Major Enhancements

Upgrade "Workspace Overview" tab

With this release, the Workspace Details/Overview tab now supports workspace renaming with built-in copy-to-clipboard functionality. The update introduces a reusable copy-to-clipboard component for a consistent dashboard experience and allows workspace names to be edited when the workspace is in the STOPPED or FAILED state, with validation for length, naming patterns, and duplicates.

As a user I want to have a clear UX / error message when my CDE is failing to start due to full PVC

With this release, per-user storage error handling has been improved by adding PVC error detection and guided recovery steps. When a workspace fails to start due to full PVC storage, users now see a clearer error message that includes the workspace name and root cause, a direct link to the OpenShift Console PVC management view, and a YAML snippet to help with manual PVC expansion.

JetBrains Editors Now Respect Idling Timeouts

Workspaces using JetBrains IDEs now correctly respect the idling timeouts specified by the CheCluster properties secondsOfRunBeforeIdling and secondsOfInactivityBeforeIdling.

VS Code Composite Commands

Devfiles have a notion of Composite Commands. It allows connecting multiple Commands together by defining a single Composite Command, for example:

commands:
  - id: package
    exec:
      component: tools
      commandLine: 'mvn package'
      group:
        kind: build
  - id: install
    exec:
      component: tools
      commandLine: 'mvn install'
      group:
        kind: build
        isDefault: true
  - id: installAndPackage
    composite:
      commands:
        - install
        - package
      parallel: false

This behavior is now supported in Che-Code.

Update Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") to version 1.104.3

Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") has been updated to the 1.104.3 upstream version. Read more in the official release notes.

Document how to configure OpenVSX to use AWS S3 bucket as a storage

Documentation has been added to explain how to configure AWS S3 as the storage backend for OpenVSX extensions.
The new guide covers all required configuration properties, example values, and setup steps to help administrators use an S3 bucket for reliable and scalable extension storage. For more details check upstream Eclipse OpenVSX documentation.

Update UBI9 base image

Updated the Universal Developer Image base image to use the latest UBI9 version.

Bug Fixes

Incorrect Error Message Displayed with Advanced Authorization Enabled

An issue was resolved where users saw an unhelpful message (Error [object Object]) when advanced authorization was enabled and they were not allowed to access the User Dashboard.
The dashboard now displays the correct message:

User <username> is not authorized to create a project. Please contact your system administrator.

Enhance User Experience with Updated Dev Spaces Branding

With this release, custom logo rendering on the User Dashboard has been improved by fixing blurriness in base64-encoded images. The update introduces dynamic loader image selection, supports multiple image formats (JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, SVG), adds a “Loading…” fallback for SVGs, and enhances image sharpness on the loading page.

Duplicate Trust Prompt When Importing Devfile from GitLab Raw URL

A bug was fixed where the “Do you trust the authors of this repository?” prompt appeared twice when importing a devfile using a GitLab raw file URL with a personal access token (PAT).
This issue occurred when using URLs in the format:

https://<gitlab-server>/api/v4/projects/<project-id>/repository/files/<devfile-path>/raw?ref=main&private_token=<token>

The dashboard now correctly displays the trust prompt only once, ensuring a smoother and more consistent workspace creation flow.

Save' button is not disabled when set 'user gitconfig' data in 'UserPreferences' on Dashboard

With this release, the Save button behavior in User Preferences has been fixed. When Git configuration settings are already applied, the Save button is now correctly disabled, ensuring consistent behavior even after refreshing the page or switching between preference tabs.

Fixed Critical CVEs in the request package

Removed deprecated request package and replaced with axios to fix CVE-2023-28155.

Major Enhancements

Automatically import certificates to Java trust store

The latest universal developer image and universal developer base image will detect and add custom TLS certificates to the Java trust store automatically. This feature is useful when following Importing untrusted TLS certificates to Che from the official documentation.

By default, certificates will be read from /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem, but can be configured by setting the JDK_CA_BUNDLE environment variable.

Improve the connection instructions landing page for VS Code (SSHD)

Improve the presentation of the landing page with better styling, copy-to-clipboard functionality, links for tools/authentication, and instructions for Windows (where applicable).

DevWorkspace Operator 0.38.0

The DevWorkspace Operator 0.38.0 has been released, providing new functionality to Eclipse Che. View the changelog here.

Change order of the editors on the User Dashboard

The Choose an Editor view has been improved - editors are now neatly grouped and sorted for better usability.

