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Bacula-Web 8.0.0-rc3

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Davide Franco
Official maintainer

I'm happy to announce that Bacula-Web 8.0.0-rc3 is available.

This is the third and last release candidate version before the next stable version 8.0.0

Highlight

  • User and general settings
    • Configuration settings are now visible in General settings
  • Documentation
    • Composer installation have been fixed and updated
    • Nginx web server setup have been added
  • Development
    • Code cleanup and few improvements

Fixed bugs

  • 0000217 [documentation] Update documentation with Nginx and Apache server configuration
  • 0000238 [documentation] Unable to install Bacula-Web using Composer
  • 0000240 [documentation] Unable to install via Composer
  • 0000242 [bug] Wrong link to test page in Exception page

Release notes

For further details, please read the Bacula-Web 8.0.0-rc3 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 ❤️