ConfigServer Closing in 2025: How to Prepare Before August 31

[johny899]

ConfigServer has announced that all services will end on August 31, 2025. Meaning all paid and free tools will no longer be supported. For many website owners and server administrators, who has relied on ConfigServer for years, this will represent a lot of planning for them.

Goodbye to Useful Tools​

ConfigServer is best known for its popular products, especially the company’s firewall (CSF), MailScanner add-on, and spam monitoring tools. ConfigServer's products are very useful for protecting servers and assuring safety for outgoing email sendouts. After August 31, no updates, downloads, or customer support will be available. All paid tools will stop working altogether if you are not able to update by the deadline too.

Why You Need To Care

• If you are using ConfigServer software, you must ensure that you upgrade it prior to their shutdown.
• If you do not download any updates up to August 31, you will not be able to get further downloads, helpdesk replies or renewals of license.
• Even free utilities like CSF and whatever scripts are available from the company will no longer be updated.

Hope For Open-Source Users​

There is good news. The company has stated it may make some of its free tools including CSF available as open-source software before it closes. This means the community could use these tools and even make improvements beyond the company's termination date. If this occurs, these tools can exist and be used even after the company closes down.

What You Should Do Next​

Update Software
Make sure to update your ConfigServer products to the latest version before August 31.

Backup What You Need
Backup any installers, settings, and files you might need in the future.

Investigate Alternatives
Start to investigate possible other firewall and security tools in case there are no open-source releases. Look into things like fail2ban or firewalld if it ends up being useful.

Be Vigilant

Watch for updates from ConfigServer on whether they will be releasing their tools as open-source prior to shutting down.

Conclusion​

ConfigServer has been a reliable name in server security for many years, and while it's loss will affect many users, it doesn't have to be the end of the line. You can still stay safe by making sure you're looking out for these things, updating your software, making backups of your important files, and looking for alternatives. If the company does release its tools for free use, the community will be able to benefit from it for years to come.

 

[benclark]

CSF has been released under the GPL v3 license. Now at lest this ensures the project can remain active for the next 5 to 10 years.

Official Github URL of CSF: https://github.com/waytotheweb/scripts