Today we’ve updated all our Google Cloud servers to use the latest Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” to further secure and optimize our network. This new update features the new long-term supported Linux 4.4 kernel, Python 3, OpenSSH 7.2p2 and Apt 1.2. Read all about the new version on the release notes page.
Latest Changelog Entries
PHP 8.5 is now available to Kinsta customers
Customers hosting their WordPress websites at Kinsta can now switch to PHP 8.5 with just a few clicks within the MyKinsta dashboard.
- Reading time
- 4 min read
- Updated date
- December 12, 2025
Track monthly usage and run WP-CLI commands with the Kinsta API
This update introduces new endpoints for retrieving current-month usage metrics and running WP-CLI commands directly through the Kinsta API.
- Reading time
- 2 min read
- Updated date
- December 12, 2025
phpMyAdmin: You can get there from here in one click
Kinsta customers can now access their WordPress databases with fast and secure one-click logins to phpMyAdmin.
- Reading time
- 1 min read
- Updated date
- November 21, 2025