Changes and Releases

Updates on Giant Swarm workload cluster releases, apps, UI improvements and documentation changes.

• Mar 12, 2025 Observability dashboards v4.3.0

  Added

  • Add Observability Resource Usage dashboard
  • Add Backstage dashboard
• Mar 12, 2025 Developer Portal happa v1.71.3

  Changes

  • Use mapiAudience configuration value instead of audience by @gusevda in https://github.com/giantswarm/happa/pull/4648

  Full Changelog: https://github.com/giantswarm/happa/compare/v1.71.2...v1.71.3

• Mar 11, 2025 Highlights

  Highlights for the week ending 2025-03-11

  General

  Apps

  • dashboards

    • 4.2.0
      • Add Envoy Gateway dashboards

  • logging-operator

    • [0.24.1](https://github.com/giantswarm/logging- operator/compare/v0.24.0…v0.24.1)
      • Only fetch tenant IDs on CAPI clusters.
    • [0.24.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/logging- operator/compare/v0.23.0…v0.24.0)
      • Add tenant filtering in Alloy config
      • Implement grafana-organization controller to update tenant IDs filter on GrafanaOrganization changes.
      • Use smaller dockerfile to reduce build time as ABS already generates the go binary.
      • Fix non-working log lines dropping on missing tenant id

  • observability-operator

    • [0.19.2](https://github.com/giantswarm/observability- operator/compare/v0.19.1…v0.19.2)

      • Switch mimir default tenant from anonymous to giantswarm once again.
      • Replace deprecated update datasource by id with update datasource by uid Grafana API call.

    • [0.19.1](https://github.com/giantswarm/observability- operator/compare/v0.19.0…v0.19.1)

      • Revert tenant switch and clean up giantswarm tenant

    • [0.19.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/observability- operator/compare/v0.18.0…v0.19.0)

      • Add cleanup for Mimir Alertmanager anonymous tenant’s configuration.
      • Add cleanup for Mimir Ruler anonymous tenant’s rules.
      • Fix default read tenant to anonymous to ensure grafana rules pages work until the tenant switch is released.

    • [0.18.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/observability- operator/compare/v0.17.0…v0.18.0)

      • Use smaller dockerfile to reduce build time as ABS already generates the go binary.
      • Read metrics from both anonymous and giantswarm tenant at once.
      • Refactor hardcoded tenant values to prepare the switch from the anonymous to the giantswarm tenant.
      • Switch the alerting component from the anonymous to the giantswarm tenant.
      • Add Grafana url when there’s no dashboard in the alert notification template.

  • cilium-app

    • 0.32.0
      • Use upstream default value for prometheus.metrics.
      • Enable Envoy Proxy in standalone DaemonSet.
    • [0.31.1] - 2025-03-06
      • Upgrade Cilium to v1.16.7.

  • envoy-gateway-app

    • [0.3.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/envoy-gateway- app/compare/v0.2.0…v0.3.0)
      • Add PodMonitor scraping envoy-gateway controller.

  • gateway-api-bundle

    • [0.3.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/gateway-api- bundle/compare/v0.2.0…v0.3.0)
      • Update dependency giantswarm/gateway-api-config-app to v0.4.0 (#18)
      • Update dependency giantswarm/envoy-gateway-app to v0.3.0 (#17)

  • gateway-api-config-app

    • [0.4.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/gateway-api-config- app/compare/v0.3.0…v0.4.0)
      • Add podMonitor for each Gateway.

  • cluster-aws

    • 3.1.1
      • Add ingress rule in nodes Security Group to allow access to the Cilium Relay when using ENI mode.
    • 3.1.0
      • Chart: Update cluster to v2.1.1.
      • Add option global.providerSpecific.nodeTerminationHandlerEnabled to disable the AWS Node Termination Handler (NTH).

  • kube-downscaler-app

    • [0.5.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/kube-downscaler- app/compare/v0.4.0…v0.5.0)
      • Updated Helm chart to use the caas-team/py-kube-downscaler upstream one as dependency.
      • Updated application.giantswarm.io/team label from Team Horizon to Team Planeteers.

  • n8n-app

    • 0.2.0
      • upgraded the upstream helm chart to 1.1.0

  • cluster-vsphere

    • [0.69.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/cluster- vsphere/compare/v0.68.1…v0.69.0)
      • Remove requirement for pods and services as they are defaulted by the values schema.
      • Chart: Update cluster to v2.1.1.
      • Chart: Enable coredns-extensions and etcd-defrag.

