# June 2023

## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Debian 12 Images**</mark>](/cloud/backup-and-storage/images-snapshots.md)

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**June 20**

[<mark style="color:blue;">**Debian 12**</mark>](https://www.debian.org/News/2023/20230610) HDD and ISO images are now accessible through the Data Center Designer (DCD) and the [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud API</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/). These latest Debian images are compatible with all IONOS Compute Engine instances, including [<mark style="color:blue;">Dedicated Core Servers</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/compute-engine/dedicated-core.md) and [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud Cubes</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/cubes.md).
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**IPv6 General Availability**</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vdc-networking/ip-address/ipv6.md)

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**June 1**

**Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)** is now a General Availability (GA) feature for all IONOS Compute Engine instances of type [<mark style="color:blue;">Dedicated Core Servers</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/compute-engine/dedicated-core.md) and [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud Cubes</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/cubes.md). Applications can now be hosted in the dual stack with connectivity over both IPv6 and IPv4 within virtual data centers and to and from the internet.
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## Updates

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Configure Firewall Rules for IPv6**</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vdc-networking/firewall/how-tos/create-firewall-rule.md)

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**June 1**

**Firewall** rules configuration for a Network Interface Card (NIC) is now extended to support IPv6. With this enhancement, Firewall rules support ICMPv6 as a protocol, IPv6 addresses as source or destination IPs, and lets you specify the IP version for which a given rule is applicable.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Flow Logs for IPv6**</mark>](/cloud/network-services/flow-logs.md)

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**June 1**

With IONOS extending IPv6 support to Compute Engine instances, you can now use the **Flow Logs** to capture data related to IPv6 network traffic flows in addition to IPv4.
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