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v0.19.0

[!WARNING] This update brings several database changes, including the migration system, and the merging of two tables. We always recommend backing up your database before upgrades, but especially before this one.

[!NOTE] This update changes how attachments are stored. Previously the files where stored in a <parentpath>/<groupid>/<uuid>.<ext> format. This has been updated to <parentpath>/<groupid>/<filehash> old attachments are not affected by this change. This does mean that if you have a process or tool designed to work off file extensions they will no longer work, and you will have to do some database integration to find the correct files.

This change results in the deduplication of item attachments. So if you upload the same exact image for 30 items the file will only be stored one time in the actual file system. Previously, this would have resulted in 30 unique file names on the filesystem. Additionally, because of this change deleting an attachment from an item will only delete the backend file IF there are no other items using the file.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.18.0…v0.19.0

v0.20.0

[!CAUTION] As always we highly recommend keeping backups of your database and stored attachments, however we especially recommend it for this update.

This update modified how attachments are stored, and in addition also change the hashing algorithm used for passwords to Argon2id. While we test our code as much as possible it’s still possible we made a mistake, and any losses may be permanent without a backup.

[!WARNING] If you have a custom data path specified for attachments please read the updated documentation to ensure that attachments still work. Please also note that the --storage-data option has been replaced by --storage-conn-string and --storage-prefix-path.

Please also note that if you wish to switch to one of the new blob storage providers you will need to upload your existing attachments first to the bucket of your choice.

[!IMPORTANT]
We now support thumbnails! Your existing attachments will not automatically be updated to use thumbnails, to generate thumbnails go to the “Tools” section and select the generate thumbnails button.

Please note that the thumbnails are generated in the background and may take some time to complete. Please also note that on ARMv7, x86 and RISC-V processors thumbnail generation may be slow given the lack of native libraries for the decoding of AVIF, WEBP, HEIC, and JPEGXL image types. If you wish to disable thumbnails please refer to our documentation.

[!NOTE]
RISC-V support is a new, experimental build of Homebox, it is provided only as an experiment, there are no guarantees of it’s stability, reliability or performance. Use it at your own risk.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.19.0…v0.20.0

v0.20.1

Changelog

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.20.0…v0.20.1

v0.20.2

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.20.1…v0.20.2

v0.21.0

New Features

[!NOTE] Our new -hardened suffixed docker images are experimental, and may have bugs not normally encountered in other docker builds.

Major Bug Fixes

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.20.2…v0.21.0

v0.22.0-rc.2

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.22.0-rc.1…v0.22.0-rc.2

v0.22.1

[!NOTE] We are skipping v0.22.0 due to issues with a improperly tagged version previously with an immutable tag. There is no v0.22.0.

[!WARNING] This will be the last 32 bit build of Homebox with binaries and containers built by the Homebox team. Future releases will only contain 64 bit binaries and containers. We understand that some may still be using these older 32 bit devices to reuse and recycle, an effort we fully support.

However, our own dependencies (NodeJS notably) have dropped 32 bit support in the latest versions, and we ourselves have no way to validate and test 32 bit builds. If you use a 32 bit device to host Homebox we recommend migrating to a ARM64, x86_64, or RISCV64 device for your hosting needs.

If you must continue using 32 bit, you may compile the binaries/containers locally as always from source. However we will be unable to provide support for any bugs that can’t be replicated 64 bit builds.

[!CAUTION] As always we highly recommend backing up your database and data files before upgrading. This release makes changes to how attachment information is stored in the database that can not be reverted once applied (you can not revert to a previous version without restoring backups).

The Big Stuff!

OIDC is Here!

Thanks to @JeffResc for their amazing work on ODIC, and thank you to everyone that added to the OpenCollective bounty. We paid out $298.86 USD to JeffResc for his work thanks to your support.

You can read more about setting up OIDC in our dedicated documentation. (Existing users will be matched by email address)

Item Templates

Thanks to @Wrr2216 for adding Item Templates to Homebox! Once again, we paid out for this feature thanks to OpenCollective contributors (as of writing this it’s processing) $172.53 USD.

Improved Tables

We’ve made significant improvements to the table layouts giving your even more control over how things get displayed. This makes the table views more powerful and more useful.

Markdown Previews for Descriptions and Notes

You can now view a preview of the markdown you write for descriptions and notes. Making it easier than ever to make sure everything is formatted exactly how you like it.

Clear button for selectors

Drop downs now have a clear button to make it easier to cleanup drop-downs you want to be empty.

Windows Binary Attachments Actually Fixed

We’re sorry it’s taken us such a long time to get this fixed, turns out having a team of developers that entirely work on Linux makes debugging these issues difficult. Attachments on Windows should now successfully work. Please take careful note about our warning about making backups of your data before upgrading, you can not revert to a prior version without a backup restoration after this update.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.21.0…v0.22.1

v0.22.2

What’s Changed

  • Fixed nullable password migration sometimes flipping the role and superuser columns resulting in users being unable to login.
  • Implemented a migration that should fix the flip-flop for users impacted by the previous broken migration.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.22.1…v0.22.2

v0.22.3

What’s New

  • Fix notifiers getting wiped on upgrade

(If you’ve been impacted by this bug, restore from backup, and then upgrade to v0.22.3)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.22.2…v0.22.3

v0.23.0-rc.1

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.22.3…v0.23.0-rc.1

v0.23.0

[!CAUTION] You can not revert back to a previous version of Homebox after upgrading to this release due to SQL > schema changes. Always ensure that you have functioning backups before upgrading.

Big New Changes

Removal of 32-bit Support

Starting with this release, Homebox is no longer available in 32bit forms, this include ARMv7 and older, and x86 processors.

Collections

Users can now be part of multiple collections; each collection is entirely separate and unique. This gives users more flexibility than ever when managing inventories, especially across different homes or shared spaces.

User Management

Along with collections, we’ve added some basic user management capabilities for collections. This is not yet full blown “Super User” type management, but it does make things a little bit easier.

Authentication Rate Limiting

We’ve also introduced a new rate limiting middleware for authentication requests, helping to further secure Homebox against brute force attacks.

Better Memory Management

Attachment uploads now use less memory thanks to improved optimizations in handling. Additionally, CSV imports no longer read the entire file just to determine a delimitator (which caused both memory and performance issues)

MQTT Client Now Available in Docker Containers

The MQTT client is now available in the regular and rootless docker containers, Hardened docker containers do not have the MQTT client due to the distroless nature of that container image.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.22.3…v0.23.0

v0.23.1

Changes

  • Fixes attachments not appearing
  • Fixes QR Codes missing URL portion
  • Fixes Tag Dropdown not closing
  • Fixes version link in bottom of page

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.23.0…v0.23.1

v0.24.0

[!IMPORTANT] This release includes 3 security vulnerability patches. These include issues with CVE scores ranging from 4.6 to 7.4 scores.

Thank you to @G3XAR and @djnnvx for their responsible disclosures of these issues.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.23.1…v0.24.0

v0.24.1

What’s Changed

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.24.0…v0.24.1

v0.24.2 Latest

  • Actually fixes the item page crash (multiple validated reports and tests)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/sysadminsmedia/homebox/compare/v0.24.1…v0.24.2