Changelog
Learn about the latest updates, new features, and resolved bugs in F5 Application Delivery Service.
To see a list of currently active issues, visit the Known issues page.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for AWS is now available (Early Access)
You can now use F5 Application Delivery Service to integrate with your applications in AWS. This is a major new release allowing you to work in multi-cloud setups or simplify your current AWS presence with a fully-managed, secure NGINX offering.
See the documentation for F5 Application Delivery Service for AWS for more info.
Note: This feature is currently in Early Access. Please contact us if you are interested in participating in our Early Access offering by sending an email to nginxaas-early-access@f5.com.
- F5 Application Delivery Service is now running NGINX Plus 37.0 Continuous Releases (CR).
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud deployments have been automatically upgraded to NGINX Plus 37.0 (PLS.37.0). Please review the NGINX Plus Release 37.0 Release Notes carefully for details about NGINX Plus behavioral changes.
Please note the following changes:
- HTTP/1.1 is now the default protocol for connecting to proxy or upstream servers.
- Keepalive connections between NGINX and upstream servers are enabled by default.
- Upstream shared memory zone requires an additional 1KB of memory per upstream server.
NGINX Plus 37.0 (PLS.37.0) introduces new configuration directives and changes to existing directives. F5 Application Delivery Service does not support the ssl_ech_file directive. For more information, review the unsupported directives listed in Disallowed configuration directives.
For a complete list of allowed directives, see the Configuration Directives List.
F5 Application Delivery Service also upgraded F5 WAF for NGINX to version 5.13.4. For more information, see the F5 WAF for NGINX Release Notes.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud now supports free trials
You can now sign up for a free trial of F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud through the Google Cloud Marketplace. The free trial provides up to USD 100 in credits for a maximum of 30 days, whichever comes first, to help you explore F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud and its features.
See the Free trial documentation for more information.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud now supports F5 WAF for NGINX (Preview)
You can now deploy F5 Application Delivery Service with F5 WAF for NGINX; an advanced high-performance web application firewall (WAF) to provide protection from OWASP Top 10 web application security risks.
Note: This feature is currently in Preview and free to use during the preview period. Custom security policies and custom logging profiles are not yet supported.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud now supports Managed Public Endpoint deployments (Preview)
You can now deploy F5 Application Delivery Service with an internet-facing managed public endpoint. Unlike private endpoint deployments, which require Private Service Connect (PSC) in your Google Cloud project, managed public endpoints provide a publicly resolvable, unique DNS name you can use to route traffic directly to your deployment over the internet.
Note: This feature is currently in preview; pricing may change.
See the Service Frontend documentation for more information about managed public endpoint.
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now generally available in more regions
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in the following additional regions per geography:
F5 Application Delivery Service Geography Google Cloud Regions APAC asia-south1, asia-south2
See the Supported Regions documentation for the full list of regions where F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is available.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud supports fetching SSL/TLS certificates from Secret Manager
Customers can now reference SSL/TLS certificates and keys from Secret Manager. F5 Application Delivery Service will securely fetch them for use in deployments, ensuring your secrets remain within Google Cloud.
For instructions on getting started, see our documentation to add certificates from Secret Manager.
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now generally available in Asia Pacific (APAC)
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in the following regions in APAC:
F5 Application Delivery Service Geography Google Cloud Regions APAC asia-southeast1
See the Supported Regions documentation for the full list of regions where F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is available.
- Required configuration no longer needed for deployments
The previously required configuration is no longer necessary for your deployments.
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now generally available in more regions
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in the following additional regions per geography:
F5 Application Delivery Service Geography Google Cloud Regions EU europe-west3, europe-central2
See the Supported Regions documentation for the full list of regions where F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is available.
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now generally available in more regions
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in the following additional regions per geography:
F5 Application Delivery Service Geography Google Cloud Regions EU europe-west4, europe-north1
See the Supported Regions documentation for the full list of regions where F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is available.
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now generally available in more regions
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in the following additional regions per geography:
F5 Application Delivery Service Geography Google Cloud Regions US us-east4, us-west2, us-west3, us-west4
See the Supported Regions documentation for the full list of regions where F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is available.
- F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is generally available
We are pleased to announce the general availability of F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud.
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is a fully managed load balancer and application delivery service that streamlines cloud-native application delivery without the operational complexity of managing infrastructure. This service simplifies the deployment of APIs, microservices, and web applications while enhancing performance, visibility, security, and scalability in Google Cloud.
Key features include adaptive load balancing, advanced connectivity patterns for deployment strategies like blue-green and canary, detailed visibility with over 200 real-time metrics, and strong security controls such as role-based access control and end-to-end encryption. The service also consolidates technology with unified L4/L7 load balancing combined with advanced security and programmability into a single platform for enhanced operational efficiency.
This announcement marks a significant step in application delivery modernization, empowering organizations to improve user experiences and achieve seamless integration with Google Cloud Monitoring.
To learn more, refer to the following resources:
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Product Information:
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Blogs: F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud: Delivering resilient, scalable applications
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Webinars: Why F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is a game changer
Visit the Google Cloud Marketplace and start leveraging F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud today!
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F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud Early Access
F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud is now available in Early Access. This offering provides a fully managed, scalable, and secure solution for deploying and managing NGINX instances on Google Cloud.
- To learn more about F5 Application Delivery Service for Google Cloud, see the Overview and architecture topic.
- To deploy F5 Application Delivery Service, see the Getting Started guide.