openDesk 1.13: Improvements on (almost) all levels

Portal

With openDesk 1.13, Nubus receives an update to version 1.18 which includes a necessary update for the Kubernetes cluster. The currently used Ingress NGINX controller is no longer supported and doesn't get any security fixes. This update now offers support for alternative ingress controllers to ensure a secure service.

Additionally, this update addresses various security issues.

You can find the full patch notes at Univention.

Projects

With this update we ship OpenProject Version 17.2.1, which offers security fixes, optimizations and new features.

Already with OpenProject 17.2.0, which is also included, the following features were added:

Improved overview

The project overview page received several optimizations and improvements. For projects with a configured budget and financial plan the overview page now shows a detailed financial breakdown of the project. Additional information about this widget can be found in the OpenProject manual. Additionally, authorized users can now edit project descriptions directly on the overview page. Furthermore the update includes accessibility improvements for the overview page and widgets.

Reusable meeting templates (Enterprise Edition only 💎)

The newly introduced meeting templates make it easier to organize recurring meetings within a proven structure, instead of creating each series element from scratch. The templates can also be used for regular appointments. Users can also choose from the available templates for regular appointments to give the meeting a predefined structure.

ℹ️ This feature is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

External links require login (Enterprise Edition only 💎)

With OpenProject 17.1, administrators gained the option to warn users when clicking on external links; now, a new option has been added that restricts access to external links only to logged-in users. This helps to ensure that OpenProject users can navigate projects securely.

ℹ️ This feature is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

These and additional features can be found in the release notes of OpenProject 17.2.0.

Mail & Calendar

In addition to improvements and bug fixes, the Open-Xchange update to version 8.46 now also supports Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI), which allows verified company logos to be displayed next to messages. Further information about BIMI and the necessary configuration can be found on the Open-Xchange website.

Document management

The update to Collabora 25.04.8 includes several improvements and additional bug fixes.

Files

Nextcloud 32.0.6 provides several bug fixes and optimizations, delivering a more reliable file storage system for both IT administrators and end-users.

Wiki

The update to XWiki version 17.10.3 includes security updates in addition to improvements and performance optimizations.

Changelog

The full changelog can be found on openCode.