November 3

The Network Interface Cards (NICs) Multi-Queue feature improves the network performance of and by distributing traffic across multiple queues based on core count, thereby enhancing throughput and reducing latency through efficient multi-core packet processing. This feature is currently available only in the Frankfurt, Germany de/fra/2 data center and particularly beneficial for high-bandwidth, low-latency applications such as databases, analytics platforms, and high-performance computing workloads.

November 14

A new tutorial describes how to Bring Your Own IP (BYOIP) address or Bring Your Own Autonomous System Number (BYOASN) to IONOS Cloud. It covers the necessary steps for integrating your own IP address range and ASN into IONOS Cloud.

November 5

A new section is available in the AI Model Hub documentation that includes:

• : Guidelines on data management and processing practices.

• : IONOS Cloud's compliance approach, including roles as AI "Distributor" and "Provider", and the necessary information to help you meet your own downstream compliance obligations.

January 27

API Gateway supports a Caching feature that improves API performance and reduces server load. Caching stores the response to an API request and serves it to the client.

January 7

Network File Storage is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. It offers shared file storage for multiple virtual machines and containerized workloads via the Network File System (NFS) protocol, along with seamless integration of Network File Storage in Kubernetes environments. You can now access the product in all data center locations. For more information, see Endpoints.

September 20

IONOS offers the New Object Storage Web Console (Beta), an enhanced version of the existing Object Storage Web Console in the DCD, providing improved user experience and performance, intuitive design, and faster responsiveness while having the same feature set as the existing web console. Currently, the feature is in the Beta phase and is available by default to all new and existing users. You are encouraged to try out the new web console. This new application console does not impact the functionality of the existing web console.

September 4

The Cloud DNS is now in General Availability (GA) phase. You can publish DNS zones of your domains and subdomains on public Name Servers using Cloud DNS. With the Cloud DNS API, you can create DNS zones and DNS records, import and export DNS zones, secure your DNS zones with DNSSEC and create secondary zones. Additionally, you can also set up ExternalDNS for your Managed Kubernetes with Cloud DNS.

December 4

Cross Connect, previously available in the General Availability (GA) in Frankfurt and London, has now been expanded to Berlin de/txl. It remains in the Early Access (EA) in all other regions.

December 1

A dedicated Tutorials portal is now available, delivering step-by-step guides for all essential workflows and product categories. This centralized resource consolidates all learning content, ensuring seamless navigation and faster discovery. To access the new portal, the following changes have been implemented across this Guides portal:

• The Tutorials hyperlink in the Table of Contents (TOC) on the left navigation bar now leads directly to the Tutorials Portal.

• The Tutorials card is now listed under the Quick Links section on the product pages.

• As part of an ongoing effort to improve clarity and organization, the Tutorials section within the AI Model Hub documentation has been renamed to . The content provides the same concise, step-by-step guides on tasks and usage patterns for interacting with the AI Model Hub.

Changes are visible in the following product sections:

December 1

You can now share more detailed feedback on our documentation using the new Send Feedback option, in addition to the existing emoji-based reactions. It helps us to understand your needs better and continuously refine our documentation.

• You can find this option on the top right corner of the , next to the Sign up. Upon selecting, you are directed to the .

• Using the feedback form, you can report documentation issues, suggest improvements, and highlight documentation you found relevant (positive)—all in a structured way. The feedback is available in both English (EN) and German (DE).

• We encourage you to use this form and play an active role in helping us continuously enhance the quality, accuracy, and usability of our documentation.

February 28

A step ahead in the AI Model Hub: With , you can now use AI Model Hub via the to test the most critical endpoints. Additionally, we will extend the free service for another three months. We offer a set of applications and code projects you can use to get your AI journey started.

February 26

A new tutorial on using acme.sh with IONOS Cloud DNS to manage SSL/TLS certificates is now available. This tutorial covers the installation, configuration, and automation of certificate renewal.

February 24

DBaaS now supports MongoDB 7.0. The creation of MongoDB 5.0 clusters is discontinued. Existing clusters are not affected; they can be to a higher major version.

February 13

IONOS now supports Windows Server 2025 images, both and , via the DCD and the API in all server locations.

February 3

AI Model Hub supports the models Llama 3.3 (70B) and Teuken (7B). Document collections can now use all supported embedding models, allow for chunking, and support PostgreSQL as an alternative backend.

