Eclipse Che 7.91.0

Bug Fixes

SSH key added from the dashboard by pasting the key strings, is invalid

Previously, pasting SSH keys from the User Preferences page in the Che Dashboard caused an invalid format error when cloning a git repository. This issue has been fixed in this release.

Missing Podman when a volume is mounted to /home/user/.local

When a persistent volume mount had a mount path of /home/user/.local, podman was missing in the CDE's Universal Developer Image (UDI) container. This bug has been fixed in the latest UDI.

Untrusted repository warnings

In certain scenarios, the "Do you trust the authors of this repository" warning modal was reappearing for CDE starts and clicking "Continue" on the warning modal did not immediately start the CDE. These issues have been fixed in this release.

Closed issues

Upgrade version of devfile/api to 2.3.0 #23041
Untrusted source warning should not be shown when start existed workspace #23106
The Untrusted Repository modal reappears when the workspace starts #23097
Workspace should be started when click Continue button on Untrusted source warning window #23107
fix: operator tests for DS che-operator#1886
fix: upgrade axios che-dashboard#1176
Upgrade axios version che-code#405
Update dependencies che-code#398
fix: Updating procedure for namespace provisioning in advance che-docs#2779
fix: safe-to-evict annotation value che-docs#2780
Use consistent capitalization in error messages devworkspace-operator#1092

Eclipse Che 7.90.0

Major Enhancements

Warning users that creating a CDE from an unknown source could be dangerous

With this release, when you start a CDE from a URL, you are asked if you trust the authors of the repository since creating a workspace from unknown or untrusted sources could be dangerous.

Advanced configuration options for the 'Import from Git' flow

Starting from this release, it is possible to configure the container image, temporary storage, memory and CPU limits when starting a CDE using the "Import from Git" flow:

Move stow / kubedoc and other internal features to the Universal Base Image

Kubedock, podman, fuse-overlayfs, buildah, and skopeo have been moved from the universal developer image to the universal base image. This makes the universal base image a minimal image containing prerequisites for Kubedock and container image building within Eclipse Che CDEs.

Add pod placement capabilities for devworkspace-webhook-server and make it more robust

With this release, the devworkspace-webhook-server deployment configuration options are available in the global DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig (DWOC) including: replicas, pod tolerations and nodeSelector.

These configuration options exist in the global DWOC's config.webhook field:

apiVersion: controller.devfile.io/v1alpha1
kind: DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig
metadata:
  name: devworkspace-operator-config
  namespace: $OPERATOR_INSTALL_NAMESPACE
config:  
 routing:  
   clusterHostSuffix: 192.168.49.2.nip.io  
   defaultRoutingClass: basic  
 webhook:  
   nodeSelector:  <string, string>
   tolerations: <[]tolerations>
   replicas: <int32> 

Note: In order for the devworkspace-webhook-server configuration options to take effect:

• You must place them in the global DWOC, which has the name devworkspace-operator-config and exists in the namespace where the DevWorkspaceOperator is installed. If it does not already exist on the cluster, you must create it.
• You must terminate the devworkspace-controller-manager pod and restart it so that the devworkspace-webhook-server deployment can be adjusted accordingly.

Additionally, the default replica count for the devworkspace-webhook-server deployment has been increased to 2 to increase availability.

Add DisableInitContainer field in the Custom Resource

The DisableInitContainer field has been added to the CheCluster CR. This field sets the config.workspaces.persistUserHome.disableInitContainer field in the operator-owned DWOC. This field whether the init container that initializes the persistent home directory should be disabled.

When the /home/user directory is persisted, the init container is used to initialize the directory before the workspace starts. If set to true, the init container will not be created, delegating the home persistence setup to the CDE's first container component's entrypoint. This field is not used if the devEnvironments.persistUserHome.enabled field is set to false.

The init container is enabled by default.

