Stephen Freudenthaler
Director of Engineering
dotCMS
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- 4 Mar 26Innovation
Java 25 is Here — Try It Today
Give your dotCMS a test drive on modern Java. Our new Java 25-based containers are live, easy to spin up with a single Docker command, and already showing faster startup, leaner memory use, and a stronger security footing. In this post, I’ll walk you through how to try the `java-25` images locally, what to expect from the upgrade, how to rebuild your plugins in a few minutes, and why we’re asking you to kick the tires now, long before Java 11 support sunsets.
- 11 Dec 25Product
2026 Engineering Update: Roadmap, Java 25, and Infrastructure Modernization
Announcing four upcoming modernization initiatives to the dotCMS platform: the full transition to an Evergreen release model, a major core upgrade to Java 25, migration from OpenSearch 1.x to 3.x, and the start of a journey to full IPv6 infrastructure.
- 30 Oct 25Product
A Look Back, And The Road Ahead: Our Evergreen Journey
Evergreen is unlocking faster innovation at dotCMS; Goodbye LTS, hello continuous value. Explore how bi‑weekly updates, stronger security, and zero‑downtime scaling set the stage for a new era of observability, content intelligence with dotAI, and Agentic Content Management.
- 31 Jan 25Developers
Long Term Support: The double edged sword of infrequent change
Are you considering using a dotCMS Long-Term Support (LTS) version? In this blog post, we'll delve into a bit of dotCMS history, the potential benefits, and the drawbacks of using dotCMS LTS to help you make an informed decision.