Hi everyone, the long-awaited update is here! CasaOS V0.4.5 is available!
In this version, we have actively listened to the community and addressed various issues reported on GitHub.

Update method:

1. Update the red dot in the upper left corner
2. Command line installation script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/v0.4.5 | sudo bash
   Command line update script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/update/v0.4.5 | sudo bash

Update Log:
New Features

• Added support for Brave search engine. issue#1885
• Allow changes to user avatars.
• Added three new file previewers: Word, Excel, PDF. issue#1582
• Added support for several new language translations.
• Docker Compose engine has been updated from v2.20.2 to v2.23.3 to support CasaOS applications based on the latest Compose format. To learn more about the changes, please refer to https://docs.docker.com/compose/release-notes/#2233

Adjusted

• Log page now automatically displays the latest information upon entry. issue#1477
• [App] Resized the import box in custom app installation.
• [App] Adjusted the status display of application toggles.
• [App] Updated the style for adding new app sources.
• Replaced the original video player with a more compatible one. issue#1462
• [Files] Added a separate audio player that can retrieve audio thumbnails and metadata.
• [Files] Default hiding of .DS_Store files generated by MacOS. issue#1558
• [Files] Implemented a new file uploading interface, resulting in significantly enhanced transfer speed.

Fixed

• Unified the style of all pop-up windows.
• Top app installation prompts now support full progress display. issue#1454
• Fixed the issue of sidebar width being incorrect when zooming text only in Firefox.issue#1494
• [Files] Fixed the issue of incorrect content when saving txt files. issue#1559
• [Files] Fixed the issue of incomplete file name display on the file details page in mobile devices. issue#1416
• Added disk mounting before Docker startup to prevent automatic startup failures of applications that require disk access.

Thank you for your support all the time and we highly welcome your feedback!

Dear CasaOS Community,

Dear CasaOS Community, we are thrilled to introduce an exciting development in our journey to provide innovative software solutions - ZimaOS, the PRO version OS product! We sincerely invite you to be a part of this significant milestone by joining our ZimaOS Beta Open Program.

What is ZimaOS?

While CasaOS continues to thrive as a community-driven platform, ZimaOS is designed to cater specifically to the needs of professional application scenarios. It combines the robustness of CasaOS with new features and capabilities tailored to the demands of some professional filed. ZimaOS is poised to empower PRO scenarios with enhanced tools for more networking, ease of use, lightweight AI and more. We will plan to release ZimaOS through the Zima family of hardware to meet people's needs for more professional scenarios to fully build the next generation of personal cloud solutions.

ZimaOS vs CasaOS Features Plan

ZimaOS Open for Testing! We Need Your Feedback !

To ensure that ZimaOS meets the highest standards of performance, security, and user-friendliness, we are opening ZimaOS for testing! As a very first user, you'll have the unique opportunity to be among the first to experience ZimaOS before its official release. Your valuable suggestions and feedback will directly shape our final product.

Step 1: Download ZimaOS on Github and Read the Testing Guide

Step 2: Enjoy your new journey!

Step 3: Any issues or comments are welcome. Feel free to post ZimaOS topic on IceWhale forum. Remeber to choose tag' zimaos open testing'.

Post Issue on forum (sample):

Describe the bug
A clear and concise description of what the bug is.

Screenshots
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

Other feedbacks

ZimaOS Open testing is currently in an unstable version. Please download and use it with caution.

Join ZimaOS Open Test Partner Team！

If you have further interest of ZimaOS, we have Partner Plan that is recruiting 50 test specialists to explore the depthsof ZimaOS's beta features.

Yes we are recruiting 50 test specialists from our community! As a test specialist, you'll be among the first to experience beta functionality before general release. You'll also have more granular control and expanded permissions to thoroughly test all aspects of ZimaOS.

Please take a moment to fill out this form to express your interest. We will follow up with next steps via Discord or email after receiving your completed form. Let's get hands-on with ZimaOS early and directly influence the product through your findings. Your real-world testing and usage will help ensure ZimaOS delivers an outstanding experience in its final release.

CasaOS Continues to Thrive

We want to reassure our Casaos community that this new venture will not diminish our commitment to CasaOS itself. CasaOS remains a cornerstone of our mission, and we will continue to invest in its development. CasaOS is, and always will be, a community-driven software, and your contributions and support are what make it exceptional.

