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test-ipv6.com will stay online!

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After announcing its retirement, many generous people and organizations offered help - thank you! The project is now transitioning to an RIR (Regional Internet Registry), which will continue running the site in the public interest. I'll share updates as things progress.

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TL;DR: I will retire test-ipv6.com in December 2025.

I have provided test-ipv6.com to the public since 2010. I've sunk significant resources - engineering, support, equipment, and hosting fees - into what is a revenue-free product.

Without going into details: I feel now is the time for me to refocus my resources within the family.

I hope people will understand, and respect this decision.

I am shutting the site down, with a target of "during winter break" (December) 2025.

Mirror operators: Should you wish to keep your mirrors up, they will stop getting updates in December.

Service providers: If you have runbooks for your support team based on this site, or based on RIPE-631, you'll need to update those.

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