Deprecation and archivation of the 'che-devfile-registry' repository

The devfile registry hosted at registry.devfile.io is used by default for the Getting Started samples starting from the Eclipse Che 7.82.0. In this release, the Eclipse Che-specific che-devfile-registry repository has been archived and officially deprecated. For configuring the custom Getting-Started samples, the admin should leverage the dedicated k8s ConfigMap.

Find more details in the official documentation.

Bug Fixes

Inconsistency in the behaviour of the $PATH environment variable within Devfile

Previously, when commands were executed using the command definition in the devfile, they had a different $PATH compared to commands launched in containers defined within the components section. The defect has been fixed in this release.

User-provided environment variables can't reference $PROJECT_ROOT or $PROJECT_SOURCE

Previously, users were not able to reference the $PROJECT_ROOT or $PROJECT_SOURCE environment variables in their devfile environment variables. This issue has now been fixed in this release.

Workspace status flickering during startup

Previously, during a workspace startup, the status could have been unexpectedly changed to 'Stopped' even though the workspace started successfully. The defect has been fixed in this release, and the status changes are ignored during workspace startup.

Starting a new workspace with a clone of the specified branch doesn't work correctly if the repo doesn't have devfile.yaml

Previously, starting a new workspace with a clone of a specified branch didn't work correctly if the repository didn't have devfile.yaml. Instead, the default branch was always cloned after the CDE startup. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Branch detection for Azure does not work on the User Dashboard

Before this release, branch detection for Azure repositories was not working on the User Dashboard. The defect has been fixed in this release:

AzureDevops Git repos with white spaces in the URL

Previously, creating a CDE based on an AzureDevops Git repository which contained a blank space or special character in the URL resulted in the following Error: Unsupported factory location: "<Azure DevOps Repo Link>". The defect has been fixed in this release.

Failed to create the workspace by factory from Github Enterprise server public repo if PAT or OAuth not configured

Before this release, creating a workspace from GitHub Enterprise public repositories that have no personal access token (PAT) or OAuth configured resulted in the following error: "Failed to create the workspace. Cannot build factory with any of the provided parameters. Please check parameters correctness, and resend query." The defect has been fixed in this release.

Workspace start page goes to cyclic reload if refresh token mode is applied

Previously, using the experimental CHE_FORCE_REFRESH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN feature could result in the cyclic reload sequence during CDE startup. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Learn more about the CHE_FORCE_REFRESH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN feature in the official documentation.

Invalidate previous tokens if refresh token mode is enabled

Previously, using the experimental CHE_FORCE_REFRESH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN feature a new token was generated on each workspace start / restart, but the previous tokens were not removed. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Learn more about the CHE_FORCE_REFRESH_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN feature in the official documentation.

Eclipse Che 7.89.0

Major Enhancements

Git Configuration from the User Dashboard

With this release, you can not only set the name and email for the Git Configuration but also to upload and edit the entire .gitconfig file from the User Dashboard:

Support devWorkspace.ignoredUnrecoverableEvents in the CheCluster CustomResource

Starting from this release, you can set ignoredUnrecoverableEvents explicitly on the CheCluster CustomResource level:

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    ignoredUnrecoverableEvents:
    - FailedScheduling
    - FailedMount

More details about configuring ignoredUnrecoverableEvents can be found in the official documentation.

Improved documentation for adding and removing extensions in the embedded Open VSX registry instance

Official documentation for adding and removing extensions in the embedded Open VSX registry instance has been sufficiently improved in this release which makes the procedure much more straight forward.

Bug Fixes

Allow Ports in Git Provider Endpoint for Personal Access Tokens

With this release, you can provide ports in the URL for Git Provider Endpoint when adding Personal Access Tokens on the User Dashboard. Previously, it was not possible due to strict validation:

If persistHome is enabled, the token in .kube/config isn't renewed

Prior to this release, when the spec.devEnvironments.persistUserHome option was enabled, the token in .kube/config was not renewed automatically during a workspace restart.