Join us on this exciting journey as we prepare to launch ZimaOS. Your participation in the testing project is not just an opportunity to try out new software, but a chance to help us build a product that will empower shape NEXT personal cloud solution.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to having you on board!
https://icewhale.community/t/welcome-to-the-zimaos-open-beta-program/295

Sincerely,

CasaOS Team

This update adopts command line update. CasaOS V0.4.4-2 already supports graphical red dot one-click update.

Command line installation script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/v0.4.4-3 | sudo bash
Command line update script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/update/v0.4.4-3 | sudo bash

This update focuses on optimizing the App Store display and fixing some issues to provide a better user experience.

CasaOS v0.4.4-3 Changelog:

ENHANCEMENT:
CasaOS：Optimized temperature display support for AMD Ryzen CPUs

ADDED:
CasaOS-UI: App Store app thumbnails support click to view larger images.
CasaOS-UI: Removed tagline display from app Store app details and supported MarkDown rendering
CasaOS-Files: When uploading the duplicated files, the transfer failure will be notified.

FIXED:
CasaOS-StorageManager：Supported different types of multi-partition mountin
CasaOS-UI: Fixed an issue where app Store app details were improperly spaced.
CasaOS-Files: Supported cross-disk replication of empty folders #1323

This update aims to improve CasaOS performance and stability while adding some handy features to make your experience smoother and more enjoyable.

Thank you for your support and feedback. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us:
https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS/issues

Best regards,
The CasaOS Team

CasaOS v0.4.4-2 is now available!

We are excited to introduce CasaOS v0.4.4-2, which includes important changes and fixes based on the valuable feedback we've received from our community. We are incredibly grateful for the support of our community and warmly welcome your ongoing feedback. You can provide your feedback here: CasaOS Feedback

NOTE: This upgrade is only manual
Command line installation script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io | sudo bash
Command line update script: curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/update/v0.4.4-2 | sudo bash

Here are the highlights of CasaOS v0.4.4-2:

1. CasaOS Appstore: You can now manually set the Docker image version to "Latest" when importing a customized app that is already in the CasaOS Appstore. This means that when you update the app, it will still be the "latest" version you have set.
2. OneDrive Integration: We've added support for OneDrive integration, allowing users to directly access and manage files on OneDrive within the CasaOS system.

CasaOS v0.4.4-2 Changelog:

Changed:

• CasaOS Appstore: Manually setting the Docker image version to "Latest" will ensure that when you update the app, it remains at the "latest" version you have set. (#1274)

Added:

• CasaOS-UI: A Frosted Glass Effect has been added to the main interface card.
• CasaOS-UI: The latest notifications on the main interface will now be displayed first.
• CasaOS-Files: Support for binding OneDrive.
• CasaOS-CLI: Added help content for configuring global variables in casaos-cli. (#1312)

Fixed:
CasaOS-UI: Resolved an issue where the CasaOS favicon icon was not displayed in the Safari browser. (#1056)
CasaOS-UI: Fixed the display issue of toolbars at the bottom of the mobile browser in Chinese. (#1286)
CasaOS-UI: Fixed the problem where the tutorial link could not be displayed when less than 20% of the system disk storage remained.
CasaOS-UI: Fixed an issue where clicking on an existing container did not respond.
CasaOS-UI: Fixed an issue where the network widget displayed incorrectly when there was no physical NIC in a virtual machine environment.
CasaOS-AppStore: Fixed an issue where the app store would not load due to an error in the definition of individual apps. (#1338)
CasaOS-AppStore: Fixed an issue where terminals could not be accessed in the application configuration. (#1316)
CasaOS-AppStore: Resolved an issue that caused all apps to crash when they didn't have a configuration. (#1343)

With this update, we aim to enhance the user-friendliness of CasaOS and continue to enrich application scenarios to provide a smarter and more convenient life experience. We sincerely thank you for your support and feedback. Our team is committed to continuously improving our products, so stay tuned for future releases.

Best regards,
The CasaOS Team

We are pleased to announce the official release of CasaOS v0.4.4! This new version brings exciting updates, including a brand new application store and a more convenient format for developers to showcase their apps using Docker Compose. With native Docker support and enhanced customization features, developers are encouraged to actively participate in the CasaOS ecosystem. In just one month after release of v0.4.4 alpha, our developers have contributed a wealth of new applications, alongside an impressive third-party contributor store.

