KubeBlocks 0.9.1 (2024-10-18)

We're thrilled to announce that KubeBlocks v0.9.1 now is released!

In this release, KubeBlocks further optimizes its APIs and Addons to bring you new features and better user experience. This release includes new features like stopping/starting a cluster by Cluster API, instance rebuild capability in OpsRequest, PITR and key- based recovery for Redis. We also fixed some bugs and introduced several improvements to enhance the overall functionality.

Read the full release note and upgrade to KubeBlocks v0.9.1 to explore more features!

Highlights

KubeBlocks

KubeBlocks- Supports cluster stop & start operations via Cluster API- This feature provides a new option to meet different needs in various scenarios.- Enhanced instance rebuild capability in OpsRequestCombined with KubeBlocks' InstanceSet, this feature greatly improves the system's recovery capability in failure scenarios.

Addons

Redis

Supports PITR (Point- in- Time Recovery) and key- based recovery.

ZooKeeper

Supports backup.

New versions

MySQL and PostgreSQL Addons support more versions. For the latest versions of Addons, refer to the Addon List.

What's Changed

New Features

KubeBlocks

OpsDefinition and BackupPolicyTemplate support cmpdName prefix and regex matching #8174OpsDefinition and BackupPolicyTemplate now support component name prefixes and regular expression matching, offering greater flexibility.- High Availability (HA) records #8089KubeBlocks supports HA records, enhancing fault tolerance and system reliability.- Supports cluster start and stop operations via Cluster API #7783KubeBlocks supports starting and stopping clusters via Cluster API, simplifying cluster management.- Supports horizontal scaling on instance rebuilds #7710You can choose how to rebuild certain instance, in-place-rebuild or remote-rebuild, via inPlace field in OpsRequest API.- Automatic cleanup of failed OpsRequests #7796KubeBlocks adds a mechanism to automatically clean up failed OpsRequests, improving resource management.- Log Collection on Backup Failure #8208KubeBlocks supports collecting logs when backup operations fail.

Addons

Redis Addon
PITR for Standalone Replicas #7998- Key-based recovery for Redis #8129
Supports Loki #707
Supports MinIO #926
Supports RabbitMQ #746
Supports MySQL 8.4 #987
Supports PostgreSQL 16 #973
ZooKeeper Addon
Supports backup. #794, #851

Others

ComponentDefinition immutability check

KubeBlocks adds a default immutability check for ComponentDefinition to avoid accidental changes, enhancing system stability.

Remove the Application Addon (#7866)

The Application Addon has been removed from the codebase and is no longer installed by default. However, you can still install it manually if needed.

Upgrade to v0.9.1

Refer to Upgrade to KubeBlocks v0.9. x.