Changelog

We have introduced API Tokens as a new, more secure way to authenticate with the UpCloud API.

API Tokens allow you to generate secure credentials that can be easily managed without sharing your account password. With token-based access, you can:

• Improve security by creating tokens that can be easily revoked or automatically expire.
• Simplify automation by using tokens in scripts, integrations, and third-party tools.
• Maintain control by viewing and managing all active tokens directly in the Hub.

You can now generate, view, and revoke tokens conveniently in the UpCloud Control Panel, giving you full visibility and control over your API access. This makes it easier to follow best practices for security and access management.

To learn more, read our API Tokens documentation

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our Kubernetes certification on v1.32 and the availability of Kubernetes v1.32 on UpCloud's Managed Kubernetes Service (UKS).

What's New

For comprehensive information about new features and improvements, please refer to the official Kubernetes 1.32 release notes.

Deployment Options

You can deploy Kubernetes 1.32 clusters through the following methods:

• Create a new cluster via the UpCloud control panel
• Upgrade an existing cluster to Kubernetes v1.32 through UpCloud Hub or through the UpCloud API.

Important Notes

• The managed upgrade feature is available only for clusters running Kubernetes 1.30 or newer.
• When upgrading Kubernetes versions, you must upgrade one minor at the time. For example, when upgrading from Kubernetes v1.30 to v1.32, first upgrade to v1.31 and then to v1.32.

Kubernetes is a registered trademark of The Linux Foundation.

Announcing the launch of GPU Servers, powered by NVIDIA L40S GPUs! You can now deploy high-performance cloud servers with dedicated GPU resources - perfect for AI/ML, data science, rendering, and other compute-intensive workloads.

• Choose from flexible CPU and RAM combinations to suit your workload.
• Deploy servers with 1, 2, or 3 NVIDIA L40S GPUs per server.
• Available now in our FI-HEL2 (Helsinki, Finland) data centre, with more locations coming soon.

UpCloud Essentials is now available to all customers, providing free access to a collection of foundational cloud tools. This initiative removes barriers, helping you build, scale, and innovate more easily without extra charges for essential services.

UpCloud Essentials includes:

• Managed Load Balancer: Maintain high availability and seamless traffic distribution with 1 free node supporting up to 1,000 sessions.

• Managed Kubernetes (UKS) control plane: Simplify container orchestration and deployment for clusters with up to 30 worker nodes.

• NAT & VPN Gateway: Secure your network and manage network address translation with 1 node supporting up to 1 tunnel (100 Mbps bandwidth and 10,000 max connected clients).

• Zero data transfer fees: Eliminate unexpected network transfer costs impacting your monthly bills, enabling predictable pricing and budgeting.

These essential tools and services are available as part of the UpCloud platform, helping you build robust applications and manage your infrastructure more cost-effectively.

Find out more about how UpCloud Essentials can power your projects.

You can now scale your database storage on demand with our new additional disk space feature for managed databases. This new feature is available for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch services and lets you expand storage capacity without service downtime when your data grows beyond your initial plan allocation.

With additional disk space, you can:

• Scale storage seamlessly: Increase disk space for existing services or configure additional storage during service creation.
• Maintain uptime: Storage expansion happens without interrupting your database operations.
• Plan for growth: Add storage in flexible 10 GiB increments up to 4× your base plan capacity.
• Reduce storage: Scale down when needed to optimize costs.

This feature is available now for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and OpenSearch managed database services through the UpCloud control panel, letting you adapt your storage as your data requirements evolve.