Today, CasaOS v0.4.4 is officially available, offering CasaOS users a more comprehensive application store and additional user-friendly features. Here are the key highlights of this release:

• Added support for third-party app sources and app search
• Click on the time to switch between 12-hour and 24-hour formats
• Click on the CPU temperature to switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius
• Introduced tips for applications, allowing users to store passwords or access default passwords
• Integration with Dropbox and Google Drive

We would like to express our special thanks to the community developers WisdomSky and Cp0204 for contributing the third-party stores. CasaOS v0.4.4 users can easily access the third-party store source by visiting http://awesome.casaos.io and add it with just one click, enabling them to quickly access a wide range of diverse applications.

CasaOS is a community-driven open-source project, and every person involved is also a CasaOS user. We greatly appreciate the immense help and support from our community users in every update and version. On the occasion of the official release of version 0.4.4, we extend our sincere gratitude and respect to all contributors: @wisdomsky, @correctroad, @thomas-chauchefoin-sonarsource and @CP0204.

CasaOS v0.4.4 release includes the following added and fixed:
New Appstore

• The application store has been fully upgraded with the addition of 30+ new applications, including support for composite applications.

  • New applications: Adminer, Alist, ChatbotUI, Cloudflared, Databag, EmulatorJS, Handbrake, MariaDB, Memos, MineOS, Mongo, MongoDB4, Overseerr, Petio, PostgreSQL, Resilio-sync, Snapdrop, Stash,ChatGPT-Next-Web.
• You can add third-party app sources from one page ( the page link will be live ,align with 0.4.4 in this week), offering thousands of applications to choose from.
• Migrated from Docker-cli to Docker-compose.
• Added support for multiple languages.
• Added author type filters to the app store. （ credits: @WisdomSky）
• Supports assigning multiple applications to the same network.
• Added management of global environment variables, allowing injection of arbitrary environment variables into all CasaOS applications, such as OPENAI_API_KEY (credits: @CorrectRoadH).
• Added relevant subcommands for managing global environment variables (credits: @CorrectRoadH).
• Synchronized application list to the local system, providing more stability.

• Potential issues (if concerned, please hold off on upgrading):

  • Removed the settings, update, and clone functions for installed applications. Installed applications can not be updated or have their configurations changed, but their expected operation and data remain unaffected!
  • Removed the feature of randomly assigning ports when there is a port conflict in applications.
  • Removed the sorting function for applications in the application store.
  • Removed the application cloning function.

Added

• Changed the synchronization method between frontend and backend to socket.io, using socket.io communication throughout the application's lifecycle.
• Added a prompt feature to applications, allowing users to save passwords or query default passwords in the tips section
• Clicking on the time allows switching between 12-hour and 24-hour formats
• Clicking on the CPU temperature allows toggling between Fahrenheit and Celsius
• Added the functionality to download system logs.
• Integration with Dropbox and Google Drive
• Added the file editor performs syntax checking for the following file formats: JavaScript, CSS, HTML, JSON, YAML.

Security Advisories（ Fixed）

• CVE-2023-37265: Incorrect identification of the source IP address.
• CVE-2023-37266: Weak JWT secret.
• Fixed a security vulnerability (credits: @thomas-chauchefoin-sonarsource @CorrectRoadH).
  If you are still on an older CasaOS version, please do not expose your CasaOS to anyone you do not trust. See details by searching CVE IDs in https://github.com/advisories.

Fixed

• Optimized some styles and aesthetics.
• Fixed sorting and other issues in the file list.
• Fixed the issue of incorrect paths when downloading multiple files.
• Fixed the forced JSON formatting behavior of the editor when saving files.
• Faster speed for app update checks.
• Adjusted fonts on the log, console, and other pages to match the native console.
• Merged the "Exited Applications" panel into the application list.
• Fixed the mounting issue when there are no partitions on the disk.

You can update by click or as follow （ if already v0.4.4alpha, please updated it by manual) :
Installation script ：curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/v0.4.4 | sudo bash
Update script ：curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/update/v0.4.4 | sudo bash

Try it and enjoy it!

CasaOS Team