You can find more details about automatic Kubernetes token injection in the official documentation

Keep projects when restarting a workspace from local devfile

Previously, PROJECTS_ROOT and PROJECT_SOURCE environment variables were not correctly set after using the Restart Workspace from Local Devfile functionality. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Eclipse Che 7.88.0

Major Enhancements

Allow defining annotations for all pods in the Cloud Development Environment

With this release, you can define annotations for all Cloud Development Environment (CDE) pods using a dedicated CustomResource field:

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    workspacesPodAnnotations:
      cluster-autoscaler.kubernetes.io/safe-to-evict: false

Configuring custom editor definitions using a configmap

Previously, you could only configure custom editor definitions by modifying and rebuilding the Plugin Registry. Starting from this release, you can configure them by creating a dedicated ConfigMap.

Learn more about this feature in the official documentation.

Enabling fuse-overlayfs for all workspaces

Starting from this release, you can enable fuse-overlayfs for all CDEs.

Learn more about this feature in the official documentation and the community blog post.

Meaningful dashboard warnings for namespace provisioning failures when auto-provisioning is disabled and the Advanced Authorization is enabled

With this release, the user experience during failures related to pre-configured Advanced Authorization is improved. When your access is denied, you will see a clear error message when accessing the User Dashboard:

Learn more about Advanced Authorization in the official documentation and community blog post.

Documentation for running containers with kubedoc

Official documentation for running containers from CDEs using kubedoc is available in this release.

Always refresh OAuth tokens during workspace startup

A new experimental feature that forces a refresh of the OAuth access token during workspace startup has been added in this release.

Learn more about this feature in the official documentation.

Devfile 2.3.0 support

With this release, the new 2.3.0 schemaVersion of the devfile is supported for the CDE definition:

schemaVersion: 2.3.0
metadata:
  generateName: quarkus-api-example
attributes:
  controller.devfile.io/storage-type: ephemeral
components:
  - name: tools
    container:
      image: quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:ubi8-latest
      env:
        - name: QUARKUS_HTTP_HOST
          value: 0.0.0.0
... 

More details about version 2.3.0 are available in the official documentation.

Major Bug fixes

Support different user for SSH URLs

Previously, strict validation prevented workspace creation from URLs such as [email protected]:/home/user1/repositories/myrepo.git:

The defect has been fixed in this release.

Dashboard Git Services tab duplicates status icon if two GitHub providers are configured

Prior to this release, if GitHub OAuth configuration secrets were set up for both SaaS and Enterprise, and if the authorization agreement was accepted for only one of the providers, the authorization status was duplicated for both providers on the Git Services tab:

The defect has been fixed in this release.

Zombie processes remain in workspace container after a task is terminated

Before this release, you could encounter a lot of processes labeled <defunct> in the workspace container while working in Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS"):

Environment variables are ignored and tasks fail

Prior to this release,GOPATH and GOCACHE environment variables were not correctly set when running dedicated commands defined in a devfile. This resulted in failed tasks, for tasks such as the go build task. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Mounting files that conflict with stow directory files causes failures during $HOME directory persistence

Previously, mounting files using a ConfigMap, Secret, or PVC that conflict with stow directory files resulted in the stow command failure during the execution of the $HOME directory persistence. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Fix 'Open in Preview' action for the Endpoints panel

Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") actions related to endpoints were not working as expected:

The defect has been fixed in this release.

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Eclipse Che 7.87.0

Major Enhancements

Dashboard should switch to the tab with already running workspace

When you open a workspace from the User Dashboard, and a browser tab corresponding to the same workspace already exists, the switch to the browser tab happens automatically starting from this release. Previously a new browser tab was created whenever you tried opening a workspace from the User Dashboard:

Screen.Recording.2024-04-18.at.14.46.12.mov

Restart Workspace from Local Devfile command should be more informative when devfile is not valid

Starting from this release, if the 'Restart Workspace from Local Devfile' command is failing due to an invalid devfile, the error notification message is more informative and contains the exact reason for the failure:

Update dotnet from 6.0 to 8.0 in the Universal Developer Image

dotnet-sdk-8.0 is now available by default in the Universal Developer Image (UDI).

