hanyzewski. Closes GH-2363.
• Upgrades Boost to 1.80.
• Fixed compilation on some platforms by explicitely using the stl queue. Closes GH-2440.
• Raise an error in case rack gets an ENOBUFS error. Contributed by Mathieu Jobin.
• Fixes interaction between preload bundler option and setenv RUBYOPT option. Closes GH-2424.
• Add rpm packages for el9 (RHEL, Rocky, Alma). Closes GH-2431.
• Upgrade jsoncpp to 1.9.5.
• Improve Solaris support for 11.3 & 11.4.
• Updated various library versions used in precompiled binaries (used for e.g. gem installs):

• ccache: 4.6 → 4.6.3
• cmake: 3.23.1 → 3.24.2
• curl: 7.82.0 → 7.85.0
• git: 2.36.0 → 2.37.3
• gnupg: 2.3.5 → 2.3.7
• libiconv: 1.16 → 1.17
• libksba: 1.6.0 → 1.6.1
• openssl: 1.1.1n → 1.1.1q
• pinentry: 1.2.0 → 1.2.1
• rubygems: 3.3.12 → 3.3.22