  • vsphere-csi-driver-app

    • [3.4.1](https://github.com/giantswarm/vsphere-csi-driver- app/compare/v3.4.0…v3.4.1)
      • Update CircleCI config.
    • [3.4.0](https://github.com/giantswarm/vsphere-csi-driver- app/releases/tag/v3.4.0)
      • Add upstream chart at v3.3.0.
      • Add repo scaffolding to generate the chart.

  • dex-operator

    • 0.12.4
      • fix issue with image registry parsing
    • 0.12.3
      • Add support for hostAliases on Chart level
      • Change ownership to Team Shield
      • Disable zap logger development mode to avoid panicking

  • etcd-defrag-app

    • 1.0.2
      • Chart: Update dependency ahrtr/etcd-defrag to v0.25.0. (#17)

  Docs

• Mar 7, 2025 CAPA releases releases aws-26.4.2

  Changes compared to v26.4.1

  Components

  • cluster-aws from v1.3.8 to v1.3.9

  cluster-aws v1.3.8…v1.3.9

  Added

  • Add ingress rule in nodes Security Group to allow access to the Cilium Relay when using ENI mode.
• Mar 7, 2025 CAPA releases releases aws-27.5.2

  Changes compared to v27.5.1

  Components

  • cluster-aws from v1.3.8 to v1.3.9

  cluster-aws v1.3.8…v1.3.9

  Added

  • Add ingress rule in nodes Security Group to allow access to the Cilium Relay when using ENI mode.
• Mar 7, 2025 CAPA releases releases aws-28.5.3

  Changes compared to v28.5.2

  Components

  • cluster-aws from v1.3.8 to v1.3.9

  cluster-aws v1.3.8…v1.3.9

  Added

  • Add ingress rule in nodes Security Group to allow access to the Cilium Relay when using ENI mode.
• Mar 7, 2025 CAPA releases releases aws-29.6.2

  Changes compared to v29.6.1

  Components

  • cluster-aws from v2.6.1 to v2.6.2

  cluster-aws v2.6.1…v2.6.2

  Added

  • Add ingress rule in nodes Security Group to allow access to the Cilium Relay when using ENI mode.
• Mar 6, 2025 Highlights

  Highlights for the week ending 2025-03-06

  Fleet Management

  • Cluster AWS version 3.1.0

    • Updated to cluster version 2.1.1 and introduced an option to disable the AWS Node Termination Handler.

  • Cluster vSphere version 0.69.0

    • Simplified configuration defaults and updated to the latest cluster version.

  Security

  • Kyverno App version 0.19.0

    • Updated to Kyverno v1.13.4, enhancing policy specifications and security contexts.

  • Kyverno Policies UX version 0.8.0

    • Improved enforcement settings and added protection for AzureCluster objects.

  Connectivity

  • Envoy Gateway App version 0.3.0

    • Introduced a PodMonitor for better controller monitoring.

  • External DNS App version 3.2.0

    • Enhanced DNS record management by supporting DNSEndpoints.

  • Gateway API Bundle version 0.3.0

    • Updated dependencies to improve integration and functionality.

  Continuous Deployment

  • App Operator version 7.1.0
    • Improved app management by ensuring ‘cordon-until’ annotation expires automatically.

  Observability

  • Alloy App version 0.9.0

    • Upgraded to Alloy version 1.7.1 for enhanced features and stability.

  • Dashboards version 4.2.0

    • Introduced new dashboards for Envoy Gateway and improved navigation links.

  • Logging Operator version 0.24.0

    • Enhanced log management with tenant filtering and better Grafana integration.

  • Loki App version 0.28.0

    • Upgraded to Loki version 3.4.2 for better logging capabilities.

  • Observability Bundle version 1.11.0

    • Improved integration with Prometheus and Alloy for enhanced observability.

  • Prometheus Meta Operator version 4.87.0

    • Updated alert notification templates to improve monitoring capabilities.

  Others

  • AWS EBS CSI Driver App version 3.0.3

    • Synchronized with upstream, added FIPS and SELinux support, improved proxy settings, and enhanced security contexts.

  • AWS Cloud Controller Manager App version 1.30.7-gs3

    • Fixed proxy schema and removed duplicate service accounts for cleaner deployment.
• Mar 5, 2025 Dashboards dashboards v4.2.0

  Added

  • Add Envoy Gateway dashboards
• Mar 5, 2025 Observability dashboards v4.2.0

  Added

  • Add Envoy Gateway dashboards

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