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Moving TurnKeyLinux.org from Drupal to Hugo
TurnKeyLinux.org has accumulated a lot since the first Drupal version went online: appliance pages, documentation, release notes, screenshots, FAQs, blog posts, taxonomy terms and …
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TurnKey 19 is getting close: the move to Debian Trixie
TurnKey 19, based on Debian 13 “Trixie”, is getting close. Development has moved beyond changing a version number. The base system, installer, repository configuration and …
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v18.0 Stable Release #6 - 10 Newly Updated ISOs, Hub Builds & Proxmox/LXC builds
The TKL team is thrilled to unveil 10 fresh updates to our appliance lineup! See here for all v18.x announcements. These 10 updated apps are available now on the TurnKey …
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v18.0 Stable Release #5 - 20 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds - Proxmox/LXC builds
Finally, following the announcement last week, we're back again with another batch of updated appliances - 20 to announce this time! See here for all v18.x announcements. These 20 …
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v18.0 Stable Release #4 - 10 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds - Proxmox/LXC builds
We're thrilled to announce the forth stable release of version 18.0, bringing another 10 updated appliances, including updated ISOs and Hub builds, with Proxmox/LXC support builds …
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v18.0 Stable Release #3 - 10 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds - Proxmox/LXC builds
We have the 3rd v18.0 stable release batch ready to roll (see all v18.x related announcements here). This batch brings the total number of v18.0 stable releases so far to 23! As …
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v18.0 Stable Release #2 - 11 Updated ISOs & Hub Builds
We have the 2nd v18.0 stable release batch ready to roll (see all v18.x related announcements here). This batch brings the total number of v18.0 stable releases so far to lucky …
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Core & TKLDev v18.0 Stable Release
Happy to announce the stable release of Turnkey v18.0. Took a little longer than I had hoped and there are only two this time. Regardless, we've finally made it to the stable …
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Core & TKLDev v18.0 Release Candidates are LIVE!!
I'm happy to announce the pre-release of the next major version of TurnKey GNU/Linux. The first v18.0 Release Candidates of Core and TKLDev are ready for download, inspection and …
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v17.x Stable Release #6 - 7 More Updated ISOs & Hub Builds, Plus Bug Fixes
We have the 6th (and hopefully final) release for 17.x (see previous v17.x announcements here if you wish). There may be some stragglers, but we're fairly close to …
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v17.1 Stable Release #5 - 17 More Updated & Buggfixed ISOs, Promxox & Hub Builds
We have the 5th release for 17.1 (see previous v17.x announcements here if you wish). We're fairly close to finishing the initial v17.x release, with only 4 appliances …
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v17.1 Stable Release #4 - 8 More Updated ISOs & Hub Builds, Plus Bug Fixes
I hope everyone had a happy holiday season; Turnkey associates have definitely been busy over the holidays. We have a 4th installment of stable v17.1 appliances and the 7th …
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v17.1 Stable Release #3 - 14 more ISOs & Hub builds
This will be technically the 3rd installment of stable v17.1 appliances and the 6th release for 17.x (see the first 5 announcements here if you wish). As previously noted, all of …
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v17.1 Stable Release #2 - 24 more ISOs, Hub builds and Proxmox/LXC
After a bit of a delay - due to other competing priorities; such as our webserver dying - the v17.x release continues. As per previous updates all these appliances are being built …
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v17.1 - The v17.x release continues with bugfixed builds
After a bit of hiccup, I am pleased to be back to announce the ongoing release of v17.x appliances. Because of the bug, the previously released v17.0 appliances have been patched …
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Bug Alert! v17.0 security updates kernel. Reboot results in kernel panic.
2022-05-17 Update: All affected appliances have now been bugfixed and rebuilt as v17.1. The v17.x release will continue, with all new appliances to be released as v17.1. As first …
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Do you love TurnKey? Have a few spare cycles and want to help out?
