Kirby 5.0.0-beta.6 is here https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.0.0-beta.6
Thank you so much for your kind reactions to the struggle update in the beta.5 post and on Discord. It really helps to hear your thoughts and see your support 
Whenever progress is hard, we normally work best, when we focus on small, continuous steps and just keep moving bit by bit. It helped quite a lot to get back to that perspective.
Beta 6 is especially important for those of you, who had issues with Panel plugins in Beta 5.
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I feel bad for asking but I’m well curious if there will be an announcement coming up regarding the v5 status?
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Kirby is currently in the release candidates phase. Next, the stable version will be released. Fixed release dates in software development can be problematic, as they create unnecessary pressure and may compromise quality. Unexpected issues can disrupt schedules, leading to missing important features or the appearance of unforeseen bugs. So, instead of focusing on a specific date, look forward to a well-polished, stable version. 
That’s not quite right. The latest v5 release has been Beta 6, so we haven’t yet put out any release candidate. But soon.
I have difficulty running Kirby 5. I
- Downloaded Kirby 5vb6
- Unzipped the ZIP-archive
- Added the unzipped folder to my Laravel Herd-Sites
- Went to my browser, and tried to open the site locally, with the “.test” added to the Herd site-name (just as I do with my Kirby 4 sites)
However, instead of getting the site I only get the message
Any idea what might cause the error?
That download only contains the kirby folder which does not run as a site on its own, this folder needs to go into one of the Kirby kits, e.g Starterkit or plainkit, and replace the kirby folder within those kits.
