Removed features on the new platform

# PHP 7.4 to 8.1 come later

PHP 8.2 to 8.5 are available. PHP 7.4, 8.0 and 8.1 are planned as legacy PHP versions with a monthly fee. Extensions, ini settings and the timezone changed too, see PHP changes.

# SSH keys only

Sorry, username/password is no longer an option to connect via SSH or SFTP. Please use more secure and more convenient SSH key authentication. Issues with username/password authentication have been the source of many support requests.

# No horizontal scaling

There is no horizontal scaling any more, but higher vertical scaling to cover similar workloads. To achieve this we went a long mile, but it was an important goal, the two stacks have been a barrier.

# No object storage

The new platform currently does not have S3 like asset storage. We may add it later. Larger web storage plans are available.

# No memcache

Memcache is not available on the new platform. A key-value store based on Valkey is planned.

# No Craft Copy

Craft Copy↗, the Craft CMS plugin behind craft copy all/up, works on the old platform only. It will not be ported to the new platform:

• Craft Copy is a compatibility layer, parts are not required any more:
  • delete config files -> replace patterns
  • auto-migrate -> post deploy commands
  • Craft CMS software template
• Other parts, like db/down, might be replaced by general tooling:
  • fortrabbit agent skills
  • fortrabbit CLI
  • DDEV fortrabbit recipe
  • Improved documentation on our side
• fortrabbit does not provide a Git repo any more

We aim to be a good Craft CMS hosting provider, as compatible as possible, best without additional plugins required. Maintaining Craft Copy over the years was not always fun, for instance when a minor Craft CMS release introduced changes that required us to rethink critical parts.

Craft CMS 6 is based on Laravel, so a port would mean a rewrite anyway.

# No app secrets

App secrets are gone. ENV vars cover most cases, see alternatives to app secrets.