2022-05-17 Update: Please note that due to a bug, all v17.0 appliances have now been bugfixed and rebuilt as v17.1. The v17.x release will continue, with all new appliances to be …
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v17.0 Stable Release #3 - 15 more ISOs & Hub builds
2022-05-17 Update: All affected appliances have now been bugfixed and rebuilt as v17.1. The v17.x release will continue, with all new appliances to be released as v17.1. Important …
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v17.0 Stable Release #2 - ten more ISOs & Hub builds - Proxmox/LXC in development
2022-05-17 Update: All affected appliances have now been bugfixed and rebuilt as v17.1. The v17.x release will continue, with all new appliances to be released as v17.1. Important …
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Core & TKLDev v17.0 Stable Release & "preliminary" RPi3/4 builds
2022-05-17 Update: All affected appliances have now been bugfixed and rebuilt as v17.1. The v17.x release will continue, with all new appliances to be released as v17.1. Important …
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v16.0 Stable Release #12 - 9 new appliances & 1 revived (ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds)
I'm back with another v16.x update. I anticipate that this will be the last v16.0 appliances. I hope to start looking at a v16.1 update/rebuild soon after the holiday period. This …
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v16.0 Stable Release #11 - 7 updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
I'm finally back with most of the outstanding v16 initial appliance release. This time it's 7 apps updated to v16.0. Just like the previous batch, this next instalment of v16.0 …
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v16.0 Stable Release #10 - 7 updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
Update 2020-10-19: Please see the eleventh instalment of updated appliances. I'm back with some more updated appliances. This time it's 7 apps updated to v16.0. Just like the …
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v16.0 Stable Release #9 - 7 updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
Update 2020-08-31: Please see the tenth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-10-19: Please see the eleventh instalment of updated appliances. I'm back with some more …
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v16.0 Stable Release #8 - 12 updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
Update 2020-08-27: Please see the ninth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-08-31: Please see the tenth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-10-19: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #7 - 10 updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
Update 2020-07-27: Please see the eighth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-08-27: Please see the ninth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-08-31: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #6 - 7 more updated ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds + rebuilt VMs
Update 2020-07-16: Please see the seventh instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-07-27: Please see the eighth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-08-27: Please …
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v16.0 Stable Release #5 - Another 10x ISOs, Hub, VM & Proxmox builds
Update 2020-06-29: Please see the sixth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-07-16: Please see the seventh instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-07-27: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #4 - 8 more ISOs, Hub & Proxmox/LXC builds; plus VM builds
Update 2020-06-09: Please see the fifth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-06-29: Please see the sixth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-07-16: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #3 - Another 10 ISOs, Hub & Proxmox/LXC builds
Update 2020-05-25: Please see the forth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-06-09: Please see the fifth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-06-29: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #2 - 10 more ISOs, Hub & Proxmox/LXC builds
Update 2020-05-20: Please see the third instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-05-25: Please see the forth instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-06-09: Please see …
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v16.0 Stable Release #1 - 10 x ISOs, Hub & Proxmox/LXC builds
Update 2020-05-15: Please see the second instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-05-20: Please see the third instalment of updated appliances. Update 2020-05-25: Please see …
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v15.x - Updated apps, plus new Redis appliance
Bugfixes and Updates We have published a number of updated appliances since my last appliance updates blog post (all the way back in February!?). This post is well overdue and in …
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New TurnKey appliance versioning regime
Updated Appliance Versioning Users who have been using TurnKey for a while, may have noticed that the release cycle of TurnKey appliances has changed in more recent times. Since …
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v15.1 Appliance Updates and Bugfixes - 70+ Rebuilt and Updated Apps
In the wake of the "mini-nightmare" (to quote a user) that was the Debian MariaDB auto removal fiasco; we're back with ~70 updated appliances (all the ones with MySQL/MariaDB). …
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v15.0 Stable Release #4 - final appliance roundup
I'm pleased to announce the 4th and final stage of the v15.0 release. This final instalment consists of 31 new, updated and/or bugfixed appliances. It follows release parts 1, 2 …
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v15.0 Stable Release #3 - 35 updated/new apps in all builds
UPDATE: Stage 4; the 4th and final instalment of v15.0, includes the remaining v15.0 appliances, plus a number of bugfixed and updated v15.0 apps - 31 in total. All appliances are …
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v15.0 Stable Release #2 - 47 OVAs, OpenStack and Xen builds
UPDATE: Stage 3 includes 35 additional appliances; including info on 3 new v15.0 appliances, plus other notes of interest. Stage 4; the 4th and final instalment of v15.0, includes …
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v15.0 Stable Release #1 - 47 ISOs including Core, LAMP and WordPress
UPDATE: Stage 2 includes OVA/VM, OpenStack and Xen. Docker and Proxmox/LXC builds published too. Stage 3 includes 35 additional appliances; including info on 3 new v15.0 …
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TurnKey v15.0 RC1 is LIVE!
