openDesk 1.3 marks the start of our monthly release cycle, introducing new features for Office and Projects, improvements to deployment, and extended support for external secrets and Kubernetes.
Several applications in openDesk 1.3 include new features. Below is an overview of the most important updates.
openDesk 1.3 now includes Nubus version 1.8.0.
openDesk 1.3 includes Collabora Online version 24.04.13.1.
This version brings performance improvements when working with DOCX and XLSX files, along with fixes related to the sidebar, search & replace, filtering, and more.
openDesk 1.3 includes OpenProject version 15.5.
This version introduces several improvements for handling work packages:
It’s now possible to specifically filter for child work packages.
The progress of child packages (% completed) is now reflected in the overarching progress of parent packages.
Enterprise users gain access to a new column that displays directly associated child work packages.
openDesk 1.3 introduces multiple improvements for deployment and operations.
The keycloak realm settings can now be configured directly during deployment. This allows flexible adjustments to Single Sign-On validity (default: 16 hours).
Configuration is done in functional.yaml.gotmpl.
All applications now support Kubernetes annotations.
Kubernetes annotations are key-value pairs attached to objects such as pods, services, or deployments to store additional, non-standardised metadata. Their main purpose is to provide information to tools and users without directly affecting cluster behaviour.
Annotations are maintained centrally in the annotations.yaml.gotpml file.
Other applications, including Open-Xchange, now support external secrets in openDesk 1.3. Support will continue to expand in future releases.
Numerous minor corrections were made. A new note was added regarding usage with Ingress Nginx >= 1.12.0.
The use of enterprise artefacts is now described in more detail.
openDesk SaaS installations are automatically updated according to the SLA.
Self-hosted installations should refer to the notes on upgrades and migrations.
Our full changelog is available on openCode.
For the first time with its own stand at the "Digital State" congress: openDesk wants to free public authorities from proprietary dependencies and enable sovereign digital working environments for public administration.
ZenDiSThe digital transformation of government services took a significant leap forward at this year's Smart Country Convention. ZenDiS unveiled openDesk 1.0, a comprehensive open-source collaboration suite developed specifically for public administration. Beyond just software, it represents a fundamental shift towards technological independence and a new approach to digital governance in Europe.
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