On 2026-05-22 01:57:40 (+0200), Sven-Hendrik Haase wrote: > Hey all, > > Recently, the upstream project Varnish was renamed to Vinyl Cache for legal > reasons. There were some internal discussions on what to do here because > this rename is very disruptive to users. This is not a drop-in replacement. > Everything was renamed and Vinyl Cache doesn't have a compatibility layer > with Varnish. It's a bit gnarly, honestly. > > Here's my draft. Lemme know what you think. > > --- > > # Breaking changes for all users of `varnish`, renamed to `vinyl-cache` > > The Varnish project has [renamed itself to Vinyl Cache][0]. We followed this > rename with a [new `vinyl-cache` package][1]. This upgrade results in > [breaking changes][2] and users are advised to study these changes and how > it affects them before following the replacement. > All references to "varnish" have been changed to "vinyl" in all binaries and > directories. > > At minimum, users will have to: > > - rename `/etc/varnish` to `/etc/vinyl-cache` > - rename `/var/lib/varnish` to `/var/lib/vinyl-cache` > - fix up ownership of files inside `/var/lib/varnish` > - user `varnish` becomes `vinyl` > - group `varnish` becomes `vinyl` > - user `varnishlog` becomes `vinyllog` > - user `vcache` remains the same > - disable the old `varnish.service` and `varnishncsa.service` systemd units > - enable the new `vinyl-cache.service` and `vinylncsa.service` systemd units > > The former `varnish` package has been dropped from repos. We're not > currently planning to maintain a new "varnish" package as it's a different > upstream project. > > [0]: > https://vinyl-cache.org/organization/on_vinyl_cache_and_varnish_cache.html#org-vinyl-varnish > [1]: https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/vinyl-cache > [2]: https://vinyl-cache.org/docs/9.0/whats-new/upgrading-9.0.html
I'd only change > # Breaking changes for all users of `varnish`, which is renamed to > `vinyl-cache` and > Meanwhile, the `varnish` package has been dropped from _the_ repos. Reads good otherwise from what I can tell (never used either.) Best, David
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