We are pleased to announce the first beta release of Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0! The new version of our email security solution is based on Debian 13.1 "Trixie", but defaulting to the newer Linux kernel 6.14.11-2. The latest versions of ZFS 2.3.4, PostgreSQL 17, SpamAssassin 4.0.2 (with updated rulesets), and ClamAV 1.4.3 are included.
Some highlights of Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 Beta
Countless bug fixes and other smaller improvements are included as well, see the full release notes.
Release notes
https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Roadmap
Download
https://enterprise.proxmox.com/iso
Documentation
https://pmg.proxmox.com/pmg-docs
Community Forum
https://forum.proxmox.com
Bugtracker
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com
Source code
https://git.proxmox.com
FAQ
Q: Is the Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 beta safe to use?
A: You should never upgrade critical production systems to the beta, it's not a stable release and it does not get security support.
While we try hard to avoid severe bugs, some instability is expected.
Q: Can I upgrade Proxmox Mail Gateway 8 to 9?
A: Please follow the upgrade instructions on https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_from_8_to_9
Q: Can I upgrade a 9.0 beta installation to the stable 9.0, once released, via apt?
A: Yes, upgrading from beta to stable installation will be possible via apt.
Q: Which apt repository can I use for Proxmox VE 9.0 beta?
A: You can use the pmg-test repository:
Q: Can I install Proxmox Mail Gateway on top of Debian Trixie?
A: Yes, see https://pmg.proxmox.com/pmg-docs/pmg-admin-guide.html#pmg_install_on_debian
Q: Can I install Proxmox Mail Gateway as a virtual machine on Proxmox Virtual Environment, VMware, or Hyper-V ?
A: Yes, just do the ISO install. If you install on Hyper-V as a generation 2 virtual machine type, you need to configure secure boot to use "Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority".
Q: When do you expect the stable Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 release?
A: The final Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 will be available as soon as all Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 release critical bugs are fixed, and new features are deemed stable.
Thank you for supporting the Proxmox Mail Gateway project! Your feedback, tests, bug reports, and code contributions are always welcome!
Some highlights of Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 Beta
- New Quarantine UI on mobile browsers based on the modern Rust-based Yew framework.
- Significantly improved Single-Sign-On (SSO) with OpenID Connect and multiple authentication realms for PMG, based on the feedback from our customers and community.
- Synchronize the configuration templates of the core service
postfixwith the latest recommendations from upstream. - Adapt the Content-Type filters to the renaming of relevant MIME-types for Microsoft executable formats.
Countless bug fixes and other smaller improvements are included as well, see the full release notes.
Release notes
https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Roadmap
Download
https://enterprise.proxmox.com/iso
Documentation
https://pmg.proxmox.com/pmg-docs
Community Forum
https://forum.proxmox.com
Bugtracker
https://bugzilla.proxmox.com
Source code
https://git.proxmox.com
FAQ
Q: Is the Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 beta safe to use?
A: You should never upgrade critical production systems to the beta, it's not a stable release and it does not get security support.
While we try hard to avoid severe bugs, some instability is expected.
Q: Can I upgrade Proxmox Mail Gateway 8 to 9?
A: Please follow the upgrade instructions on https://pmg.proxmox.com/wiki/index.php/Upgrade_from_8_to_9
Q: Can I upgrade a 9.0 beta installation to the stable 9.0, once released, via apt?
A: Yes, upgrading from beta to stable installation will be possible via apt.
Q: Which apt repository can I use for Proxmox VE 9.0 beta?
A: You can use the pmg-test repository:
Code:
deb http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pmg trixie pmg-testQ: Can I install Proxmox Mail Gateway on top of Debian Trixie?
A: Yes, see https://pmg.proxmox.com/pmg-docs/pmg-admin-guide.html#pmg_install_on_debian
Q: Can I install Proxmox Mail Gateway as a virtual machine on Proxmox Virtual Environment, VMware, or Hyper-V ?
A: Yes, just do the ISO install. If you install on Hyper-V as a generation 2 virtual machine type, you need to configure secure boot to use "Microsoft UEFI Certificate Authority".
Q: When do you expect the stable Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 release?
A: The final Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 will be available as soon as all Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.0 release critical bugs are fixed, and new features are deemed stable.
Thank you for supporting the Proxmox Mail Gateway project! Your feedback, tests, bug reports, and code contributions are always welcome!
