Where can we participate in ESR related discussions?
ESR discussions take place in a dedicated channel on https://chat.civicrm.org. Register for an account at https://civicrm.org and we’ll add you to the channel.
Author: Carlota Conceição
We deploy a site with a custom workflow based on “git”. How can we merge ESR changes into our project?
ESR includes an export of the git history. Alongside the normal downloads (such as “civicrm-X.Y.Z-drupal.tar.gz” or “civicrm-X.Y.Z-wordpress.zip”), there is another file “civicrm-X.Y.Z-patchset.tar.gz”. The export is generated via “git format-patch”, and you can import with “git am /path/to/patch/files”. Of course, we can’t anticipate all the custom workflows out there. Fortunately, the patch-file format is versatile and supported by many tools.
We are an end user organization that’s subscribed to ESR. On how many sites can we use ESR?
Subscription to ESR is valid for one live site. You may use the same license on development, staging and testing sites without issue.
What is prioritized in each ESR release?
CiviCRM ESR only addresses security and critical bugs.
For how long is each version of ESR supported?
At present, each version of ESR will receive 6 months of support. The CiviCRM Core Team may extend the release to a full 12 months of support, depending on the financial viability of maintaining this version of CiviCRM. Schedules are documented here.
Does ESR include any support?
No, CiviCRM ESR does not include any additional support over and above what’s provided by the community. If you require advanced support, please check out our ESR partners above.