February 28

We have introduced a Tutorials section in the documentation to enhance the user experience and simplify setup processes. This section provides step-by-step instructions and best practices for configuring and managing VPN Gateways. The guides you through creating an IPSec tunnel between a Virtual Data Center (VDC) and an on-premises gateway, offering clear guidance for a smooth setup.

June 28

for DNS zones and records management is now also available via the Data Center Designer (DCD) graphical user interface. Leverage the capabilities of either the DCD or the based on your specific needs and use case for DNS management.

June 10

The self-restoration of MariaDB clusters from a backup via the has been made possible by enhanced IONOS DBaaS for MariaDB, which minimizes downtime and data loss in unanticipated scenarios. For more information about its use cases, see .

October 26

The documentation portal now contains information about the new security advisories that Acronis reported. You can find more details about the reported vulnerabilities on the following pages:

October 25

VM Auto Scaling is now available as an Early Access (EA) feature. It is a cloud computing feature that dynamically scales in or scales out the number of virtual machine instances (horizontal scaling) based on customizable monitoring events. The metric-based policy, defined during its configuration, constantly monitors the load and regularly scales the number of VM instances based on the policy threshold. The functionality ensures that the number of replicas in the group remains within the defined constraints.

October 18

The documentation for Backup Service has been updated to include a new section called Install the Acronis Backup Agent on Linux. This section provides prerequisites, step-by-step instructions, and configuration options to ensure a seamless installation experience.

May 30

Cloud DNS is now available as an Early Access (EA) feature. You can publish DNS Zones of your domains and subdomains on public Name Servers using Cloud DNS. You may also programmatically manage your DNS Zones and Records via API.

January 10

Logging Service now allows the primary account owner to create sub-users and delegate pipeline management responsibilities. Sub-users can only view and manage the pipelines assigned to them by the primary account owner and are not authorized to access pipelines created by other sub-users or the primary account owner. Hence, your credentials and data are secure and not shared with other sub-users. For more information, see .

Result: The accessAndManageIamResources privilege is granted to the user.

Result: The selected Savings Plan's name is modified and and it is listed in the Cloud Savings Plans overview.

October 23

The AI Model Studio, a PaaS solution capable of fine-tuning pre-trained AI models, is now available on the German market as a collaboration with our partner from manufactAI and will be free to test till the end of the year.

October 20

The documentation portal now has information on medium-severity vulnerabilities reported by ETH Zurich university researchers. This vulnerability may allow malicious KVM guest to leak sensitive information.

October 14

The Cloud Savings Plans, a new pricing model, offer optimized rates on a specific quantity of resources for selected products over a period of one or three years, compared to standard Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) pricing. It is ideal for consistent and predictable workloads, providing significant cost reductions. For more information, see the FAQ.

October 23

A new tutorial is now available in the documentation portal demonstrating how to view and monitor metrics for MongoDB Enterprise clusters using Grafana. The tutorial guides users through setting up the logging pipeline and configuring Grafana data sources to visualize key performance metrics. These insights help users proactively identify cluster health or performance issues and plan capacity upgrades effectively.

October 8

You can now subscribe to release notes through Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed to receive notifications about the latest updates automatically. The RSS feed provides a machine-readable summary of all new and updated release notes, helping you stay informed through your preferred RSS reader or integration tool. You can subscribe to the feed by using the Subscribe via RSS feed option on the latest release notes page.

September 26

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) public image support is available on any Block Storage type to leverage benefits like cloud-init, Secure Shell (SSH) key, and password injection. The SLES image is available through the DCD and API for data centers in Germany: Berlin de/txl and Frankfurt de/fra and de/fra2 regions. It operates on the Bring Your Own Subscription (BYOS) model. In this version, you can install the Acronis Backup Agent manually after provisioning, providing full flexibility even though automatic installation is unavailable.

September 24

IONOS Cloud is now officially validated to run Red Hat OpenShift workloads, allowing Red Hat-certified partners to deploy their OpenShift infrastructure on the IONOS Public Cloud. This validation ensures that IONOS Cloud meets Red Hat’s technical standards and operational best practices, providing a reliable and consistent platform for certified deployments. Partners can leverage the scalability and performance of IONOS Cloud to run enterprise-grade, containerized applications by enabling secure, certified OpenShift operations exclusively through approved partner environments.

September 1

Bulk data export is now available for specific products on request. To export bulk data from your account, contact the IONOS Cloud Support. If you want to manually export data by yourself, see Self Data Export.

