Flex Gateway Version Lifecycle

Starting with Flex Gateway 1.9, MuleSoft introduces two new release channels, Edge and Long-term Support (LTS). These release channels are available for both Managed and Self-Managed Flex Gateway.

Edge and LTS Releases for Flex Gateway

Consider the information in this table to determine which release channel best suits your requirements.

Channel Type	Release Cadence	Differentiators	Support Coverage
Edge	Three times per year March July November	Includes new features more often and has a shorter support period for each release.	Flex Gateway 1.9 and later Four months Standard Support Four months Extended Support Flex Gateway 1.8 and earlier See MuleSoft Support Policy.
LTS	Once a year March	Bundles new features in an annual release and has a longer support period for each release.	Flex Gateway 1.9 and later Twelve months Standard Support Twelve months Extended Support Flex Gateway 1.8 and earlier See MuleSoft Support Policy.

Channel Type

Release Cadence

Differentiators

Support Coverage

Edge

Three times per year

March
July
November

Includes new features more often and has a shorter support period for each release.

Flex Gateway 1.9 and later

Four months Standard Support
Four months Extended Support

Flex Gateway 1.8 and earlier

See MuleSoft Support Policy.

LTS

Once a year

March

Bundles new features in an annual release and has a longer support period for each release.

Flex Gateway 1.9 and later

Twelve months Standard Support
Twelve months Extended Support

Flex Gateway 1.8 and earlier

See MuleSoft Support Policy.

For detailed information and support timeframes for Flex Gateway 1.8 and earlier, see the MuleSoft Support Policy Leaving the Site .

Deployment Models and Lifecycle Management

Flex Gateway lifecycle management varies depending on the release channel and the type of gateway. Managed Flex Gateway instances are auto-upgraded regularly, and any available patches are applied once a month. Self-managed gateways are never patched or upgraded automatically.

Action	Managed Gateway	Self-Managed Gateway
Auto-upgrade	Managed Gateways are auto-upgraded to the latest minor version within their respective channels (Edge or LTS). Edge: Three times per year LTS: Once a year	No auto-upgrade capabilities
Patches	Monthly auto-patching	Available for Flex Gateway versions that are within the support period for their respective channels (Edge or LTS).
Self-upgrade	You can manually upgrade to the latest version that matches your release channel (Edge or LTS) before the scheduled automatic upgrade.	Always available
Rollback	You can revert to the previous version if it’s still within the release channel support period.	Available to the previously used version
Restart	Always	Until End of Extended Support
Keep running	Always	Until End of Extended Support
Supportability	Standard Support (auto-upgrade ensures that managed gateways are always on the latest Edge or LTS version).	Until End of Extended Support. See the MuleSoft Support Policy for more information.

Action

Managed Gateway

Self-Managed Gateway

Auto-upgrade

Managed Gateways are auto-upgraded to the latest minor version within their respective channels (Edge or LTS).

Edge: Three times per year
LTS: Once a year

No auto-upgrade capabilities

Patches

Monthly auto-patching

Available for Flex Gateway versions that are within the support period for their respective channels (Edge or LTS).

Self-upgrade

You can manually upgrade to the latest version that matches your release channel (Edge or LTS) before the scheduled automatic upgrade.

Always available

Rollback

You can revert to the previous version if it’s still within the release channel support period.

Available to the previously used version

Restart

Always

Until End of Extended Support

Keep running

Always

Until End of Extended Support

Supportability

Standard Support (auto-upgrade ensures that managed gateways are always on the latest Edge or LTS version).

Until End of Extended Support. See the MuleSoft Support Policy Leaving the Site for more information.

For information on patching, upgrading, rolling back, or deleting a gateway, see Maintaining a Flex Gateway.