MariaDB 10.11 not available in CustomBuild on AlmaLinux 9.8

[kapaweb]

Hello,

I have just installed a new server with:

• AlmaLinux 9.8
• DirectAdmin 1.706
• CustomBuild 2.0.0
• MariaDB 10.6.27

I need to upgrade Moodle to version 5.2, which requires MariaDB 10.11 or newer.

However, CustomBuild only shows MariaDB versions up to 10.6:

[root@server ~]# da build opt_help full | grep -A5 -B2 -E '^mysql=|mysql_inst'<br><br>mysql: 8.0. Current value: 8.0. Default value: 8.0. Description: MySQL version.<br>mariadb: 10.4, 10.5, 10.6. Current value: 10.6. Default value: 10.6. Description: MariaDB version.<br>mysql_inst: mysql, mariadb, no. Current value: mariadb. Default value: mariadb. Description: Enables management of MySQL/MariaDB using CustomBuild.<br>mysql_backup: yes, no. Current value: yes. Default value: yes. Description: Backups MySQL databases before the installation of MySQL/MariaDB server.<br>mysql_backup_gzip: yes, no. Current value: no. Default value: no. Description: Compress MySQL database backups.<br>mysql_backup_dir: userinput. Current value: /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/mysql_backups. Default value: /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/mysql_backups. Description: Sets full path for mysql_backup option were MySQL backups should be placed.<br>mysql_force_compile: yes, no. Current value: no. Default value: no. Description: Force compilation of MySQL/MariaDB instead of using system packages (RPM, DEB)
DirectAdmin and CustomBuild are already up to date:
DirectAdmin 1.706
CustomBuild 2.0.0


When I run:

da build set mariadb 10.11
CustomBuild reports that 10.11 is not a valid value.

I understand that DirectAdmin generally supports MariaDB 10.11, so I am trying to understand why it is not available on this installation.

Is MariaDB 10.11 currently unsupported on AlmaLinux 9.8 through CustomBuild, or is there an additional configuration, repository, channel, or license setting that I need to enable?

What is the recommended and supported way to upgrade this server from MariaDB 10.6 to MariaDB 10.11 without breaking DirectAdmin package management?

Thank you.

 

[Active8]

Newest Maria DB is not availible on legacy licenses, check your license

 

[kapaweb]

Does this mean that the lifetime licenses we previously purchased are effectively becoming obsolete, since they will no longer support newer MariaDB, OS, php etc. versions?

Will legacy lifetime licenses continue receiving support for current operating systems, database versions, and security updates, or will upgrading to a subscription license eventually become mandatory?

 

[Active8]

his mean that the lifetime licenses we previously purchased are effectively becoming obsolete, since they will no longer support newer MariaDB,

Yes

You can upgrade your legacy license to a full license with reduced fee of 15 Dollar /month

 

[kapaweb]

When I purchased these lifetime licenses, they were explicitly advertised as including automatic upgrades and updates.

The archived DirectAdmin pricing page from April 10, 2019 shows the Lifetime license with:

• Automatic upgrades / updates
• Protection against price increases
• Only technical support was limited to 90 days

Archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190410091021/https://directadmin.com/pricing.php

Furthermore, in DirectAdmin’s official announcement on July 1, 2019, DirectAdmin Sales stated:

“We are not going to start charging for updates. A promise is a promise.”

The same announcement also states:

“Unlimited updates is something we promised.”

I am not requesting technical support or additional Pro Pack features. I am asking why essential software updates, such as support for newer MariaDB versions, are now being withheld from licenses that were sold with lifetime/unlimited updates.

How is this consistent with the original terms and promises under which these licenses were purchased?

 

[Active8]

You are right, please search on this forum, lot of threads are opened about this with more than 10 pages discussions but this is not changing anything about it I am afraid
Take tour loss and purchase the special offer for the legacy licenses (15 dollar in place of 30 dollar)

 

[LawsHosting]

Welcome to 2026..... We do not own anything these days: video games, software, blah..... If a company goes out of business, so does yours.

 

[kapaweb]

Times may change, but agreements are still agreements and should be honored.

 

[Richard G]

but agreements are still agreements and should be honored.

You might want to check your license agreement then, because in there it's not specified, and website advertisements do unfortunatelly not count as agreements.
Also the term "lifetime" has various definitions especially with software.

And it's still working and you can still update.

I'm also not happy about it, like a lot of us, but it is what it is. So best to search and read previous discussions about it, all is already said and done multiple times. Even about agreements, no use starting another one.