July 23

IONOS Object Storage is expanding support of Contract-owned Buckets to the metro region of Frankfurt, Germany de. It is available for use at the eu-central-4 endpoint. For more information, see Endpoints.

July 21

Identity and Access Management (IAM) Federation now supports organizations in onboarding their Identity Provider (IDP) and allowing their users to link their account with IONOS Cloud. With this feature, the user can Log in to the Data Center Designer using IDP, which also facilitates Single Sign-On (SSO).

July 16

We are pleased to announce the release of the new IONOS Cloud provider for Pulumi. With this release, developers and DevOps teams can now use Pulumi’s powerful Infrastructure as Code (IaC) framework to define, deploy, and manage resources on IONOS Cloud more efficiently and flexibly. For more information, see IONOS Cloud provider for Pulumi.

November 28

Application Load Balancers (ALB) and Network Load Balancers (NLB) now support Proxy Protocol versions to send additional connection information, such as the source and destination. The Targets associated with your ALB and NLB can now be configured to accept incoming traffic using the Proxy Protocol.

November 23

Information on security advisory for CVE-2023-23583, also known as Escalation of privilege for some Intel processors vulnerability, is available on the documentation portal. This vulnerability is based on an unexpected behavior for some Intel(R) processors that may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and information disclosure or denial of service via local access.

November 15

Logging Service is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. You can create logging pipeline instances on the available locations to gather logs from multiple sources. You may also programmatically manage your logging pipelines via the API. To learn more about what changed during the transition from the Early Access (EA) phase to the GA phase, see FAQ.

November 13

Cross Connect is now available as an Early Access (EA) feature on a restricted early access basis. To access this feature, please contact your sales representative or customer support. With the enhanced feature, you can connect multiple Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) seamlessly in the same region and under the same contract. Connections can be established via a private LAN only, thus enabling consistent and reliable data transfer and ensuring seamless connections, reduced latency, and minimized addressing discrepancies. Cross Connects are flexible, meaning you can easily modify the existing setup by effortlessly adding or deleting existing data centers or modifying the associated data centers.

November 1

Information on security advisory for CVE-2023-20569, also known as Return Form Procedure (RET) Speculation or Inception is available on the documentation portal. This vulnerability is reported by AMD as a sensitive information disclosure due to speculative side-channel attacks.

July 7

The documentation for Managed Kubernetes has been updated to include information about the maintenance window as well as the cluster and node pool maintenance processes.

July 7

The documentation for Managed Kubernetes has been updated to include information about Kubernetes versions and their availability.

July 5

The Vulnerability Register serves as a comprehensive record detailing security vulnerabilities that impact IONOS Cloud products and services. This report has been developed as an integral component of our continuous commitment to assist you in effectively mitigating security risks and safeguarding the integrity of your systems.

July 3

Application Load Balancer is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. With the Application Load Balancer (ALB), incoming application layer traffic can be routed to targets based on user-defined rules.

July 3

Network Load Balancer is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. With the Network Load Balancer (NLB), you can automatically distribute workloads over several servers, which minimizes disruptions during scaling.

July 3

NAT Gateway is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. With the NAT Gateway, you can enable internet access to virtual machines without exposing them to the internet by a public interface. It acts as an intermediary device that translates IP addresses between the private network and the public internet.

March 28

IONOS DBaaS provides support for MariaDB clusters to suit your needs. It offers resources such as CPU cores, RAM size (GB), and storage types to create database clusters. Additionally, the database clusters facilitate point-in-time recovery and backup features, making them highly reliable. It also facilitates cloud-based database patching and scalability. The migration process is straightforward due to its compatibility with MySQL.

March 20

Starting today, the Backup Service management servers will switch to the new IP addresses. We recommend you update the configured firewall rules so that the firewall does not restrict backup agent access and allows the backup agents to communicate effectively. For more information, see FAQ.

March 13

Logging Service is enhanced to allow sub-users within your contract number to use their IONOS credentials and access Grafana upon meeting the pre-conditions. This enhancement improves accessibility and provides a seamless experience for all users within the Grafana environment.

February 27

You can now interact with the IONOS Telemetry API via the managed Grafana provided by the Logging Service. It is also compatible with Prometheus specifications. The Telemetry API uses the same authentication as the IONOS Cloud API; hence, you can use the same API token to authenticate with the Telemetry API.

