Bacula Web 9.0.0
I'm pleased to announce that Bacula-Web 9.0.0 has been released.
This is a major release which includes a lot of improvements and some minor bugfixes.
Highlights
- PHP version prior 8.0 are not supported anymore
- Support of PHP up to version 8.2
- Replaced Smarty template engine by Twig
- Bootstrap upgraded
- Use Slim PHP framework for PSR-15 and routing
- and more improvements ....
Release notes
For more details, the release notes is available on GitHub.
What's coming next ?
Here's a short list of what you could expect from next releases
- release frequency will be shorter (I'll change how I plan and prepare releases in the future)
- more improvements with translations
- and even much more ...
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
Docker images are available only since release v8.7.0.
How to get help ?
They are several options to get help
- use GitHub discussions to ask a question or give a feedback
- read the FAQ
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
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 ❤️