UPDATE: Stage 1 of v15.0 stable release is now available. It includes 47 updated appliance ISOs. Stage 2 includes OVA/VM, OpenStack and Xen. Docker and Proxmox/LXC builds …
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v14.2 Release Update #5 - final updated appliances and wrapup
About 3 weeks since my last announcement, I am super excited to announce the final few v14.2 appliances! And the completion (almost) of the v14.2 release! Yay! So this will be the …
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v14.2 Release Update #4 - 17 more updated appliances and v14.2-update#3 optimized builds
This release update was a bit quicker! :) Barely 2 weeks since the last one, here comes another v14.2 update...! Today I'm announcing 17 more appliances updated to v14.2, as well …
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v14.2 Release Update #3 - 3 brand new appliances and 24 updated apps (ISO only; others coming)
Almost another month has passed since my v14.2 - update #2 announcement. I must say that this is taking longer than I'd hoped, but we're getting there. Today/Tonight (depending on …
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v14.2 Release Update #2 - 25 more apps, new OpenStack, OVA & VMDK
What!?! Another month (actually a month and a half) has gone by and we're only just announcing the next batch?! Well, I better get on with it then! Today I'm announcing 25 more …
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Announcing TurnKey Hub v2.0
I can't believe it's been over 6 years since we announced v1.0. Even more shocking is the last hub tagged blog post was over 4 years ago, given that we haven't stopped developing, …
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v14.2 Release Update #1 - 27 more appliances
Wow, has it really been almost a month since I announced v14.2 Core?! Looks like it has! Time flies when you're having fun I guess... :) I'm pleased to announce 27 new updated …
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v14.2 Core Release - Improvements to Confconsole, including easy Let's Encrypt SSL certs
Just shy of a year since our v14.1 release I am relieved to announce that Core v14.2 is finally ready for prime time! It's been a while in the making, but v14.2 Core is now …
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CVE-2016-4340: Privilege escalation via "impersonate" feature in existing v14.0/1 GitLab deployments
It has come to our attention that existing deployments of TurnKey GitLab (versions 14.0 & 14.1) are vulnerable to CVE-2016-4340, a critical security issue that allows …
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TurnKey Magento NOT vulnerable to CVE-2016-4010 remote PHP code execution
Thanks to vondrt4 for bringing CVE-2016-4010 to our attention. This was a potentially critical vulnerability in Magento that turns out not to apply to TurnKey Magento, because it …
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v14.1 Release - Bugfixes, Maintenance and More
About seven months after the release of v14.0 we are proud to announce the updated v14.1 release. All of the v14.1 appliances are available for immediate launch in the cloud via …
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New Community Built Appliance: TurnKey Odoo
I am excited to announce TurnKey's latest addition; Odoo (formerly OpenERP) appliance. Odoo is a comprehensive ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) system built with Python. Get …
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CVE-2015-8103: Critical remotely exploitable security hole in existing TurnKey Jenkins deployments
Thanks to ElColmo it has come to our attention that existing deployments of TurnKey Jenkins are still vulnerable to CVE-2015-8103, a critical issue that allows remote code …
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v14.0 stable release - Massive Community Effort!
Drum roll please... May I proudly introduce: The TurnKey Linux v14.0 release! A long time coming... Wow is it mid September already!? What has happened to the year?! To be honest …
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Marching towards v14.0 RC2
Update: v14.0 stable is available in all build types: OVA & VMDK, Proxmox, OpenNode & Docker (Proxmox build is somewhat generic LXC/OpenVZ container) and Xen & …
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TurnKey v14.0 RC1 is LIVE! (aka we need YOU!)
