# \#announcement

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## [Questions Regarding F5 Hardened Releases](https://community.f5.com/t/questions-regarding-f5-hardened-releases/77382)

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**Author:** [@gokulakrishnan1231](https://community.f5.com/u/gokulakrishnan1231)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/questions-regarding-f5-hardened-releases/77382 "2026-09-15T02:42:48Z")

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Hi Team, I have a few questions regarding F5 Hardened Releases (HR): CVE availability: After a Hardened Release has been available for more than six weeks, can we assume that no CVEs will be published later for that r…

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## [F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) Load Balancer: UX Changes](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-xc-load-balancer-ux-changes/77374)

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**Author:** [@MattHarmon](https://community.f5.com/u/MattHarmon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-distributed-cloud-xc-load-balancer-ux-changes/77374 "2026-09-11T13:00:00Z")

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Intro: F5 Distributed Cloud is always looking for ways to improve platform usability. However, some usability updates can change the workflows customers have learned over time. We understand that those who have worked i…

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## [Inside F5 BIG-IP Cloud-Native Edition for service providers](https://community.f5.com/t/inside-f5-big-ip-cloud-native-edition-for-service-providers/77315)

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**Author:** [@ShoaibY1](https://community.f5.com/u/ShoaibY1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/inside-f5-big-ip-cloud-native-edition-for-service-providers/77315 "2026-09-09T19:26:07Z")

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This is a technical look at how F5 BIG-IP Cloud-Native Edition combines Kubernetes-native networking, specialized network services, observability, and independent scaling for modern service provider environments. Servic…

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## [DevCentral is Evolving](https://community.f5.com/t/devcentral-is-evolving/77381)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/devcentral-is-evolving/77381 "2026-09-09T19:15:00Z")

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On Monday, September 14th, 2026 at 8:00AM PDT DevCentral will enter read-only mode and when we return DevCentral will have a new home. During our brief downtime we’ll be moving platforms to enhance your DevCentral experi…

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## [What’s New in F5 NGINX Instance Manager 2.23 and F5 NGINX One Console](https://community.f5.com/t/what-s-new-in-f5-nginx-instance-manager-2-23-and-f5-nginx-one-console/77365)

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**Author:** [@ruthvik-f5](https://community.f5.com/u/ruthvik-f5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/what-s-new-in-f5-nginx-instance-manager-2-23-and-f5-nginx-one-console/77365 "2026-09-02T17:00:00Z")

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We are excited to release F5 NGINX Instance Manager 2.23 and enhancements to F5 NGINX One Console. This release expands security visibility for Kubernetes environments, adds auditable access to raw usage telemetry, simpl…

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## [F5 NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.7 - Securing AI Workloads and Extending BIG-IP into Kubernetes](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-7-securing-ai-workloads-and-extending-big-ip-into-kubernetes/77362)

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**Author:** [@michealkingston](https://community.f5.com/u/michealkingston)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-gateway-fabric-2-7-securing-ai-workloads-and-extending-big-ip-into-kubernetes/77362 "2026-09-02T16:00:00Z")

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NGINX Gateway Fabric 2.7 builds on the momentum of 2.6 with a strong focus on AI security, WAF lifecycle management, and tighter integration across the F5 portfolio. From protecting AI inference traffic to bringing BIG-I…

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## [Migration from i5800 to r5800](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-from-i5800-to-r5800/76430)

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**Author:** [@Ayish](https://community.f5.com/u/Ayish)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migration-from-i5800-to-r5800/76430 "2026-09-02T15:44:21Z")

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Hi, Request to help me migration plan step by step from i5800 to r5800. In our production we are using i5800 hardware box with Active and standby HA link with version 17.1.2 and running both LTM and GTM. The hardware i5…

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## [F5 NGINX Ingress Controller 5.6 – Improved WAF Management, New Resources and Improved Config Safety](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-ingress-controller-5-6-improved-waf-management-new-resources-and-improved-config-safety/77363)

