openDesk 1.2: Notes 2.0 and more!

Applications

All applications in openDesk 1.2 received a host of new features! Here is an overview of the most important updates:

IAM & Portal

Nubus was updated from version 1.4.0 to 1.7.0. This version fixes a bug that previously prevented the use of the characters “@” and “/” in passwords. A new ad-hoc identity provider plugin for Keycloak was also added.

Files

Nextcloud was updated from version 29.0.9 to 30.0.6. It’s now possible to filter files directly by name.

Office

openDesk 1.2 includes Collabora Online version 24.04.12.4. Users can now undo actions using CTRL + SHIFT + Z and CTRL + F reliably opens the search field. In addition, the Collabora theme for the Enterprise Edition was revised, PDF 2.0 is now supported, and improvements were made to the slideshow and presenter console in Impress.

Email & Calendar

openDesk 1.2 includes Open-Xchange version 8.35. The display on mobile devices was significantly improved.

Projects

OpenProject was updated from version 15.1.0 to 15.4.1. This version introduces support for recurring appointments. Rescheduled work packages are now automatically adjusted along with their dependencies. It’s also possible to define agenda item outcomes.

Knowledge

openDesk 1.2 uses XWiki version 16.10.5. Notification buttons were redesigned. Different types of messages now include icons for easier visual distinction.

Video conferencing

openDesk 1.2 uses Jitsi version 2.0.9955.

Chat

openDesk 1.2 includes Element version 1.11.89.

Notes 2.0 (Beta)

The newly developed Notes application, created as part of ZenDiS's European partnership with DINUM (la direction interministérielle du numérique), was updated to version 2.4 in openDesk 1.2. This version contains a revised user interface and many other improvements, e.g. blocks can now be formatted as quotations.

Deployment

Version 1.2 includes several improvements for operating openDesk.

PostgreSQL as the standard database for XWiki and Nextcloud

As part of consolidating required external services, XWiki and Nextcloud now use PostgreSQL instead of MariaDB in new deployments. Only Open-Xchange still requires MariaDB. For existing installations, please refer to the notes on upgrades and migrations.

Whitelist for Matrix Federation

The new option functional.externalServices.matrix.federation.domainAllowList allows you to define a whitelist of Matrix homeserver domains permitted for federation.

Subaddressing in Postfix

Postfix now supports subaddressing using the '+' delimiter.

External secrets

More applications now support the use of external secrets in openDesk 1.2, including Nubus and Nextcloud. This support will be expanded further in future releases.

Additional improvements

In installations where Open-Xchange is not rolled out, the Open-Xchange integration in Nextcloud is automatically disabled. The OX Provisioning Consumer is also not registered in such deployments. Here again, please refer to the notes on upgrades and migrations for more information.

Log message output in the Nextcloud container image was improved.

All applications now authenticate with the internal Postfix service.

Documentation

Documentation updates include an overview of the functional configuration and a testing concept.

Upgrades

openDesk SaaS installations are automatically updated according to the SLA.

Self-hosted installations should follow the instructions for upgrades and migrations.

Changelog

Our full changelog is available on openCode.