Documentation of the local desktop development experience with JetBrains Gateway

Official documentation of the local desktop development experience with JetBrains Gateway has been added in this release.

Deploy Eclipse Che on a virtual Kubernetes cluster

Official documentation for installing Eclipse Che on a virtual Kubernetes cluster has been added in this release.

Removal of the outdated editors

The following editors have been deprecated and removed in this release:

• che-incubator/che-pycharm/latest/devfile.yaml
• dirigiblelabs/dirigible/latest/devfile.yaml
• ws-skeleton/eclipseide/latest/devfile.yaml
• ws-skeleton/jupyter/latest/devfile.yaml
• cdr/code-server/latest/devfile.yaml

You can find more details can in the dedicated community mailing thread.

Major Bug fixes

Multiple "401 Unauthorized" errors when opening VS Code editor

From time to time, you could encounter multiple "401 Unauthorized" errors when opening a workspace with the Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") editor. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Automatic 'podman login' with configured container registry not working

Previously, after configuring container registries (quay.io, docker.io, etc.) from the User Dashboard and starting a workspace, you were not automatically logged into the configured registries. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Provide edits on '.code-workspace' file

In this release, the parsing error of the .code-workspace file that contains extra commas has been fixed:

{
	"folders": [
		{
			"name": "che-code",
			"path": "/projects/che-code",
		},
	]
}

An empty project is displayed in the editor's project tree

An empty project used to be displayed in the project tree of the Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") editor, if several starter projects were defined in the devfile. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Eclipse Che 7.86.0

Major Enhancements

Exposed URL parameters on the 'Git Repo Options' panel on the User Dashboard

Git branch, remotes, and path to devfile URL parameters are now exposed on the 'Git Repo Options' panel of the User Dashboard:

Support raw devfile URLs without yaml extension

Starting from this release, you can create workspaces from any URL that serves a valid devfile, such as in the following cases:

• https://registry.devfile.io/devfiles/ollama/1.0.0
• https://registry.devfile.io/devfiles/dotnet60/1.0.3

Add initContainer for initializing persistentHome when $HOME persistence is enabled

With this release, if you have $HOME persistence enabled, there is an initContainer that runs the entrypoint script and initializes persistentHome. This prevents a race condition from occurring.

Previously, the persistent user home setup occurred in the entrypoint of the tooling container. Notably, the entrypoint was used to run stow to make symbolic links for the home directory to be saved on the PVC. If a postStart event depends on files or edits files located in the home directory, there is a risk of a race condition caused by the post-start event running before the stow execution is finished. To prevent this, the entrypoint script must be completed before the postStart events run.

You can find more details about this enhancement in the demo video.

Major Bug fixes

Extension secrets are lost on workspace restart

Extension secrets for Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") are no longer lost after workspace restart, but encrypted and persisted in the browser's local storage. This allows extensions like Ansible that use Visual Studio Code Secrets Storage API to persist the data between workspace restarts in the same browser.

Projects are not cloned after restarting the workspace using the 'Restart Workspace from Local Devfile' command

Before this release, extra projects added to the devfile from a workspace were not cloned if you restarted the workspace with the 'Restart Workspace from Local Devfile' command. With this release, the issue is fixed.

The dashboard pod frequently restarts with exitCode: 137

Previously, the dashboard pod might have been frequently restarting with exitCode: 137 due to a memory leak which has been fixed in this release.

Unable to resolve parent devfile when using self-signed certs in disconnected clusters

Previously, when you used self-signed certificates on an air-gapped cluster, starting a workspace that referenced a parent devfile by URI would fail with x509: certificate signed by unknown authority error. The defect has been fixed in this release and you can now reference a parent devfile in disconnected clusters.

OAuthSecret stored in plain text

Before this release, when deployed on Kubernetes, oAuthClientSecret was stored in plain text in the CheCluster resource. That was not convenient for the GitOps approach where the cluster state is stored in Git and managed by ArgoCD. Starting from this release, you can configure the values for oAuthClientSecret by using ExternalSecrets to keep all sensitive data out of the code base.