February 22

Upbound Crossplane Marketplace now lists IONOS Cloud as the Crossplane Provider. With Crossplane, you can convert a Kubernetes cluster into a universal control plane.

February 5

Information on security advisory for CVE-2024-21626 is available on the documentation portal. The vulnerability enables containerized escape for attackers using a malicious image, a malicious Dockerfile, or an upstream image.

February 1

The following significant changes are being made to IONOS APIs, SDKs authentication methods, and token management to enhance user security.

• A new way to manage authentication tokens from the Data Center Designer (DCD) is introduced.

• Effective March 15, 2024, the Basic Authentication across IONOS’ APIs and SDKs is completely deprecated for user accounts with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) enabled or 2FA forced. Impacted users can only generate tokens from the API/SDK Authentication Token Manager.

Result: Your DNS record of type TXT is successfully created.

Result: The privilege to manage IAM resources is granted to all the members in the selected group.

Result: Your new settings will be updated immediately. You can undo your changes either by selecting Reset or Reset All.

June 20

HDD and ISO images are now accessible through the Data Center Designer (DCD) and the . These latest Debian images are compatible with all IONOS Compute Engine instances, including and .

June 1

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is now a General Availability (GA) feature for all IONOS Compute Engine instances of type and . 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.

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.

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.

Result: The user is succesfully logged in to the DCD using their credentials linked with the organization IDP.

Result: Your Payment details will be saved.

May 26

The documentation portal now has information on medium-severity vulnerabilities reported by Intel. These vulnerabilities may allow local and authenticated attackers to access sensitive information.

May 15 We are excited to offer the Intel Sierra Forest Xeon Gen 6 processor as a new option for our Dedicated Core Server in our Compute Engine. This high-performance CPU delivers reliable and consistent computing power for even the most demanding applications. Its advanced architecture and 2.4 GHz clock speed ensure seamless execution of complex workloads, providing maximum efficiency and scalability. Sierra Forest will initially be available in the Berlin data center and gradually rolled out to other locations.

May 15 All Virtual Machines (VMs) running on Sierra Forest will require a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) for booting, marking a significant shift as UEFI becomes the mandatory firmware for all Sierra Forest-based VMs. This change ensures a secure and efficient boot process, providing a modern, feature-rich environment compared to the legacy BIOS. For more information about the transition process, see .

May 13 IONOS introduces a dedicated Security product grouping with the . This category combines products with related functions, such as , , and , into a single, organized section. With this update, the navigation path within the DCD is revised to reflect the new structure, making it easier for users to locate and access these security functions. The core functionality remains the same, and the updated navigation information can be found in each product's documentation.

May 2 Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.32. For more information about the schedule timeline, see . The updated schedule now also mentions the end-of-life dates for version 1.29.

May 13 The category Security has been renamed to Security Safeguards in the documentation portal to better align with its operation and function. The documentation related to IONOS Cloud security best practice guidelines, reporting of security events, and vulnerability register has been moved to this section.

Result: Your Customer Data will be saved.

Result: The privilege to create and manage VDCs is granted to all the members in the selected group.

Result: Your plan is created and listed in the Cloud Savings Plans overview with the STATUS set to Starting soon. You will also receive a confirmation email to your registered email address. The two confirmation boxes indicate that two separate plans are being created: one for RAM and other one for the number of CPU cores.

December 20

IONOS now supports RHEL 8 images as part of our ongoing commitment to offering RHEL support to our users. As a result, RHEL 8 images are now compatible with the IONOS public cloud architecture.

December 18

IONOS is a certified partner of Red Hat and is authorized to provide and run Red Hat Enterprise Linux inside the IONOS public cloud infrastructure. This applies to public RHEL 9 images supplied by IONOS.

December 15

Managed Kubernetes now supports Private Node Pools, providing enhanced security, isolation, and flexibility to manage your Kubernetes workloads. You can create Private Node Pools within your Managed Kubernetes clusters to ensure your critical workloads remain secure and protected.

December 15

Now you can enable advanced features to boost the protection of your workloads:

• Advanced Backup ensures continuous protection of your data, capturing even the most recent updates to prevent loss.

• Advanced Security offers comprehensive, continuous malware threat mitigation for your data environments.

• Advanced Management facilitates the patching of vulnerabilities within your protected data scope.