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**Author:** [@michealkingston](https://community.f5.com/u/michealkingston)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-ingress-controller-5-6-improved-waf-management-new-resources-and-improved-config-safety/77363 "2026-09-02T15:00:00Z")

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NGINX Ingress Controller 5.6 delivers a strong set of security and traffic management enhancements, from flexible WAF policy sourcing to native OpenID Connect support. This release gives SecOps and platform teams more ch…

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## [F5 NGINX Plus 37.1 Release Now Available](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-37-1-release-now-available/77361)

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**Author:** [@dylanswartz](https://community.f5.com/u/dylanswartz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-37-1-release-now-available/77361 "2026-09-02T14:00:00Z")

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We are excited to announce the general availability of F5 NGINX Plus Release 37.1. Following the launch of our major NGINX Plus 37.0 LTS release, NGINX Plus 37.1 is the latest delivery in our Continuous Release (CR) tra…

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## [Streamlining F5 WAF for NGINX Telemetry to Splunk via F5 NGINX One Console](https://community.f5.com/t/streamlining-f5-waf-for-nginx-telemetry-to-splunk-via-f5-nginx-one-console/77299)

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**Author:** [@Akash\_Ananthanarayan](https://community.f5.com/u/Akash_Ananthanarayan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/streamlining-f5-waf-for-nginx-telemetry-to-splunk-via-f5-nginx-one-console/77299 "2026-08-12T12:00:00Z")

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Modern application delivery platforms require centralized security management and observability. F5 NGINX One Console addresses this need by offering a unified management plane for distributed NGINX fleets, including a b…

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## [SSO Login Update Coming to DevCentral](https://community.f5.com/t/sso-login-update-coming-to-devcentral/77179)

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**Author:** [@LiefZimmerman](https://community.f5.com/u/LiefZimmerman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/sso-login-update-coming-to-devcentral/77179 "2026-07-27T16:32:20Z")

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UPDATE: Auth0 SSO is launching on DevCentral: July 27th The requirement to change password (or set a new password) has been removed. \*\*Users will not need new credentials during this migration effort.\*\* ----- On July …

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## [Migrate CDN Distribution to HTTP-LB Integrated One-Click CDN](https://community.f5.com/t/migrate-cdn-distribution-to-http-lb-integrated-one-click-cdn/77242)

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**Author:** [@netta2](https://community.f5.com/u/netta2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/migrate-cdn-distribution-to-http-lb-integrated-one-click-cdn/77242 "2026-07-20T12:00:00Z")

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You have an application on F5 Distributed Cloud (F5 XC) Content Delivery Network (CDN) in a service chained deployment model of CDN ↔ HTTP-LB ↔ Origin and want to migrate to the newly introduced HTTP-LB with integrated O…

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## [DevCentral MVP Program](https://community.f5.com/t/devcentral-mvp-program/69122)

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**Author:** [@Leslie\_Hubertus](https://community.f5.com/u/Leslie_Hubertus)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/devcentral-mvp-program/69122 "2026-07-17T13:37:47Z")

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Every day, all over the world, smart, passionate people are doing amazing things with their F5 gear and sharing that knowledge with their peers. The DevCentral Community MVP program shines a spotlight on the best, bright…

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## [Mohamed - July 2026 Featured F5er](https://community.f5.com/t/mohamed-july-2026-featured-f5er/77251)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/mohamed-july-2026-featured-f5er/77251 "2026-07-09T18:39:54Z")

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Welcome to our Featured F5er Series. For July we are spotlighting momahdy​, an exceptional contributor to our DevCentral community. DevCentral: To start, please introduce yourself and tell our community a little about y…

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## [Local-Only in your browser BIG-IP Report Generator](https://community.f5.com/t/local-only-in-your-browser-big-ip-report-generator/77248)

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**Author:** [@bitwisecook](https://community.f5.com/u/bitwisecook)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:43am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/local-only-in-your-browser-big-ip-report-generator/77248 "2026-07-07T02:43:16Z")

