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  [services.prometheus.exporters.ebpf](#opt-services.prometheus.exporters.ebpf.enable).

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## Backward Incompatibilities {#sec-release-25.05-incompatibilities}

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- `services.rippled` has been removed, as `rippled` was broken and had not been updated since 2022.

- `services.rippleDataApi` has been removed, as `ripple-data-api` was broken and had not been updated since 2022.

- The `nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-ec2-amis.nix` file is not supported anymore since 24.05. It will throw
  and error starting 25.05 with instructions the following instructions:
  The canonical source for NixOS AMIs is the AWS API. Please see https://nixos.org/download/#nixos-amazon or  https://nixos.github.io/amis/ for instructions.

- The latest available version of Nextcloud is v31 (available as `pkgs.nextcloud31`). The installation logic is as follows:
  - If [`services.nextcloud.package`](#opt-services.nextcloud.package) is specified explicitly, this package will be installed (**recommended**)
  - If [`system.stateVersion`](#opt-system.stateVersion) is >=24.11, `pkgs.nextcloud30` will be installed by default.
  - If [`system.stateVersion`](#opt-system.stateVersion) is >=24.05, `pkgs.nextcloud31` will be installed by default.
  - Please note that an upgrade from v29 (or older) to v31 directly is not possible. Please upgrade to `nextcloud30` (or earlier) first. Nextcloud prohibits skipping major versions while upgrading. You can upgrade by declaring [`services.nextcloud.package = pkgs.nextcloud30;`](#opt-services.nextcloud.package).

- `services.cloudflare-dyndns.apiTokenFile` now must be just your Cloudflare api token. Previously it was supposed to be a file of the form `CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN=...`.

- [](#opt-services.nextcloud.config.dbtype) is unset by default, the previous default was `sqlite`.
  This was done because `sqlite` is not a reasonable default since it's
  [not recommended by upstream](https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/30/admin_manual/installation/system_requirements.html)
  and thus doesn't qualify as default.

- PowerDNS Recursor has been updated to version 5.1.2, which comes with a new YAML configuration format (`recursor.yml`)
  and deprecates the previous format (`recursor.conf`). Accordingly, the NixOS option `services.pdns-recursor.settings`
  has been renamed to [old-settings](#opt-services.pdns-recursor.old-settings) and will be provided for backward compatibility
  until the next NixOS release. Users are asked to migrate their settings to the new [yaml-settings](#opt-services.pdns-recursor.old-settings)
  option following this [guide](https://doc.powerdns.com/recursor/appendices/yamlconversion.html).
  Note that options other than `services.pdns-recursor.settings` are unaffacted by this change.

- The `virtualisation.hypervGuest.videoMode` option has been removed. Standard tooling can now be used to configure display modes for Hyper-V VMs.

- Nextcloud's default FPM pool settings have been increased according to upstream recommentations. It's advised
  to review the new defaults and description of
  [](#opt-services.nextcloud.poolSettings).

- In `users.users` subuid allocation on systems with multiple users it could happen that some users' allocated subuid ranges collided with others. Now these users get new subuid ranges assigned. When this happens, a warning is issued on the first activation. If the subuids were used (e.g. with rootless container managers like podman), please change the ownership of affected files accordingly.

- The `services.locate` module does no longer support findutil's `locate` due to its inferior performance compared to `mlocate` and `plocate`. The new default is `plocate`.
  As the `service.locate.localuser` option only applied when using findutil's `locate`, it has also been removed.

- `services.paperless` now installs `paperless-manage` as a normal system package instead of creating a symlink in `/var/lib/paperless`.

Title: NixOS 25.05: Backward Incompatibilities and Updates
Summary
This section outlines backward incompatibilities and updates in NixOS 25.05. It covers the removal of `services.rippled` and `services.rippleDataApi`, the deprecation of `nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-ec2-amis.nix`, updates to Nextcloud installation logic, changes to `services.cloudflare-dyndns.apiTokenFile`, the removal of `sqlite` as the default database for Nextcloud, updates to PowerDNS Recursor with a new YAML configuration format, the removal of `virtualisation.hypervGuest.videoMode`, adjustments to Nextcloud's FPM pool settings, changes to subuid allocation for users, the removal of findutil's `locate` support in `services.locate`, and changes to how `paperless-manage` is installed in `services.paperless`.