December 15

IONOS has renamed Managed Backup to Backup Service to standardize the product terminology. Earlier, Managed Backup was also referred to as Backup as a Service or Backup by Acronis across different platforms. The new unified name ensures consistency in our communications and branding. This change does not impact the product's functionality, and the service remains unchanged. The documentation portal now reflects the product name changes. For more information, see FAQ.

December 14

IONOS offers a revamped DCD interface for IONOS Object Storage in the General Availability (GA) phase. It is an enhanced version of the old DCD interface, providing improved user experience and performance, intuitive design, contextual help, and faster responsiveness. The user interface navigation label is renamed to IONOS Object Storage in the DCD.

December 14

IONOS Object Storage offers the Bucket Policy, view object versions and metadata, and Object Lock features in the General Availability (GA) phase. Using Bucket Policy, overarching access policies for a bucket can be set to control data access and usage. With Object Lock, data can be secured by implementing retention policies or legal holds; and with object versions and metadata, object retrieval is easier for large volumes of unstructured data. These new features overall improve the access and data management in the Object Storage.

December 13

IONOS offers the new Container Registry Vulnerability Scanning feature in General Availability (GA) phase. Software development is constantly evolving, and security is our top priority. The Container Registry Vulnerability Scanning feature is specifically designed to enhance the security of your containerized applications by proactively identifying potential vulnerabilities present in your artifacts. Scans occur each time an artifact is pushed to the registry and when new vulnerability definitions are published. It quickly detects any security weaknesses in container dependencies and libraries, allowing you to react immediately to prevent exploitation. For more information about reviewing the vulnerability scan results, see View Vulnerability Scan Results.

This feature will be available when creating new container registries, and you can also enable it for existing registries. For more information, see Enable Vulnerability Scanning.

December 13

IONOS offers the New Container Registry Web Console, an enhanced version of the existing Container Registry Web Console, providing improved user experience and performance, intuitive design, faster responsiveness and additional features than the existing Container Registry Web Console. For more information, see DCD How-Tos.

December 4

IONOS is a certified partner of Red Hat and are authorized to provide and run Red Hat Enterprise Linux inside the IONOS public cloud infrastructure. This is applicable to both public RHEL images supplied by IONOS and user-uploaded private RHEL images.

December 18

The subtopics in the Block Storage section have been updated. It now contains a new Images & Snapshots section with the appropriate subtopics—IONOS Public Images and Private Images. For more information, see Images & Snapshots.

December 4

The subtopics in the Block Storage section have been updated. It now contains a new Images & Snapshots section with the appropriate subtopics—Public Images and Private Images. For more information, see Images & Snapshots.

August 18

This is solely for informational purpose and does not require any action from you. IONOS has renamed Virtual Server(s) to Dedicated Core Server(s). This change does not impact the functionality of the product in any manner. As a result, the documentation portal now reflects the product name changes. For more information, see Product Renaming FAQ.

August 18

Added information on security advisory for CVE-2022-40982, also known as “Gather Data Sampling” (GDS) or “Downfall” here.

August 14

IONOS MongoDB database cluster offers MongoDB Enterprise edition supporting versions 5.0 and 6.0 to suit the requirements of enterprise-level deployments. This edition provides advanced capabilities such as sharding database type, enabling the BI Connector, and more resources - CPU cores, RAM size (GB), and storage types to create database clusters. Additionally, the enterprise database clusters facilitate point-in-time recovery and offsite backup features making these clusters highly reliable.

August 10

A vCPU Server is a new virtual machine provisioned and hosted in one of IONOS's physical data centers. It behaves like a physical server and can be used as a standalone product or combined with other IONOS cloud products. To configure a vCPU Server, choose a preset (S, M, L, XL, and XXL) that suits your needs. Presets are a combination of specific vCPU-to-RAM ratios. The number of vCPUs and RAMs differs based on the selected preset. You can also tailor the vCPU-to-RAM ratios to meet your requirements—the Preset automatically changes to Custom when you edit the predefined ratio.

August 8

The documentation for Kubernetes Versions now contains the following details:

• Managed Kubernetes releases Kubernetes version 1.27; hence, the Available column now mentions the release date.

• Kubernetes version 1.24 has reached an end-of-life; hence, the Kubernetes end of life column has been updated accordingly.

August 10

The following sections have been renamed in the documentation portal:

• Compute Engine is now called Compute.

• Virtual Machines is now called Compute Engine.

August 10

Cloud Cubes is no longer under Virtual Machines, but an independent section under Compute.