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Leveraging my f5query engine and the Python interface to it, along with my Tcl-LSP Tcl/iRule compiler and analyser, I built a report generator. You can run it locally yourself, it’s a single HTML file that embeds all th…

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## [Kevin - June 2026 Featured F5er](https://community.f5.com/t/kevin-june-2026-featured-f5er/77165)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/kevin-june-2026-featured-f5er/77165 "2026-06-09T19:00:00Z")

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Welcome to our Featured F5er series. This week we are spotlighting KevinGallaugher​, an excellent contributor to our DevCentral community! DevCentral: To start, please introduce yourself and tell our community a little …

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## [Tyler - May 2026 Featured Member](https://community.f5.com/t/tyler-may-2026-featured-member/77155)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/tyler-may-2026-featured-member/77155 "2026-06-01T20:44:04Z")

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Welcome to our Featured Member Series. This month we shine the spotlight on one of our newest MVPs @tysmith ​. DevCentral: To start, please introduce yourself and tell our community a little bit about you. What you do a…

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## [Need BIG-IP VE Lab License for Personal Study/Learning](https://community.f5.com/t/need-big-ip-ve-lab-license-for-personal-study-learning/77130)

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**Author:** [@rohitkmr302](https://community.f5.com/u/rohitkmr302)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/need-big-ip-ve-lab-license-for-personal-study-learning/77130 "2026-06-01T17:39:04Z")

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Hi F5 Community, I am setting up a personal home lab to learn. F5 BIG-IP for certification preparation. I have deployed BIG-IP VE but need a lab license. to access the management GUI. Could anyone help me get a fr…

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## [Building and scaling AI apps with the F5 AI Summit](https://community.f5.com/t/building-and-scaling-ai-apps-with-the-f5-ai-summit/77160)

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**Author:** [@Rebecca\_Moloney](https://community.f5.com/u/Rebecca_Moloney)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/building-and-scaling-ai-apps-with-the-f5-ai-summit/77160 "2026-06-01T14:30:00Z")

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The F5 AI Summit (June 23–25) is focused on one thing: what it takes to run AI in production without things falling apart. If you’re building or operating AI apps, expect practical sessions around the parts that usually…

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## [Along time ago in a land far far away...](https://community.f5.com/t/along-time-ago-in-a-land-far-far-away/77105)

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**Author:** [@Kevin\_Davies](https://community.f5.com/u/Kevin_Davies)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/along-time-ago-in-a-land-far-far-away/77105 "2026-06-01T08:26:02Z")

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I discovered F5 networks, learnt the product suite , taught the training, became an MVP and started an online discussion group in Telegram which was popular back in the day. The world has changed and security has become…

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## [BIG-IQ CM Logs Not Receiving](https://community.f5.com/t/big-iq-cm-logs-not-receiving/77145)

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**Author:** [@Niranjan\_biswas](https://community.f5.com/u/Niranjan_biswas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/big-iq-cm-logs-not-receiving/77145 "2026-05-23T06:43:27Z")

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Once the disk space has been released, you need to rectify the condition below by running the provided command # for idx in $(curl -ks -u admin:admin https://localhost:9200/\_cat/indices | awk ‘{print $3}’); do if \[ $i…

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## [AppWorld LATAM 2026 - "Write Your First iRule" Contest](https://community.f5.com/t/appworld-latam-2026-write-your-first-irule-contest/77131)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.f5.com/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/appworld-latam-2026-write-your-first-irule-contest/77131 "2026-05-22T01:03:13Z")

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Este anuncio ha sido actualizado para incluir una traducción al español. Puede encontrar las instrucciones en español al final de la publicación. The iRules from Las Vegas and Berlin showcased incredible expertise. For …

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## [F5 NGINX Plus 37.0 Release now available](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-37-0-release-now-available/77108)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Vernik](https://community.f5.com/u/Michael_Vernik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 12:41pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-37-0-release-now-available/77108 "2026-05-19T12:41:17Z")

