This update is part of our ongoing effort to improve multi-cluster reliability and enhance the day-to-day experience for users working with Velero.

🆕 VUI-Core Trial Mode​

Starting with version 0.4.1, you can now test VUI-Core in demo mode for 14 days.
This allows you to evaluate centralized multi-cluster features without needing to activate a sponsor license immediately.

👉 Trial mode is enabled automatically when a valid license is not found.

ℹ️ Note: vui-core is the only component in the VUI ecosystem not distributed under the Apache 2.0 license.
It is released under a separate End User License Agreement (EULA).

🐛 API Fixes​

BackupRepository Schema Validation​

• Fixed a validation issue where the generateName field in BackupRepository was expected but not provided.
• This field is now marked as optional with a sensible default.

✅ Closes vui-ui#79

BackupResponse Schema Robustness​

Improved resilience when parsing Velero backup hook data:

• Handles unexpected types in labelSelector (was dict, expected string)
• Handles pre hook field when it's provided as a list instead of a string

These fixes prevent 400 errors and ensure the Backup Details page doesn't break even with malformed backup specs.

✅ Closes vui-ui#85

This release builds upon the recent introduction of vui-core, delivering upgrades across both the API and UI for a more seamless and powerful experience.

🚀 What’s New​

🧠 Smarter Dashboards​

• Improved Recent Backups Table: Redesigned layout and better performance for reviewing the latest backup activities.
• Unscheduled Namespaces: New panel lets you quickly schedule backups for newly discovered namespaces.

📊 Backup Statistics​

• Backup Overview Panel: A new section provides immediate insights into backup activity across your schedules.

🎨 Enhanced UX & Design​

• Refreshed Visuals: Updated icons, colors, and loaders deliver a more polished and consistent UI.
• Tables Overhaul: Tables have been completely restructured. You can now:
  • Filter globally or by individual column
  • Highlight search matches
  • Sort and group columns
  • Pin columns and select which ones to display
    Each table remembers its layout, so users can personalize views per resource type.

🔍 Improved Interactions​

• Log Search: Easily search inside log outputs.
• Manifest Search: Quickly locate specific entries within backup manifests.

⚙️ Core Support & Multi-Cluster​

• Core-Aware Components: Key features like BackupDetails now include awareness of vui-core environments, improving centralized operations and agent integration.

🐞 Fixes & Maintenance​

• Resolved issues with undefined values in API stats
• Suppressed noisy UI warnings
• Removed legacy and unused logic
• Improved in-memory caching and token flow reliability

⚡ Performance & Polish​

• Debounce delay lowered for snappier UI response
• Cleaner code, improved auth logic, and dependency updates

As always, detailed changelogs are available in the official API changelog and UI changelog.

If you're already using VUI or exploring centralized backup management with vui-core, this release is highly recommended.

👉 To get started or upgrade, see the Installation Scenarios Guide.

Thanks for supporting and contributing to the VUI project!
Feel free to open an issue or reach out with suggestions or feedback.

🔧 What's New​

⏱️ Configurable API Response Caching​

You can now configure the in-memory Time To Live (TTL) for cached GET API responses using the new:

uiService:
  config:
    cacheTTL: 180

The cacheTTL value defines how long the frontend should retain API responses before revalidating them. This caching mechanism works in tandem with a watch-based event system: when changes occur in Kubernetes resources, the frontend automatically refreshes the relevant data in real time—ensuring up-to-date views without sacrificing performance.

🌐 Protocol Configuration for ClusterIP Mode​

For deployments where exposure.mode is set to clusterIP, you can now explicitly configure:

exposure:
  mode: clusterIP
  
  clusterIP:
    protocol: http
    wsProtocol: ws
    localAddress:
    apiPort:

🔔 Apprise Notification Integration​

The Helm chart now supports notification integration using Apprise, a powerful notification library.

You can enable it with:

watchdogService:
  config:
    apprise: ""

This feature enables alerts and messages to be sent through multiple channels, including email, messaging apps, and more.

🐳 Docker Deployment Support​

Vui can now be deployed seamlessly in Docker environments without requiring Kubernetes or cluster mode configuration.
This makes it easier to run the application in local development setups, CI pipelines, or lightweight production scenarios.

🧩 Improved Template Flexibility​

We've refined the chart templates to better support various installation scenarios and custom setups. These improvements enhance compatibility across cloud environments and deployment pipelines.

🔄 Component Updates​

• 📦 appVersion: upgraded to 0.3.3
• 🚀 API: updated to version 0.2.7
• 🎨 UI: updated to version 0.2.7

These updates bring performance improvements, bug fixes, and UI refinements aligned with the core application updates.

📦 How to Upgrade​

To upgrade to the latest version:

helm repo update
helm upgrade my-release seriohub/vui --version 1.0.4

Make sure to review any breaking changes or new configuration options in your values.yaml.