May 30

IONOS Object Storage introduces contract-owned buckets in a new region eu-central-3. Users within a single organization can benefit from our Object Storage using contract-owned buckets. Users can now create this bucket type from within the DCD. The earlier bucket-type functionality presented within the Object Storage continues to be supported and is now referred to as user-owned buckets. For the list of operations supported in contract-owned buckets, see Feature comparison.

May 24

IONOS announces the release of our Certbot plugin for Cloud DNS. With this plugin, you can automate the process of obtaining and renewing SSL/TLS certificate. This feature enhances security and simplifies certificate management for your domains.

This detailed tutorial will help you get started with the Certbot plugin for Cloud DNS, which provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and use the plugin effectively.

May 23

Information on the security advisory for CVE-2024-4323 reported by Tenable Research is now available in the documentation portal. The memory corruption vulnerability in Fluent Bit can result in a denial of service, information disclosure, or remote code execution.

May 17

IONOS has introduced self-service functionality features via the DCD to improve the customer experience by giving users control over certain features. Customer data provides additional control and flexibility to your account. With the Payment details module, you can add new payment methods. This feature has enhanced security to provide seamless yet strong customer authentication.

May 13

You can now leverage the IONOS Cloud DNS API service to create and manage Reverse DNS (PTR) records for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. This enhancement enables you to efficiently manage your DNS configurations and network settings and enhance email deliverability.

May 7

Logging Service is enhanced to allow you to configure an unlimited retention period for your logs. With this enhancement, you can store your logs for an indefinite period. The enhancement is available since April 29, 2024.

May 6

Information on the security advisory for four vulnerabilities reported by Acronis is now available in the documentation portal. These vulnerabilities reported in the Cyber Protect Agent cause local privilege escalation and information manipulation without authorization.

March 25 The Cost & Usage view has been revamped with a fresh and intuitive design. It provides:

• A comprehensive summary of your account's cost for the past six months, including the current month.

• A monthly report with detailed insights into all costs associated with using Virtual Data Centers (VDCs) and consuming other products and services.

• Transparency about usage patterns and costs across product categories by displaying the total units consumed, cost per unit, and total cost incurred.

As a result, the Cost & Usage documentation has been revamped to align with the new view and is now categorized as a separate topic in the documentation portal.

March 25

You can now manage TLS certificates for Kubernetes and OpenShift workloads using the IONOS Cloud DNS Webhook with cert-manager. It enables you to secure your applications with valid TLS certificates that are automatically renewed before they expire. For more information, see the Manage TLS Certificates using IONOS Cloud DNS Webhook for cert-manager tutorial.

March 13

IONOS offers a redesigned user interface for the Certificate Manager via the Data Center Designer (DCD). Using this interface, you can seamlessly upload and manage TLS Certificates to integrate key products such as the Managed Application Load Balancer, API Gateway, and CDN.

It also offers additional capabilities such as automatic certificate renewal through integration with Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) Providers and Cloud DNS, allowing you to generate and renew TLS certificates automatically, thus simplifying security management and ensuring that your applications remain secure with minimal manual intervention.

March 6

Network Security Groups are now available via the Data Center Designer (DCD) graphical user interface. To secure your network, you can create rules based on your use case and leverage the capabilities of either the DCD or the API.

March 25

A new tutorial on managing TLS certificates using the IONOS Cloud DNS Webhook for cert-manager is now available. This tutorial covers the installation, configuration, and automation of certificate management for your Kubernetes cluster workloads. By following the steps, you can secure your applications with valid TLS certificates that are automatically renewed before they expire.

March 24

The new tutorial guides you through connecting a WireGuard peer between an IONOS Virtual Data Center (VDC) and an on-premises gateway, offering clear guidance and a smooth setup. As an enhancement to the user interface, the VPN Gateway Manager in the DCD also lists all tutorials, enabling you to configure your use case effectively.

March 18

The new tutorial guides you through creating an IPSec tunnel between IONOS Cloud Virtual Data Centers (VDCs), offering clear guidance for a smooth setup.

Result: The data center has been created and can be opened in the workspace. Your DCD dashboard displays the newly created VDC in My Virtual Data Centers.

December 9

API Gateway is now available in more regions including London, Paris, and Logroño. You can now create, manage, and deploy APIs in these regions using the API Gateway.

December 9

We are excited to announce the launch of IONOS Object Storage in our US data center location, Lenexa. This highly scalable and durable storage solution is designed to support businesses with large amounts of unstructured data. With IONOS Object Storage, users can store, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data, from images and videos to logs and backups.

