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title: "Release notes for Cloud Servers"
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# Release notes for Cloud Servers

## 2026 \{#2026}

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    <FaqQuestion>September</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * introduced billing for [cloud routers](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/cloud-routers.mdx) in the [Tashkent, Almaty, and Nairobi regions](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#region);;
      * added the ability to use [direct public IP addresses](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/direct-public-ip-addresses.mdx) in the [pool](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) uz-2;
      * made it possible to create cloud server resources in the [multi-zone pool](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#multi-az-pool) segment uz-1b.
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  <FaqItem>
    <FaqQuestion>August</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added [NVIDIA® H200 NVLink](https://docs.selectel.ru/cloud-servers/create/gpus/#nvidia-h200-nvlink) GPUs in the [pool segment](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) ru-6a.
      * added an interface for configuring application parameters instead of user data:
        * [GitLab](/cloud-servers/applications/gitlab.mdx);
        * [GitLab Runner](/cloud-servers/applications/gitlab-runner.mdx);
        * [LAMP](/cloud-servers/applications/lamp.mdx);
        * [Monitoring Box](/cloud-servers/applications/monitoring-box.mdx);
        * [Zabbix](/cloud-servers/applications/zabbix.mdx);
        * [OpenSearch](/cloud-servers/applications/opensearch.mdx);
        * [Keycloak](/cloud-servers/applications/keycloak.mdx);
        * [Matrix](/cloud-servers/applications/matrix.mdx);
        * [Jitsi Meet](/cloud-servers/applications/jitsi-meet.mdx).
      * added the [NVIDIA® RTX 6000 Pro](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-rtx-6000-pro) GPU in the pool segment kz-1a;
      * added new ML images:
        * [QwenPaw Virtual Machine](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/qwenpaw.mdx);
        * [LiteLLM Virtual Machine](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/litellm.mdx).
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    <FaqQuestion>July</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added a recursor option in the Private DNS service that allows resolving public domains. Learn more in the [Enable recursor on DNS resolver](/cloud-servers/private-dns/manage-network-dns-setting.mdx#enable-recursor-on-dns-resolver) subsection of the [Manage private DNS settings in a network](/cloud-servers/private-dns/manage-network-dns-setting.mdx);
      * renamed public IP addresses to [public floating IP addresses](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/public-floating-ip-addresses.mdx);
      * added a new type of public IP addresses — [direct public IP addresses](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/direct-public-ip-addresses.mdx), they are available only for cloud servers;
      * added the [API](/api/cloud-public-network/) and [Terraform](/terraform/selectel-provider-reference/resources/vpc_public_port_v1/) for managing direct public IP addresses;
      * introduced billing for [cloud routers](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/cloud-routers.mdx) in the Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Novosibirsk regions;
      * updated configuration of [OpenSearch](/cloud-servers/applications/opensearch.mdx), [Keycloak](/cloud-servers/applications/keycloak.mdx), [Matrix](/cloud-servers/applications/matrix.mdx), and [Monitoring Box](/cloud-servers/applications/monitoring-box.mdx) applications — you can now specify application settings in the control panel without adding a script;
      * updated [fixed configuration flavors](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx?flavors-list-in-msk=ru-7\&flavors-list-in-regions=msk) of the GPU lineup with [NVIDIA® A5000](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-a5000) graphics cards in the ru-7 pool;
      * added [NVIDIA® A100 80 Gb](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-a100-80) GPUs in the pool segment uz-2a;
      * added a new version of the Ubuntu [pre-built image](/cloud-servers/images/about-images.mdx#default-images) — 26.04;
      * added a new ML image — [Dify Virtual Machine](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/dify.mdx).
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  <FaqItem>
    <FaqQuestion>June</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added a new pre-built image with the [Fastpanel application](/cloud-servers/applications/fastpanel.mdx);
      * added new images with [ML and AI tools](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/):
        * [Label Studio](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/label-studio.mdx);
        * [OpenClaw](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/openclaw.mdx);
        * [RAGFlow](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/ragflow.mdx);
        * [Hermes Agent](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/hermes-agent.mdx).
    </FaqAnswer>
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  <FaqItem>
    <FaqQuestion>May</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added new images with [ML and AI tools](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/):
        * [InvokeAI](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/invokeai.mdx);
        * [n8n](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/n8n.mdx);
        * [MLFlow](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/mlflow.mdx);
        * [CVAT](/cloud-servers/applications/ml-ai/cvat.mdx).
      * added a new pre-built image with the [Matrix application](/cloud-servers/applications/matrix.mdx);
      * added the new [NVIDIA® 4090 48 Gb](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-rtx-4090-48) GPU in the pool segment ru-6a.
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  <FaqItem>
    <FaqQuestion>April</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added granular roles for access management:
        * to [cloud servers and flavors](/cloud-servers/manage/manage-access.mdx);
        * [placement groups](/cloud-servers/placement-groups/manage-access.mdx);
      * added visual representation of metrics in the control panel:
        * for [cloud servers](/cloud-servers/manage/view-metrics.mdx);
        * [network volumes](/cloud-servers/volumes/view-metrics.mdx);
        * [private networks](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/private-networks-and-subnets.mdx#view-private-network-metrics);
      * added features in the Private DNS service for full service management via the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/private-dns/).
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  <FaqItem>
    <FaqQuestion>March</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added a new pre-built image with the [Node.js application](/cloud-servers/applications/node-js.mdx);
      * added the new [NVIDIA® RTX 6000 Pro](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-rtx-6000-pro) GPU in the pool segment ru-7b.
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    <FaqQuestion>February</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added a section in the control panel for the [Private DNS](/cloud-servers/private-dns/) service where you can view a list of created zones and resource records, as well as information about connecting cloud networks to a private DNS resolver. To go to the section, in the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/private-dns/), click **Products** → **Cloud Servers** → **Private DNS**;
      * added new GPUs:
        * [NVIDIA® L4](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-l4) in the [pool segment](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) ru-7a;
        * [NVIDIA® H200](/cloud-servers/create/gpus.mdx#nvidia-h200) in the pool segment ru-7b;
      * renamed [audit log](/audit-logs/) events for cloud networks, cloud firewalls, cloud load balancers, and cloud security groups — they now belong to the [vpc service](/audit-logs/events.mdx#vpc);
      * renamed audit log events for cloud servers, images, cloud server network volumes, network volume backups, and volume snapshots — they now belong to the [compute service](/audit-logs/events.mdx#compute);
      * added a new pre-built image with the [Harbor application](/cloud-servers/applications/harbor.mdx).
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    <FaqQuestion>January</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * introduced the [Private DNS](/cloud-servers/private-dns/) service, which allows you to manage domain names in private networks of the cloud platform and access cloud servers in private networks using domain names instead of IP addresses.

