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Enterprise open source monitoring platform for networks and applications

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Zabbix 8.0 reaches a third release candidate, eight days after the second.

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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 and rc3 on October 29. 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 four weeks into its candidate phase, with the gap between candidates shrinking from twenty days to eight. Once 8.0 goes final, the support matrix either widens to four branches or retires the oldest.
◆Prediction
Expect 8.0.0 final or another candidate 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. 15d ago

    Zabbix 8.0 third release candidate

    A third 8.0 candidate, eight days after rc2 and again noting only the release ticket. The shorter gap suggests the major is closing in on final, but nothing user-facing is listed.

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  2. 24d 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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  3. 1mo 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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  4. 1mo 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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  5. 1mo 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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  6. 1mo 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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