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Bacula-Web 8.0.0

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Davide Franco
Davide Franco
Official maintainer

I’m really pleased to announce that Bacula-Web 8.0.0 has been released.

This is the latest stable version of Bacula-Web.

Version 8.0.0 includes a lot of changes since version 7.4.0.

Please see release notes below for all the details.

Highlight​

  • General
    • Breadcrumbs navigation has been fixed
    • Application error/exception look and feel have been improved
    • PHP Posix support is now required
  • Development
    • Large amount of code improvement and cleanup
  • Documentation
    • Add user settings and general settings in features
    • Documentation got cleaned up, restructured and updated

Fixed bugs​

  • 0000234 [bug-php] Directors report page problem if a Bacula catalog is unreachable
  • 0000241 [bug-php] Breadcrumbs navigation is broken

Improvements​

  • 0000161 [enhancement] Improve application errors/warnings exception message
  • 0000222 [enhancement] Improve exception handling

Previous release candidate versions

Release notes​

For further details, please read the Bacula-Web 8.0.0 release notes

Change on Web server public folder

Kind reminder, since release v8.6.0, Apache, Nginx or Lighttpd document root folder muse be set as below

WEB_SERVER_ROOT/bacula-web/public

In the example above, you can replace WEB_SERVER_ROOT by /var/www/html (adapt to your environment

How to install / upgrade ?​

The installation or upgrade instructions are available in the official documentation.

Docker images​

Latest Bacula-Web Docker images (linux/amd64 and linux/arm64) are available at Docker Hub

tip

Docker images are available only since release v8.7.0.

How to get help ?​

They are several options to get help

Found a bug, or need a new feature ?​

You can submit a new bug report or feature request on the GitHub project (please read the bug report guideline)

How to contribute ?​

Bacula-Web is an open source project, mostly maintained on my spare time with the great help from community users.

If you're willing to contribute to the project, have a look at the contribution guide

Security notice​

warning

Some versions of Bacula-Web have CVEs due to identified security vulnerabilities, detailed in the security page.

I strongly encourage anyone using Bacula-Web to continue using the latest stable releases, which include bug fixes and security patches.

Thanks to the community​

I thank all contributors for your feedback, help, and precious contributions. Without you, this release wouldn't be possible.

Thanks for using and supporting the Bacula-Web project ❤️

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