        The service can also be used for [dedicated servers](/dedicated/), learn more in the instruction [Configure DNS in the private network of a dedicated server](/dedicated/networks/configure-private-dns.mdx).
      * added granular roles for access management to [file storage](/file-storage/manage-access.mdx).
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### 2025 \{#2025}

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    <FaqQuestion>December</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * implemented [dedicated cores](/cloud-servers/about/dedicated-cores.mdx) for cloud servers, with Hyper-Threading support and resource placement on a single NUMA node. For now, the functionality is only available in the [pool segments](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) ru-3b, ru-7a, and ru-7b;
      * moved the selection of fixed and custom configurations to lineups in the ru-3b, ru-7a, and ru-7b pool segments:
        * custom configurations are available for the [Standard](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx#standard) lineup with limits up to 232 vCPUs, 900 GB RAM;
        * custom configurations are available for the [GPU](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx#standard) lineup with limits up to 192 vCPUs, 2 TB RAM;
        * custom configurations are available for the [HighFreq](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx#highfreq) lineup with limits up to 176 vCPUs, 900 GB RAM;
      * added new lineups:
        * [10G Net](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx#10g-net) with support for fast 10 Gbps networks in the ru-3b, ru-7a, and ru-7b pool segments;
        * [Dedicated](/cloud-servers/create/configurations.mdx#dedicated) for running cloud servers on dedicated hosts in the ru-3b pool segment;
      * added [NVIDIA® H100](https://docs.selectel.ru/cloud-servers/create/gpus/#nvidia-h100) GPUs in the [pool segment](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool) ru-7b;
      * added granular roles for access management:
        * to [cloud networks](/cloud-servers/cloud-networks/manage-access.mdx);
        * [load balancers](/cloud-servers/load-balancers/manage-access.mdx);
        * [firewalls](/cloud-servers/firewalls/manage-access.mdx);
        * [security groups](/cloud-servers/security-groups/manage-access.mdx);
        * [cloud server network volumes and snapshots](/cloud-servers/volumes/manage-access.mdx);
        * [images](/cloud-servers/images/manage-access.mdx);
        * [network volume backups](/cloud-servers/backups/manage-access.mdx);
      * added the new [Monitoring Box](/cloud-servers/applications/monitoring-box.mdx) application for creating a cloud server with pre-installed software.
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    <FaqQuestion>November</FaqQuestion>

    <FaqAnswer>
      * added [NVIDIA® A5000](https://docs.selectel.ru/cloud-servers/create/gpus/#nvidia-a5000) GPUs in fixed configurations in the kz-1 [pool](/infrastructure/locations.mdx#pool);
      * added the RED OS [pre-built image](/cloud-servers/images/about-images.mdx#default-images) for creating cloud servers;
      * when creating a port in the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/networks) in the **Network** section, specifying an IP address is now optional. The port will automatically be assigned the first free IP address from the selected subnet;
      * implemented a Terraform provider for backups. Created the [selectel\_cloudbackup\_plan\_v2](/terraform/selectel-provider-reference/resources/cloudbackup_plan_v2) resource, and data sources [selectel\_cloudbackup\_checkpoint\_v2](/terraform/selectel-provider-reference/data-sources/cloudbackup_checkpoint_v2) and [selectel\_cloudbackup\_plan\_v2](/terraform/selectel-provider-reference/data-sources/cloudbackup_plan_v2).
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