Located in Lenexa, this new offering ensures low latency and high performance for US-based users. The new endpoint is exposed as us-central-1 and operates as a contract-owned IONOS Object Storage.

December 6

The IONOS AI Model Hub now supports an OpenAI-compatible embeddings endpoint, and the embedding models BGE Large EN v1.5, BGE m3, and Paraphrase Multilingual MPNet base v2.

December 2

We are pleased to announce the expansion of IONOS Cloud products and services with the addition of a new deployment location in Worcester. This new facility marks IONOS's second data center in the United Kingdom, after London, enhancing the capability to support high availability and redundant configurations across geographical locations.

The Worcester data center is classified as a Tier IV facility, which includes comprehensive isolation of critical infrastructure systems to reduce the risk of disruptions significantly and guarantees our users the highest operational security and reliability level. For additional information, refer to the .

You now have the option to deploy the following products in the new data center via the or using the location code gb/bhx via the :

• Compute Services:

• Containers:

• Databases:

• Network Services:

• Observability:

• Storage & Backup:

The following products do not have a distinct deployment in Worcester, but you can still use their centrally located services:

• AI:

• Storage & Backup:

April 30

IONOS DBaaS for MariaDB is now available across all IONOS Cloud locations. You can choose any location of your preference from the DCD when you your MariaDB cluster or perform the same actions through the . For a list of region-specific API endpoints, see .

April 25

IONOS Object Storage has increased the length of all newly generated Access Keys and Secret Keys to prepare for the upcoming new functionalities on the offering. Access Keys will now be 92 characters long, and Secret Keys will be 64 characters long.

April 22

Managed Kubernetes now supports Regional Control Planes, allowing users to deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters to new geographic regions with ease. You can benefit from optimized performance and reduced latency between the control plane and the nodes of the node pools within the same region.

For more information, see .

April 10

Starting in May, our Backup Service servers will use an additional IP subnet: 85.215.126.0/24. We recommend you update the configured firewall rules in advance so that the firewall does not restrict backup agent access and allows the backup agents to communicate effectively. For more information, see .

April 5

Information on security advisory for CVE-2024-3094 is available on the documentation portal. The vulnerability enables remote system breaches via SSH, and immediate action is required to resolve it.

April 2

We are thrilled to announce the release of our revamped documentation portal landing page. The enhancement includes significant improvements to the design outlook and website navigation to streamline the user experience and to make accessing information more accessible and more efficient.

Card-based Design: Visually appealing card layouts provide users with concise information and an easier way to engage with the documentation portal.

Website Navigation: Find the specific product documentation easily with a familiar navigational structure that rearranges the products in the in an alphabetical sequence.

April 2

To reinforce consistency in the product category and product names across IONOS website and documentation portal, the following changes are made effectively:

• The product categories are renamed, added, and removed.

• Some of the product names in our documentation portal are renamed and reorganized into product categories in a way that it improves easy discoverability of documentation.

Result: The password policy is successfully created.

Result: The password policy is successfully updated and these changes apply to new users setting up the password. Existing user accounts continue to work on the password policy previously used.

Result: The password policy is successfully deleted and the IONOS standard applies for password management.

October 18

The documentation portal now has information on the security advisory for a critical vulnerability reported in Grafana 11. This vulnerability may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems, leading to complete system compromise.

October 15

The documentation portal now has information on the security advisory for vulnerabilities reported in the Kubernetes Image Builder that enables default credentials during the image build process.

October 9

Cost Alert notification is essential for effective cloud cost management. These notifications act as alerts for spending thresholds, helping you control your budget, optimize resource usage, and make informed decisions about your cloud infrastructure. It is configurable via the DCD and the . Configuring a cost alert is solely within the authority of contract owners and users with administrator access rights. For more information, see .

October 8

The documentation portal now has information on the security advisory for vulnerabilities reported in the Linux Common Unix Printing System (CUPS). By chaining these vulnerabilities, an attacker could cause remote code execution.