The workspace status changed unexpectedly to 'Starting'

Previously during a workspace startup, the status could have unexpectedly changed to 'Starting':

The defect has been fixed in this release, and status changes (except 'Failed' and 'Terminating') are ignored during workspace startup.

Start workspace page showed warning message 'Status changed unexpectedly to 'Stopped' even though workspace started successfully

Previously, during a workspace startup, the status could have been unexpectedly changed to 'Stopped' even though the workspace started successfully:

The defect has been fixed in this release, and the status changes (except 'Failed' and 'Terminating') are ignored during workspace startup.

Workspace action menu remains open

Before this release, the action menu items such as 'Open' and 'Stop Workspace' remained open on the User Dashboard after you clicked them. With this release, the issue is fixed.

Error when starting a workspace with df and override.devfileFilename URL parameters from the dashboard

The defect related to the errors during a workspace startup with df, override.devfileFilename parameters has been fixed in this release:

PROJECTS_ROOT environment variable being set incorrectly at workspace startup

Previously, PROJECTS_ROOT environment variable was set incorrectly to /projects/projects after workspace startup. The defect has been fixed in this release and the environment variable correctly points to the /projects directory.

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Tooling container $PATH is overridden

Before this release, process.env.PATH was overridden by userShellEnv.PATH environment variable.
With this release, the values of the process.env.PATH and userShellEnv.PATH environment variables are merged.

Right click not working after first try

Previously after right-clicking on something in the Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") workspace, and choosing something from the context menu, right-click no longer popped up in the menu without refreshing the browser window. The defect has been fixed in this release and the context menu will now appear on every right click.

Eclipse Che 7.85.0

Major Enhancements

Automatic 'podman login' into external container registries

Starting from this release, podman login is performed automatically during workspace startup for all container registries configured in the User Preferences:

Note

For Red Hat OpenShift internal container registry image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000, podman login is performed automatically. No manual configuration is required.

Devfile v1 deprecation

With this release, devfile v1 is deprecated and is not supported anymore. Check Devfile.io documentation website for supported devfile versions.

Configuring single and multi-root workspaces in Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS")

The official documentation for configuring single and multi-root workspaces in Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") has been added in this release.

Major Bug fixes

Dashboard URL is unavailable for a few seconds when pod is deleted and restarted

Previously, when a pod was restarted, the Dashboard URL could become unavailable for a short period of time during the operator update. The problem has been fixed in this release by adding the appropriate LivenessProbeand ReadinessProbe to the Gateway.

After revoking the OAuth application the 'Authorization' indicator is still active in the 'User Preferences' Dashboard

The defect related to the misleading status of the 'Authorization' indicator after OAuth revocation from the Dashboard has been fixed in this release.

Dashboard page is blank if DevWorkspace is missing controller.devfile.io/creator label

Previously, if a DevWorkspace object was missing the controller.devfile.io/creator label the User Dashboard displayed a blank page. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Eclipse Che 7.84.0

Major Enhancements

Configure trusted extensions for Microsoft Visual Studio Code

With this release, you can specify which extensions are trusted and can access authentication tokens using the dedicated VSCODE_TRUSTED_EXTENSIONS environment variable defined in the devfile or ConfigMap:

   env:
     - name: VSCODE_TRUSTED_EXTENSIONS
       value: "<publisher1>.<extension1>,<publisher2>.<extension2>"

Find more details about the enhancement in the official documentation.

Editor Selector Improvements

In this release, the 'Editor Selector' dashboard widget has been improved with the 'Use a Default Editor', 'Choose an Editor', and 'Use an Editor Definition' sections:

Automation of the images expected to be used by ImagePuller

With this release, if the imagePuller option is enabled on the CheCluster Custom Resource level, the operator automatically fetches related images from both devfile and plugin registries to create and manage ImagePuller Custom Resource for faster workspace startup. Find more details about the enhancement in the official documentation.

