Add the news post for the 2.1.13 release.

Author: sadiepowell

_config.yml

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ plugins:
 
 releases:
   devel:
-    version: 2.1.12
-    date: 2025-03-01
-    news: /news/2025/anope-2112-release.html
-    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.12.tar.gz
-    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.12/anope-2.1.12.exe
+    version: 2.1.13
+    date: 2025-04-01
+    news: /news/2025/anope-2113-release.html
+    source: https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.13.tar.gz
+    windows: https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.13/anope-2.1.13.exe
   stable:
     version: 2.0.17
     date: 2024-12-08

_posts/2020s/2025-04-01-anope-2113-release.md

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+---
+layout: post
+title: Anope 2.1.13 Release
+author: Sadie
+category: 2025
+---
+
+Anope 2.1.13 has been released. This is a development release.
+
+The most notable changes are:
+
+* Added a Config check to ensure users actually want to use the development branch.
+* Added a flag to the version string when Anope is compiled in reproducible mode.
+* Added a warning on rehash when the max password is longer than the maximum bcrypt password length.
+* Added an ALLTIME handler on InspIRCd.
+* Added an opt-out for extended XML-RPC types.
+* Added options:linelength (defaults to 120).
+* Added RPC messages for sending global messages.
+* Added support for importing cs_set_misc and ns_set_misc data from Atheme.
+* Added support for importing news from Atheme.
+* Added support for oper-only quit messages.
+* Added support for the experimental "services cloak" system from the InspIRCd development branch.
+* Added support for using defines from the environment.
+* Added support for using defines within the value of a variable.
+* Added the db_json module.
+* Added the rpc_message module.
+* Added {nickserv}:defaultprotect (defaults to 1m).
+* Added {nickserv}:maxprotect (defaults to 10m).
+* Added {nickserv}:minprotect (defaults to 10s)
+* Added {xmlrpc}:enable_i8 (defaults to yes).
+* Added {xmlrpc}:enable_nil (defaults to yes).
+* Blacklisted an old version of an UnrealIRCd module that is known to send malformed S2S messages.
+* Changed RPC events to be registered as core services.
+* Changed the database to refer to accounts by their account identifier instead of their display nick.
+* Changed the syntax for using defines (all existing defines will need to be updated).
+* Changed the syntax of defines from "foo" to "${foo}".
+* Deduplicated JSON generation code in the jsonrpc module.
+* Fixed a warning when importing an Atheme account that uses external authentication.
+* Fixed counting email addresses in ns_maxemail.
+* Fixed db_atheme creating duplicate accounts, bots, and nicks when importing over an existing database.
+* Fixed deleting old database backups after Anope has been restarted.
+* Fixed importing user metadata from Anope 1.8.
+* Fixed including a port in uplink messages when connecting to a UNIX socket endpoint.
+* Fixed memo ignores being erroneously case sensitive.
+* Fixed modules with third-party dependencies writing generic log messages instead of module log messages.
+* Fixed not performing SQL database updates in some rare circumstances.
+* Fixed sending global messages with the default sender.
+* Imported mkauthors from InspIRCd and used it to generate docs/AUTHORS.txt
+* Moved around a bunch of module headers.
+* Moved database serialization from the serializable to the serializable type.
+* Moved the SASL protocol interface to its own service.
+* Refactored handling S2S metadata on InspIRCd.
+* Removed {nickserv}:kill (replaced by custom protection timer durations).
+* Removed {nickserv}:killquick (replaced by custom protection timer durations).
+* Removed {ns_set_kill}:allowkillimmed (replaced by custom protection timer durations).
+* Renamed the nickserv/saset/kill command to nickserv/saset/protect.
+* Renamed the nickserv/saset/kill oper privilege to nickserv/saset/protect.
+* Renamed the nickserv/set/kill command to nickserv/set/protect.
+* Renamed the ns_set_kill module to ns_set_protect.
+* Renamed the sasl module to ns_sasl and moved it to nickserv.example.conf.
+* Updated more messages to use gettext plural forms.
+
+The full change log can be found on [GitHub](https://github.com/anope/anope/compare/2.1.12...2.1.13).
+
+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: `bd0d964ce28d4f973e8d6fd20a3bd4b1a33a890db713fa7a7ebc1edde176db4b` [anope-2.1.13.tar.gz](https://github.com/anope/anope/archive/refs/tags/2.1.13.tar.gz)
+\
+SHA256 Sum: `c7fc9a22b64bfc63e093ed34b2d6284c6e5b53f848242a2d1417d96c294a77bf` [anope-2.1.13.exe](https://github.com/anope/anope/releases/download/2.1.13/anope-2.1.13.exe)