October 7

Information on the security advisory for three vulnerabilities reported by Redis is now available in the documentation portal. These vulnerabilities, reported by Redis, allow an authenticated remote user to execute arbitrary remote code and perform Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

October 1

Reverse DNS is now available via the IONOS Data Center Designer (DCD). You can leverage its capabilities to create and efficiently manage Reverse DNS (PTR) records for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

October 1

Effective October 1st, we have updated our Cubes configuration templates to include more tailored options. We now offer nine template sizes, each varying by processor, memory, and storage capacities. The templates are divided into two categories: one for Basic Cubes and the other for Memory Cubes. To understand the detailed breakdown of resources for each template, see .

October 1

The IONOS AI Model Hub now supports Llama 405B from Meta.

October 17

With a consistent approach to improve the user's experience with IONOS Cloud documentation, the Get Started section in the documentation portal is restructured to provide a simple, step-by-step guide that helps users onboard with setting up , managing user and account settings, and explore advanced product feature configurations. All these guides are categorized under the documentation portal's new section Set Up IONOS Cloud.

October 15

The IONOS Cloud products that are currently available only on a request basis are now shown with a label on the . Users can now scan through the page and easily identify such products and contact sales representative or to acess them. The products currently with this label are Event Streams for Apache Kafka, CDN, VPN Gateway, and Network File Storage.

Result: An authentication token is generated and listed in the API/SDK Authentication Token Manager screen.

Result: The authentication token is successfully deleted and removed from the tokens list in the API/SDK Authentication Token Manager.

November 26

VPN Gateway is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. It is designed to ensure secure and scalable encrypted connections between your IONOS Cloud resources and remote infrastructure using two key VPN protocols: IPSec and WireGuard.

We are excited to announce the following enhancements to VPN Gateway: — Active-Passive High Availability (HA) mode to ensure redundancy in the event of failures. — Availability of new tiers that can be paired with HA. Additionally, you have the option to switch between HA and non-HA configurations and upgrade your plans as needed. — Ability to visualize all LANs connected to the respective VPN Gateway. — Option to download VPN Gateway configuration to your local system.

November 22

The documentation portal now has information on the security advisory for a high vulnerability reported by the Kubernetes Security Response Committee. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands in the vulnerable Managed Kubernetes cluster versions beyond the container boundary.

November 18

Beginning today, you will observe that the DCD portal's have been redesigned, resulting from the integration of IONOS Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) Single Sign-On (SSO) into the login process. You do not need to make any changes to your account.

November 11

Starting November 11, our AI Model Hub supports the OpenAI Image endpoint. In addition we launched the FLUX.1 schnell text-to-image model.

November 11

We've enhanced the firewall rules for Network Security Groups and NIC-based firewalls. In addition to the existing TCP, UDP, ICMP, and ICMPv6 protocols, we now support GRE, VRRP, AH, and ESP protocols. This expansion is available through both the Cloud API v6 and DCD platforms.

November 11

Effective immediately, you can specify custom MAC addresses when creating network interfaces (NICs) for Compute instances. This feature is accessible via Cloud API v6 and DCD. Ensure that you configure custom MAC addresses at the time of creation and that you cannot modify them during subsequent network interface updates. This capability is advantageous for environments requiring specific MAC addresses to comply with software licensing conditions.

November 8

This is to inform you that Managed Kubernetes version 1.28 will reach its end of life (EOL) on December 4, 2024. After that, you cannot create new clusters or node pools using Kubernetes version 1.28. Existing clusters or node pools running on version 1.28 will be automatically upgraded to version 1.29 during the next scheduled maintenance window after the EOL date.

November 6

IONOS releases Network Security Groups, a centralized firewall policy manager that allows you to filter and control network traffic to and from virtual network resources within a given Virtual Data Center (VDC). NSGs contain security rules that allow or deny traffic based on various criteria, such as source and destination IP addresses, ports, and protocols for its member VMs and NICs.

Note: Network Security Groups are currently accessible only via the Cloud API v6. The DCD support will be available soon.

November 5

We are excited to announce the launch of our new Database as a Service (DBaaS) interface for our Database products: , , , and . Designed with user experience in mind, the new DCD interface provides a more intuitive and an efficient management experience.

November 4

Event Streams for Apache Kafka is now in the General Availability (GA) phase. It is a managed solution that is fully integrated with the DCD, offering a variety of cluster sizes to accommodate the diverse requirements of different applications. With this service, you can build secure event-driven architectures. The product will initially be available only in the German data centers (Frankfurt & Berlin), and will be gradually rolled out to all locations.

November 4

Managed Kubernetes is releasing Kubernetes version 1.31. For more information about the schedule timeline, see .

Result: The password is changed and becomes effective with the next login.