Add an ability to revoke GitLab OAuth from Dashboard

Before this release, only revoking GitHub OAuth from the User Dashboard was supported. Recently, GitLab added a Revoke a token API and it is now possible to also revoke the GitLab OAuth access right from the User Dashboard. For other Git Services navigation to the provider website and following the instructions for revoking OAuth access is required.

Provide hover with full workspace name in Recent workspaces list

Hovering over a workspace from the 'Recent Workspaces' expands the name if it is long and does not fit the sidebar.

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Add provider name annotation to Personal Access Token secret

Starting from this release, when you create a Personal Access Token on the User Dashboard, the "Provider" field will correspond to the dedicated Git Service.

Previously , oauth2- string with a random postfix was used. This resulted in poor visibility:

Major Bug fixes

persistUserHome does not work with per-workspace storage strategy

Previously, the persistUserHome CheCluster Custom Resource property was not working with the per-workspace storage strategy. The defect has been fixed in this release and now you can use the persistUserHome option with both the per-user and the per-workspace storage strategies. Find more details about the property in the official documentation.

CORS-related Network Error error when fetching editor devfile

Referencing an editor using che-editor URL parameter could result in a CORS-related Network Error. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Missing URL sanitization for Git URL from User Preferences Personal Access Token Dialog

Previously, when a developer created a Personal Access Token from the User Preferences, there was no validation of the Git URL. If the URL was invalid it led to login and dashboard usage issues due to a java.net.URISyntaxException: Illegal character exception. To resolve the access issue, you had to manually intervene with the generated secret. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Import from Git widget does not trim spaces in the input value

Before this release, trailing spaces were not trimmed in the input field of the "Import from Git" widget resulting in the "URL or SSHLocation is not valid" error:

Revoke OAuth button still in active state after OAuth revoked

Previously, the Revoke OAuth button continued to be active after the execution. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Eclipse Che 7.83.0

Major Enhancements

New "Editor Selector" panel on the User Dashboard

With this release, you can easily choose an editor when starting a workspace from the User Dashboard by using the brand-new "Editor Selector" panel:

Find more details about specifying a custom editor in the official documentation.

Support URL parameters in the custom definition of the getting started sample

Starting from this release, you can add parameters when defining a URL of a getting started sample:

     {
        "displayName": "Example", 
        "description": "Example", 
        "tags": ["example"], 
        "url": "https://example.com/my-project.git?df=next/base/devfile.yaml"
      }

Find more details about configuring getting started samples in the official documentation.

Major Bug fixes

"Restart Workspace from Local Devfile" fails with "You can only have 1 running workspace at a time."

Before this release, there was a sporadic defect affecting workspace startup after using the "Restart Workspace from local Devfile" functionality from che-code. The following error message would appear: "You can only have 1 running workspace at a time". With this release, the issue is fixed.

Workspace startup failures from Bitbucket server repository via OAuth2

Before this release, workspace startup from a Bitbucket Server private repository using OAuth2 failed with the "Repository/Devfile URL is missing" error. With this release, the issue is fixed.

Eclipse Che 7.82.0

Major Enhancements

The 'registry.devfile.io' registry used by default in Eclipse Che

With this release, the devfile registry hosted at registry.devfile.io is used by default for the Getting Started samples:

The administrator can still enable the embedded devfile registry using the disableInternalRegistry field in the CheCluster custom resource:

devfileRegistry:
      disableInternalRegistry: false

Support for running Che-Code in containers based on Red Hat Universal Base Image 9

Previously, the Che-Code editor failed to start in the Red Hat Universal Base Image 9. With this release, this issue is fixed and you can now explicitly reference those images in the components section of a devfile:

schemaVersion: 2.2.2
metadata:
  name: ubi9-minimal-demo
components:
  - name: tools
    container:
      image: registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9-minimal:9.3-1552@sha256:582e18f13291d7c686ec4e6e92d20b24c62ae0fc72767c46f30a69b1a6198055
      args: ['tail', '-f', '/dev/null']
      endpoints:
        - exposure: public
          name: nodejs
          protocol: http
          targetPort: 3000
      memoryLimit: 2Gi
      memoryRequest: 256Mi
      mountSources: true
    attributes:
      controller.devfile.io/merge-contribution: true