Update: v14.0 stable is available in all build types: OVA & VMDK, Proxmox, OpenNode & Docker (Proxmox build is somewhat generic LXC/OpenVZ container) and Xen & …
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And then there were three...
Hi all! This is my virgin TurnKey blog post. Many of you on the forums would have come across me in your travels no doubt. I have been a volunteer serial poster on the forums now …
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Announcing TurnKey Docker optimized builds
Please note: This blog post is quite dated, for the latest updated info regarding usage of TurnKey Docker builds, please see the doc page. As we've mentioned before, making …
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Announcing TurnKey LXC
In a nutshell, LXC (LinuX Containers) can be thought of as the middle ground between a chroot on steroids and a full fledged virtual machine, making it possible to run multiple …
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TurnKey 13 out, TKLBAM 1.4 now backup/restores any Linux system
This is really two separate announcements rolled into one: TurnKey 13 - codenamed "satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!" The new release celebrates 5 years since TurnKey's …
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Introducing TKLDev - Turnkey's appliance development and build system in a box
Today we proudly announce the official release of TKLDev, the new mothership of all TurnKey Linux appliance development. With TKLDev, building TurnKey Core from scratch is as easy …
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TurnKey 12.1 64-bit maintenance release built with new tkldev build appliance
TurnKey 12.1 is out and it's the first 64-bit maintenance release to be built with tkldev - TurnKey's shiny new open appliance build system in a box. With 64-bit support out the …
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TurnKey Core 13.0 RC (i386, amd64, wheezy)
Drumroll please... I'm thrilled to make not one, but two announcements! TurnKey Core 13.0RC: This is a release candidate of TurnKey Core 13 based on Debian 7.0 ("Wheezy")- the …
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Announcing TurnKey Linux 12.0: 100+ ready-to-use solutions
Ladies and gentlemen, the 12.0 release is finally out after nearly 6 months of development and just in time to celebrate TurnKey's 4th anniversary. I'm proud to announce we've …
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TurnKey Core 12.0 RC optimized builds
Last month we announced the release candidate for TurnKey Core 12.0 - the common base for all appliances, based on the rock solid Debian Squeeze (6.0.4). It took a little longer …
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New Hub feature: Server snapshots
I usually get excited when adding new features to the TurnKey Hub. Recent excitement included server monitoring, reserved instances, domain management, and the Hub API. I'm very …
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TurnKey Core 12.0 RC based on Debian Squeeze
I'm pleased to announce a spanking brand new release candidate for TurnKey Core 12.0 - the common base for all appliances, based on the rock solid Debian Squeeze (6.0.4). The …
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Rsync the entire TurnKey library from a mirror close to you in under 5 minutes!
Like TurnKey so much you want a local copy of all the appliances but too lazy to download individual appliance images from SourceForge by hand via browser? I know exactly how you …
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Announcing TurnKey Xen optimized builds
As we mentioned before, making TurnKey easy to deploy on as many public and private clouds is an important goal for the project. Recently we announced TurnKey optimized builds in …
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Announcing TurnKey OpenStack optimized builds
As we mentioned before, making TurnKey easy to deploy on as many public and private clouds is an important goal for us. Unfortunately there are too many players in the cloud …
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Announcing TurnKey OpenVZ optimized builds (+ Proxmox VE channel)
OpenVZ and Proxmox VE has been a recurring topic of discussion on the forums, for which we have Jeremy to blame thank. He's done tons of research, testing, preaching, and then …
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TurnKey 11.3 maintenance release - next stop Ubuntu 12.04!