Thanks for continuing to improve and contribute to the project!
For questions or feedback, feel free to open an issue or reach out to the team.

We’re excited to announce the release of Vui 0.3.0 alongside Helm Chart 1.0.0, a significant step forward for deployment flexibility, clarity, and component modularity. This release introduces structural changes, new installation options, and support for advanced components.

🚨 Breaking Changes

With this version, the Helm chart structure has been completely refactored. Deprecated fields have been removed, new required values introduced, and the entire layout optimized for clarity and maintainability.

⚠️ This version is not backward-compatible with previous releases (Helm chart 0.1.27 and previous versions). Please refer to the updated templates for scenario-based installations.

🆕 Core Support

This release introduces support for the new core component—a powerful foundation designed to extend the platform’s capabilities. While still in early stages, it represents a fundamental building block for advanced functionality.

Organizations with access to this component can now deploy it directly via Helm. This marks an important step in our effort to offer modular extensibility to those contributing most actively to the project’s growth.

🛠 Improvements & Installation Scenarios

We’ve added dedicated templates for different usage contexts:

• Single cluster (standard)
• Single cluster No authentication
• Single cluster with LDAP authentication
• Core
• Core with LDAP authentication
• Agent-only

These scenarios simplify the deployment process and offer a clearer starting point for varied infrastructures. The application can be deployed in many different ways using the values.yaml file; the templates provided are tailored to the most common and standard use cases.

🔄 Component Updates

• 📦 appVersion updated to 0.3.0
• 🚀 API updated to 0.2.5
• 🎨 UI updated to 0.2.5
• 🛡️ Watchdog updated to 0.1.8

This release focuses on robustness, clarity, and forward compatibility. We encourage you to explore the new installation options and follow the evolving roadmap. As always, feedback and participation help shape what comes next. 🚀

The release of Vui 0.2.0 introduces significant architectural improvements, new features, and user experience enhancements. This update focuses on increasing efficiency, usability, and providing deeper insights into backup data.

🚀 Major Updates

• Refactored Architecture: The application no longer relies on the Velero CLI. Instead, all operations now interact directly with Velero’s APIs, resulting in improved efficiency and maintainability.

🆕 New Features

• Backup Comparison Prototype: Introduced an experimental feature allowing users to compare backups against the current Kubernetes manifests, providing better tracking of changes.

• Clean Manifest View: A new feature enables users to visualize clean Kubernetes manifests for improved clarity and usability.

• Backup Download: Users can now download backups directly from the UI for easier data retrieval.

🛠 Improvements

• Enhanced Request/Response Typing: Improved type definitions for API requests and responses, leading to better reliability and maintainability.

• Improved Error Handling: Enhanced error management provides greater stability and easier debugging.

• Enhanced Forms: The UI has been refined to improve the experience when creating and modifying backups, schedules, restores, backup locations, and volume locations.

• Refined Resource Views: Enhanced the display of resource properties for better readability and usability.

🎨 General UI Enhancements

• Various UI refinements have been made to deliver a smoother and more intuitive experience.

This release brings major architectural advancements and usability improvements, making it easier and more efficient to manage backups.

The release of Vui 0.1.20 introduces major authentication improvements, UI enhancements, and broader platform support. Here’s what’s new:

🔒 Authentication & Security Improvements

• 🔑 Added LDAP authentication and authorization for better directory service integration and access control.

• ⚙️ Introduced an option for no authentication in environments where it's unnecessary.

• 📂 Refactored security module files for better maintainability and structure.

• 🔄 Enhanced session management for improved security and user experience.

🎨 UI & Performance Enhancements

• 🗑️ Removed dependency on next/font/google to resolve build errors in ARM Docker images.

🚀 New Platform Support

• 🏗️ ARM64 Docker images are now available! A dependency issue in the UI that previously caused build failures has been fixed, enabling support for ARM64 architectures.

This update enhances security, improves usability, and expands deployment flexibility.

We're thrilled to announce the latest version of our platform, bringing you powerful new features, optimizations, and performance improvements! Here’s what’s new:

🚀 New Features

• ⚙️ User Notification Preferences: Users can now configure their notification preferences, ensuring they receive only the alerts that matter to them.

• 🔔 Apprise Integration: We’ve integrated Apprise to streamline notification delivery across various channels.

• 🛠️ Apprise Configuration Page: A dedicated page for configuring Apprise settings, making it easier to set up and manage.

🔧 Improvements

• ✨ UI & Performance Enhancements: Various optimizations and minor fixes have been implemented to enhance the frontend experience.

• 📦 Updated Dependencies: We’ve upgraded multiple dependencies to their latest stable versions to improve security and performance.

• 📜 Enhanced Logging System: Debugging and traceability have been improved with a more robust logging system.

• 🌐 Better Connection Management: The connection manager has been optimized for increased stability and performance.

This release is all about giving you more control, better performance, and an improved user experience. We’re always working to enhance the platform, and we appreciate your feedback!