upgrading.md

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. If you are using the `db_sql` or `db_sql_live` modules it is recommended that on 2.0 you load `db_flatfile` and export your database to a file and re-import on 2.1 to update the schema of your database.
 
+0. The syntax for using defines has changed. Replace all usages of `services.host` with `${services.host}` and do the same for any defines you have added.
+
 #### services.conf
 
 0. Rename `services.conf` to `anope.conf`.
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. Replace the `nickserv/access` privilege in operator accounts with the `nickserv/cert` privilege.
 
+0. Replace the `nickserv/saset/kill` privilege in operator accounts with the `nickserv/saset/protect` privilege.
+
 0. Add the `global/queue` and `global/server` privileges to operator accounts with the `global/global` privilege.
 
 0. Update `serverinfo:motd` to be relative to the config directory.
@@ -81,6 +85,12 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. Remove the `ns_status` module and `nickserv/status` command.
 
+0. If the `killprotect` option is set in `{nickserv}:defaults` replace it with `protect` and set `{nickserv}:defaultprotect` to the value of `{nickserv}:kill`.
+
+0. If the `kill_quick` option is set in `{nickserv}:defaults` replace it with `protect` and set `{nickserv}:defaultprotect` to the value of `{nickserv}:killquick`.
+
+0. If the `kill_immed` option is set in `{nickserv}:defaults` replace it with `protect` and set `{nickserv}:defaultprotect` to `0s`.
+
 0. Remove the `ns_secure` option from `{nickserv}:defaults`.
 
 0. Rename `{nickserv}:passlen` to `{nickserv}:maxpasslen`.
@@ -89,13 +99,12 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. Replace `options:strictpasswords` with `{nickserv}:minpasslen` ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.0/data/nickserv.example.conf#L212-L217)).
 
-0. Load the `ns_set_kill` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.11/data/nickserv.example.conf#L557-L574)).
-
 0. Load the `ns_set_keepmodes` module ([example](https://github.com/anope/anope/blob/2.1.12/data/nickserv.example.conf#L557-L576)).
 
-
 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. 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)).
 
 #### modules.conf
@@ -104,10 +113,12 @@ Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1 can be done by:
 
 0. If enabled remove `{ssl_openssl}:sslv3` (now always disabled).
 
-0. If enabled remove the the `m_` prefix from the `dns`, `dnsbl`, `helpchan`, `httpd`, `ldap`, `ldap_oper`, `mysql`, `proxyscan`, `redis`, `regex_pcre2`, `regex_posix`, `regex_stdlib`, `regex_tre`, `rewrite`, `sasl`, `sql_log`, `sql_oper`, `sqlite`, `ssl_gnutls`, and `ssl_openssl` modules.
+0. If enabled remove the the `m_` prefix from the `dns`, `dnsbl`, `helpchan`, `httpd`, `ldap`, `ldap_oper`, `mysql`, `proxyscan`, `redis`, `regex_pcre2`, `regex_posix`, `regex_stdlib`, `regex_tre`, `rewrite`, `sql_log`, `sql_oper`, `sqlite`, `ssl_gnutls`, and `ssl_openssl` modules.
 
 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 update `{ssl_gnutls}:cert`, `{ssl_gnutls}:dhparams`, and `{ssl_gnutls}:key` to be relative to the config directory.
 
 0. If enabled update `{ssl_openssl}:cert` and `{ssl_openssl}:key` to be relative to the config directory.