Hello everyone,
The FRED team is proud to announce new public release 2026.1. New
version contains two major changes - migration to Debian 12 and database
upgrade to PostgreSQL 17. We've also completed the dockerization of the
Messenger, Secretary, and Fileman and plan on adding other services.
Visit the Get FRED page <https://fred.nic.cz/en/get-fred/>, with the
latest versions of packages in the Install binaries section.
In addition to the public release, a new version of FRED Demo image is
available, which has pre-installed newest version of the registry and,
in addition, the previously introduced new version of the DNSSEC
automation tool AKM
<https://fred.nic.cz/documentation/html/Concepts/AKM.html>.
The demo image is available to download here
<https://fred.nic.cz/documentation/html/AdminManual/Installation/FredDemo.ht…>
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Development highlights
*Messenger, secretary and fileman dockerization*
We are continuing with our strategy of migrating everything to Docker.
As part of this effort we recently successfully dockerized secretary,
messenger and fileman marking a key milestone toward more consistent and
maintainable deployments.
Building on this progress, the plan is to continue dockerizing
additional packages to improve portability, scalability, and operational
efficiency across environments.
*Migration to Debian 12*
Debian’s more conservative release cycle and focus on stability make it
better suited for server deployments. Technically, this is a
straightforward transition with minimal changes to configurations or
service management, as the core components remain largely the same and
it will result in the unification of the operational environment across
infrastructure.
Future public releases will be based on Debian as well, so registries
operating FRED are advised to start preparing migration plan as well in
order to adapt these changes efficiently.
*Upgrade to PostgreSQL17*
The latest FRED release now requires PostgreSQL 17, which offers
improved performance, better query handling, and more robust database
management.
*EPPIC 3.1.0*
The CZ.NIC Association released a new version of EPPIC on July 2, 2025.
Compared to the previous version, new commands have been added, the
behavior of existing commands has been improved (in a
backward-compatible way), and text errors have been fixed.
Session management in EPPIC 3.1.0 has been significantly improved to
better align with the EPP protocol. A new epp-login command now allows
users to specify full login parameters (like newPW, lang, extURI, and
clTRID), offering more control than the previous simplified login
approach. Support for the fred-client tool officially ended in April
last year. It had served as the standard interface for communicating
with the Czech domain registry FRED. A new client |eppic| is built on
the modern Python library |fred-epplib|, which is significantly easier
to integrate into existing systems and workflows compared to its
predecessor.
More in our blog post
<https://en.blog.nic.cz/2025/07/17/eppic-3-1-0-is-released/>
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Future plans
*GlobalBlock integration*
Along with version 2.49.0, FRED added support for the GlobalBlock, a
service from Brand Safety Alliance, allowing domain name registration
blocking across multiple TLDs. Registries using FRED can now automate
these blocks using this BSAPP extension. The extension is currently
fully functional and available to members with paid support, and we plan
to add it into the future public release.
In case of any questions, or inputs, please let us know!
Kind regards
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Jitka Sochurkova
technicky koordinator / technical coordinator
CZ.NIC, z. s. p. o.
Milesovska 5, 130 00 Praha 3
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Tel.: +420 222 745 111
E-mail:jitka.sochurkova@nic.cz
www.nic.czwww.mojeID.cz
