Announcing the release of AWS Thinkbox Deadline 10.4

Today, AWS Thinkbox releases Deadline 10.4 with support for Autodesk 3dsMax 2025, Autodesk Maya 2025, and SideFX Houdini 20.5, a new plugin to support Houdini exports to Karma 20.0, and security and configuration changes in Deadline. The .NET Software Development Kit (SDK) has been updated to 8.0.302, and Deadline installs MongoDB version 6.0.16 by default, with support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9, including Rocky and Alma. Additionally, machine-wide permissions now require user-specific configurations to be saved in user-level folders, enhancing security.

Deadline 10.4 expands its platform support for RHEL 9, including Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux, providing more flexibility in how you deploy and manage render farms. Whether you are adopting these new platforms or upgrading existing infrastructure, you can now integrate Deadline without compatibility concerns, allowing you to optimize your workflows effectively.

Security improvements in machine-wide permissions help isolate critical settings, reducing the risk of accidental or malicious changes. By shifting most user-driven configuration to the user-specific Deadline.ini file, individual users can customize their experience without compromising system-wide defaults. This also simplifies management, especially in multi-user environments. The Deadline installer now selectively installs client or server components, ensuring only relevant binaries are deployed, improving system security and performance.

To download the latest version of Deadline, visit the Downloads page. For more details on this release, please see the Deadline release notes.