ConfigServer will shut down on August 31, 2025

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It has been announced that ConfigServer.com will permanently shut down on August 31, 2025.

This closure affects all products, including CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall), CXS (ConfigServer Exploit Scanner), MSFE, OSM, and other free utilities.

After that date, there will be no further support or updates, and paid software will stop working unless updated to the latest version before the shutdown.

This situation will impact many servers, and I’ve seen references to CSF here in the community, so there may still be people using it. Additionally, CPguard, one of the security solutions used with Enhance, depends on CSF to function.

Official announcement

dweb

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Damnnn!! CSF is awesome 😢

MarkD

webdig Additionally, CPguard, one of the security solutions used with Enhance, depends on CSF to function.

No it doesn't - we use cpGuard on all our servers but we don't use CSF on any of them. Yes, cPGuard can use CSF if its installed but its not dependant on it.

cPFence

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They’re also considering releasing CSF under the GPLv3 license: https://blog.configserver.com/?p=4149. It’s a solid and useful piece of software, many cPFence features were inspired by it.

opsshield

webdig Just to support the comment from @MarkD , cPGuard does not depend on CSF. Rather, we allow integration with CSF if it is already installed on the server. Based on the recent news, we are extending our firewall module to cover major functions in CSF, and we will extend the module based on feedback. The first version with the new firewall module is expected to launch in Aug.

webdig

MarkD thanks for the correction

bluelinq-computers

cPFence This. It's a shame to hear they're shutting down, but I hope they do release it under GPLv3. It's a damn good piece of software that has served the hosting community well for many years.

net

UFW + Fail2Ban is a good combination. You can do a lot with F2B 🙂

net

opsshield "The first version with the new firewall module is expected to launch in Aug."

Smart move 🙂

imadsani

Does anyone know about this? https://configserverfirewall.org/about

They are calling themselves OpenCSF. Have the original devs released it under GPL?