Add the news post for the 2.1.18 release.

Author: sadiepowell

_config.yml

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ plugins:
 
 releases:
   devel:
-    version: 2.1.17
-    date: 2025-08-01
-    news: /news/2025/anope-2117-release.html
-    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.17.tar.gz
-    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.17/anope-2.1.17.exe
+    version: 2.1.18
+    date: 2025-10-01
+    news: /news/2025/anope-2118-release.html
+    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.18.tar.gz
+    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.18/anope-2.1.18.exe
   stable:
     version: 2.0.18
     date: 2025-05-08

_posts/2020s/2025-10-01-anope-2118-release.md

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: Anope 2.1.18 Release
+author: Sadie
+category: 2025
+---
+
+Anope 2.1.18 has been released. This is a development release.
+
+The most notable changes are:
+
+* Added a check that a non-deprecated database module is loaded.
+* Added support for flexible and monospace layouts to make text easier to read on clients that use a variable-width font.
+* Added support for logging about deprecated modules on boot.
+* Added support for per-IRCd hints when a link fails.
+* Added support for self-service validation of vhosts using DNS TXT records.
+* Added support for separate bad password limits for pre-connection SASL authentication.
+* Added support for SRV and TXT records to the dns module.
+* Added the --nodb option to disable database and encrytption module checks.
+* Added the hostserv/validate command.
+* Added the nickname registration date to the nickserv/glist output.
+* Added the nickserv/saset/layout command.
+* Added the nickserv/set/layout command.
+* Added the ns_sasl_anonymous module.
+* Added the ns_sasl_external module.
+* Added the ns_sasl_plain module.
+* Added the ns_set_layout module.
+* Added the ns_set_op module.
+* Added {hs_request}:validationcooldown (defaults to 5 minutes).
+* Added {hs_request}:validationrecord (defaults to "anope-dns-validation").
+* Added {ns_sasl}:badpasslimit (defaults to options:badpasslimit).
+* Added {ns_sasl}:badpasstimeout (defaults to options:badpasstimeout).
+* Changed db_flatfile to be import-only (migrate to db_json).
+* Changed the default registration confirmation type to code validation.
+* Changed the fantasy !help command to not require the FANTASY privilege by default.
+* Changed various length measurement code to be UTF-8 aware.
+* Disabled the nickname registration delay by default.
+* Fixed reporting the MySQL version that the mysql module was built against.
+* Improved the layout of the nickserv/info command.
+* Modularised the ns_sasl module to make it easier to pick SASL mechanisms.
+* Moved duration rounding logic from Anope::Expires to Anope::Duration.
+* Moved nickserv/set/autoop and nickserv/saset/autoop to the ns_set_op module.
+* Moved nickserv/set/display and nickserv/saset/display to the ns_set_group module.
+* Moved nickserv/set/neverop and nickserv/saset/neverop to the ns_set_op module.
+* Removed support for importing old databases from 1.8.
+* Removed support for verifying "old MD5" passwords from 1.7.
+* Removed the db_old module.
+* Removed the enc_old module.
+* Removed {db_flatfile}:fork (module is now import-only).
+* Removed {db_flatfile}:keepbackups (module is now import-only).
+* Removed {db_flatfile}:nobackupokay (module is now import-only).
+* Reworked how memory is allocated when formatting messages.
+
+The full change log can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/anope/anope/compare/2.1.17...2.1.18).
+
+Users who want to test out new features are encouraged to upgrade. Before upgrading you may wish to take a backup of your databases and read the [upgrading guide](/upgrading.html). If you encounter any incompatibilities that aren't mentioned on this page then [please open an issue](https://github.com/anope/website/issues/new).
+
+SHA256 Sum: `40c8f59118f7ee2d0f4a66a3e1ab022dc91fcad3ff89ea4e6e3fc20de09dc3af` [anope-2.1.18.tar.gz](https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.18.tar.gz)
+\
+SHA256 Sum: `da4f82d9c44b9a02b44d34528998ec5df0a8fc880a8c4fb47735eff28c3ea684` [anope-2.1.18.exe](https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.18/anope-2.1.18.exe)

upgrading.md

@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. If you are using the `unreal` protocol module then upgrade your IRCd and replace it with the `unrealircd` module.
 
+0. If you are using `db_flatfile` (or have exported to flatfile as part of the upgrade progress) load either `db_json` or `db_sql` beforeW `db_flatfile` to import your database.
+
 0. Move the `enc_md5`, `enc_none`, `enc_sha1`, and `enc_sha256` modules to be secondary encryption modules and add `enc_argon2`, `enc_bcrypt`, or `enc_sha2` as a new primary encryption module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.14/data/anope.example.conf#L1270-L1387)).
 
+0. If you are using the `enc_old` module then remove it from your config.
+
 0. Replace the `nickserv/access` privilege in operator accounts with the `nickserv/cert` privilege.
 
 0. Replace the `nickserv/confirm` privilege in operator accounts with the `nickserv/confirm/register` and `nickserv/confirm/email` privileges.
@@ -149,7 +153,11 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. Load the `ns_set_language` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.11/data/nickserv.example.conf#L579-L588)).
 
-0. Load the `ns_set_protect` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.13/data/nickserv.example.conf#L653-L667)).
+0. Load the `ns_set_layout` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.18/data/nickserv.example.conf#L704-L713)).
+
+0. Load the `ns_set_op` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.18/data/nickserv.example.conf#L746-L763)).
+
+0. Load the `ns_set_protect` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.18/data/nickserv.example.conf#L765-L778)).
 
 0. If `options:useprivmsg` was enabled load the `ns_set_message` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.10/data/nickserv.example.conf#L578-L591)).
 
@@ -171,7 +179,7 @@ Load the
 
 0. If enabled replace the `m_regex_pcre` module with the `regex_pcre2` module.
 
-0. If enabled replace the `m_sasl` module with the `ns_sasl` module.
+0. If enabled replace the `m_sasl` module with the `ns_sasl`, `ns_sasl_anonymous`, `ns_sasl_external`, and `ns_sasl_plain` modules ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.18/data/nickserv.example.conf#L636-L652)).
 
 0. If enabled update `{ssl_gnutls}:cert`, `{ssl_gnutls}:dhparams`, and `{ssl_gnutls}:key` to be relative to the config directory.