Configuring the number of replicas for operand deployments using HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA)

Starting from this release, you can configure the number of replicas for operands using HorizontalPodAutoscaler (HPA):

apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
metadata:
  name: scaler
  namespace: {operator-namespace}
spec:
  scaleTargetRef:
    apiVersion: apps/v1
    kind: Deployment
    name: __<deployment_name>__ 
  ...

The __<deployment_name>__ in the snippet above corresponds to one of the following deployments:

• che-server
• che-gateway
• dashboard
• plugin-registry
• devfile-registry

Find more details about the HPA setup in the official documentation.

Enabling fuse-overlayfs for Podman in the Cloud Development Environment

By default, the Universal Developer Image (UDI) contains Podman and Buildah which you can use to build and push container images within a Cloud Development Environment (CDE). However, Podman and Buildah in the UDI are configured to use the vfs storage driver which does not provide copy-on-write support. For more efficient image management, you can use the fuse-overlayfs storage driver which supports copy-on-write in rootless environments.

Find more details about fuse-overlayfs configuration in the official documentation.

Devfile walkthrough VSX extension available by default

With this release, the Devfile Walkthrough VSX extension is available by default in the Cloud Development Environment for the Che-Code editor:

Allow overriding the editor's image through the URL parameter

With this release, you can override the editor's image using a dedicated URL parameter when starting a Cloud Development Environment. Here are some examples:

• #https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-docs?editor-image=quay.io/che-incubator/che-code:next
• #https://github.com/eclipse-che/che-docs?che-editor=che-incubator/che-code/latest&editor-image=quay.io/che-incubator/che-code:next

Find more details about the editor-image URL parameter in the official documentation.

Major Bug fixes

Empty Workspace uses the/home/user directory instead of /projects by default in the terminal

Previously, there was an issue affecting projects created in/cloned into an empty workspace when the default folder for the projects was the /home/user directory instead of /projects. Due to this, the changes were not saved after workspace restart. The issue has been fixed in this release:

Error is not meaningful when workspace startup fails because of an exceeded route quota

Before this release, when a workspace failed to start due to a quota issue, no meaningful error was displayed, and the startup failed with a timeout. Now there is an explicit error when workspace startup is forbidden due to an exceeded quota:

Failed to set up networking for workspace: services "workspace82736d3c797e4150-service" is forbidden: exceeded quota: resource-quota-services, requested: count/services=1, used: count/services=1, limited: count/services=1

Documentation contains outdated instructions for "Configuring workspaces nodeSelector"

Outdated procedures for the nodeSelector and tolerations configuration have been fixed in this release and the updated instructions are now available in the official documentation.

Unexpected workspace restart due to scale down of a replicaset

The issue related to an unexpected workspace restart due to the scale down of a replicaset has been fixed in this release.

Cannot revoke Authorization - OAuth token for the user was not found

The bug related to revoking the GitHub Authorization has been fixed in this release. Now all the OAuth tokens are retrieved from the Kubernetes secrets explicitly and not from memory as it used to be beforehand.

Devfile error on starting a workspace from a repository hosted on Bitbucket Server

Before this release, workspace startup from a private repository hosted on Bitbucket Server with a manually added Personal Access Token (PAT) failed with the following error: Failed to create the workspace: Cannot build factory with any of the provided parameters. Please check parameters correctness, and resend query. With this release, the issue is fixed.

Opening a workspace from a repository hosted on Bitbucket Server integrated with OAuth2 leads to an error when credentials are not available

Previously, some SCM providers like BitBucket Server decode the callback URL in the response, which resulted in an IllegalArgumentException error. With this release, the issue is fixed.