Ho ho ho, happy holidays everyone! I know most of you are already shifting into holiday mode, so I'll keep it short and sweet. We've just pushed out TurnKey 11.3 - the final …
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New Hub feature: Cloud server monitoring
Ladies and gentle geeks, I'm proud to announce we've just pushed out 100% free basic server monitoring to all TurnKey Hub accounts. This should make it easier to keep tabs on the …
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The Hub now supports reserved instances - pay up to 50% less
In response to user demand on the forum we've added Hub support for Amazon EC2 reserved instances. Reserved instances are an Amazon EC2 feature that allows you to reserve server …
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Introducing CloudTask - a cloud batch execution tool
The cloud. Isn't that just a new name everyone on the latest hype bandwagon is slapping on the same old stuff? Yes. Or rather, at least the way some clueless marketing types are …
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TurnKey 11.2, free micro instances, EBS backed cloud servers
TurnKey 11.2: micro instances, EBS support, built-in TurnKey DNS, security updates We just updated the web site and the TurnKey Hub with the new TurnKey 11.2 maintenance release, …
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Important security notice: Your TurnKey system may no longer be receiving automatic security updates
I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is that if your TurnKey installation is older than 2 weeks you may no longer be receiving security updates. The good news is …
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Announcing TurnKey Hub v1.0 - now officially out of private beta
When we first announced the TurnKey Hub private beta about 9 months ago, we had limited capacity (invitation only) and a modest feature set. Since then we tested, bugfixed, …
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TurnKey Linux 11 released (part one)
Ladies and gentlemen, part 1 of the TurnKey Linux 11 release is now officially out, including 45 new images based on Ubuntu 10.04.1. We pushed out the 11.0 release candidates 3 …
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Announcing the winners of the first TurnKey development contest
Ladies and gentlemen, by now you are all shuddering in anticipation, dying to find out who won the very first TurnKey appliance development contest... in the history of the …
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New release candidates for TurnKey Linux 11.0 (part 1)
We've pushed out new RC (Release Candidates) builds for part 1 of the upcoming TurnKey Linux 11.0 release and we need your help testing them! See the appliance pages for download …
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TKLPatch summer contest summary: let the judging begin!
It all started with a happy accident I have a confession to make. This contest, which is directly fueling the largest expansion of the TurnKey library since the project started, …
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TKLBAM: a new kind of smart backup/restore system that just works
Drum roll please... Today, I'm proud to officially unveil TKLBAM (AKA TurnKey Linux Backup and Migration): the easiest, most powerful system-level backup anyone has ever seen. …
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TurnKey Appliance Development Contest: An Open Source Summer Bonanza!
Over the last few months donations have been trickling in and gradually piling up. Since there's a limit to how much beer we can reasonably drink we've been brainstorming ideas …
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Beta of TurnKey Core on Debian Lenny (+ Ubuntu vs Debian)
We've just uploaded to SourceForge our first ever Debian-based virtual appliance: a beta of TurnKey Core on the rock stable Lenny release. DOWNLOAD BETA: 105MB …
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Beta of TurnKey Core on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Well, it took a little longer than expected, but we are pleased to announce that TurnKey Core - the common base for all appliances, has been released based on Ubuntu 10.04 …
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Launching TurnKey Hub into private beta: cloud deployment simplified
Towards the end of last year we decided it was time to start working on an idea we've been toying with for a while. Mapping out the feature set was fun, and a lot of the current …
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Maintenance release: bugfixes, security updates, and better Amazon EC2 support
We've just pushed out a maintenance release for the 2009.10 appliance batch featuring: Bugfixes for all outstanding issues (we're out of beta baby!) Security updates Simplified …
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2009.10 release: 40 appliances with VMDK and Amazon EC2 support
We're proud to announce the 2009.10 release batch featuring: 25 new additions to the TurnKey Linux virtual appliance library Added native virtual appliance packaging (OVF support …
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TurnKey Linux to relaunch as TurnKey Windows
Update: Hope you got a little chuckle out of our April Fools prank. It was obvious if you read the whole thing. Unfortunately, some of the responses we received indicate some …
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12 new appliances released
We just finished updating the site for our most exciting and ambitious batch of releases yet. The 2009.02 release, based on Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS, features extensive improvements to …
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New releases feature dramatic usability improvements
Since our initial release a few weeks ago, we've been busy working the kinks out of our current crop of appliances. Our main focus has been to try and figure out how to …
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Cast your vote
Developer resources are always limited, so to help us focus and prioritize our efforts we've created a voting section on the web site that should make it easier for users to share …
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Time to get this show on the road...
"Build it and they will come". Or so they say. After a busy couple of weeks we are hopefully ready to launch and see if that really works. As a first step, we are …