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We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of F5 NGINX Plus Release 37.0. This release delivers an exceptionally broad set of new features, including the ability to monitor agentic traffic, control configuration…

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## [F5 NGINX Plus R36 Release Now Available](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-r36-release-now-available/76700)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Vernik](https://community.f5.com/u/Michael_Vernik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/f5-nginx-plus-r36-release-now-available/76700 "2026-05-19T12:39:11Z")

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We’re thrilled to announce the availability of F5 NGINX Plus Release 36 (R36). NGINX Plus R36 adds advanced capabilities like an HTTP CONNECT forward proxy, richer OpenID Connect (OIDC) abilities, expanded ACME options, …

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## [CLI Tool for BIG-IP - f5 cli](https://community.f5.com/t/cli-tool-for-big-ip-f5-cli/77122)

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**Author:** [@bitwisecook](https://community.f5.com/u/bitwisecook)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/cli-tool-for-big-ip-f5-cli/77122 "2026-05-16T12:57:32Z")

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I’m releasing a CLI tool for inspecting and manipulating configuration. It’s a whole suite of tools in one, from \`f5 grep\` through to the advanced jq-style \`f5 query\` This tool is based on my last 20 years of using and …

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## [Announcing the first F5 NGINX Commercial Long-Term Support release](https://community.f5.com/t/announcing-the-first-f5-nginx-commercial-long-term-support-release/77107)

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**Author:** [@seanm-nginx](https://community.f5.com/u/seanm-nginx)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/announcing-the-first-f5-nginx-commercial-long-term-support-release/77107 "2026-05-13T17:14:12Z")

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Today, we’re introducing a major change in how NGINX delivers software to enterprise customers: the first F5 NGINX Commercial Long-Term Support (LTS) release. Due to 2026’s intensifying threat landscape, platform teams …

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## [AppWorld Berlin 2026 – iRules Contest Winning Results](https://community.f5.com/t/appworld-berlin-2026-irules-contest-winning-results/77099)

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**Author:** [@heo](https://community.f5.com/u/heo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/appworld-berlin-2026-irules-contest-winning-results/77099 "2026-05-07T17:13:42Z")

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The second iRules Contest of the year wrapped up at AppWorld Berlin this week. This contest was looking towards the future, challenging participants to write an iRule that goes beyond BIG-IP’s built-in capabilities. …

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## [Single-click CDN Experience for F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancers](https://community.f5.com/t/single-click-cdn-experience-for-f5-distributed-cloud-load-balancers/77025)

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**Author:** [@Dave\_Potter](https://community.f5.com/u/Dave_Potter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/single-click-cdn-experience-for-f5-distributed-cloud-load-balancers/77025 "2026-05-04T12:00:00Z")

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Fundamentals The modern CDN has evolved well beyond cache and serve. Today’s platforms are intelligent edge fabrics that combine performance optimization, layered security, multicloud routing, and even workload execution…

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## [Why I could not post a comment](https://community.f5.com/t/why-i-could-not-post-a-comment/77067)

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**Author:** [@Sean\_Z](https://community.f5.com/u/Sean_Z)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/why-i-could-not-post-a-comment/77067 "2026-04-27T13:24:53Z")

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I am new to DevCentral please bear with me. I tried many times to post a comment for a topic but got an error said “your post contains invalid HTML”. My post was all text based, not sure what went wrong…

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## [Jonathan - March 2026 Featured Member](https://community.f5.com/t/jonathan-march-2026-featured-member/76977)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_C](https://community.f5.com/u/Melissa_C)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.f5.com/t/jonathan-march-2026-featured-member/76977 "2026-04-26T21:16:35Z")

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Welcome to our Featured Member series. This months spotlight is on @Jonathancert , a spectacular contributor to our community! DevCentral: To start, please introduce yourself and tell our community a little bit about …

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