Show Downloading IDE binaries... (it can take a few minutes) only when relevant to avoid confusion

With this release, the Downloading IDE binaries… (it can take a few minutes) message is now shown only when applicable. It no longer appears for the default VS Code editor on the Starting workspace page.

Support Gitlab base URL with pattern "https://host/scm"

With this release, Eclipse Che now correctly handles GitLab Server instances hosted under additional path segments (for example, https://host/scm).

Bug Fixes

"Close and Stop" button should always stop the active Dev Workspace

When closing the IDE, The "Close and Stop" button on the prompt to close the IDE backend should always stop the active Dev Workspace.

Tools running in terminal should prevent workspace idle termination

When a tool performs a long-running task, the workspace idling configuration should take such tasks into account.

Connect button should be disabled for a started Dev Workspace

It should not be possible to connect to a Dev Workspace that already has an existing connection.

Fix critical CVE in form-data package

Updated form-data across various packages to avoid use of unsafe random function.

Removed Functionalities

Remove deprecated API services from che-server

With this release, several deprecated services have been removed from the che-server, reducing maintenance overhead and improving overall stability.

Major Enhancements

Nested Containers

With this release, there is a new field in the CheCluster custom resource for enabling the container run capabilities in the CDE:

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    disableContainerRunCapabilities: true

This allows the user to run podman run commands within the CDE without the use of kubedock. This feature requires the CDE to be based on the latest quay.io/devfile/base-developer-image:ubi9-latest or quay.io/devfile/base-developer-image:ubi10-latest image.

As a user when I create a workspace from the 'Getting Started' I want to give it a name

This allows the user to specify a workspace name when creating a workspace from the Getting Started page in the User Dashboard.

Allow DevWorkspace renaming via kubernetes.io/metadata.name label

With this release, it’s now possible to rename a workspace using the kubernetes.io/metadata.name label in the DevWorkspace object.

Gateway plugin should support connecting to multiple DevWorkspaces

The Gateway plugin now supports connecting to multiple DevWorkspaces:

Add eclipse-che admin edit/view roles

With this release, new eclipse-che-edit and eclipse-che-view ClusterRoles are added to provide standardized RBAC permissions for Eclipse Che administration. These roles follow Kubernetes conventions for edit/view access patterns and enable
fine-grained access control for Eclipse Che resources.

Retention mechanism for synchronized Kubernetes objects

Kubernetes objects such as PVCs, Secrets, and ConfigMaps can be synchronized to all users' namespaces following Configuring a user namespace in the official documentation.

With this release, if a PVCs is created following Configuring a user namespace, to prevent data loss, PVCs in users' namespaces will not be deleted by default if the source PVC is deleted.

Display a message if the TLS certificate hasn’t been imported when adding a PAT for the Bitbucket Server

When a user attempts to add a Bitbucket Server personal access token without having imported the Bitbucket TLS certificate into Che, the User Dashboard now displays a clear and actionable error message:

The required SSL certificate is missing or not trusted by the system. Please contact your administrator.

Add Java 17 support to the che-server project

With this release, che-server now supports Java 17.

Update Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") to 1.103.2 version

Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") has been updated to the 1.103.2 upstream version. Read more in the official release notes.

Print an additional error message if the CheCluster controller failed to reconcile

This release provides more detailed error logs for reconcile failures in the che-operator-* pod.

Bug Fixes

Improve a behavior when switch on 'Create New' in 'Import Git repository' field on the Dashboard

When using a Git repository URL in the Import from Git flow on the Dashboard, enabling Create New previously added the policies.create=perclick parameter automatically. This behavior caused confusion, as the documentation specifies that to create a new workspace from the same repository, users should append the ?new parameter to the Git repository URL.

With this update, the behavior is now aligned with the documentation to provide a consistent and predictable user experience.

Gateway plugin should automatically reconnect after restarting IDE

Starting from this release, when the local IDE is restarted, the Gateway plugin will automatically attempt to reconnect to the remote IDE.

Removed Functionalities

Deprecated Projector-based Intelij Community editor definitions

The deprecated Projector-based Intelij Community editor has been completely removed from the code base in this release.

Major Enhancements

Base developer image based on UBI10

The base developer image based on UBI10 is now available at quay.io/devfile/base-developer-image:ubi10-latest.

DevWorkspace Operator 0.37.0

The DevWorkspace Operator 0.37.0 has been released, providing new functionality to Eclipse Che. View the changelog here.

SSH local to remote support in VS Code-based editors

Make it possible to connect to a DevWorkspace using the SSH protocol from a local (desktop) VS Code-based editor.

Update Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") to 1.101.2 version

Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") has been updated to the 1.101.2 upstream version. Read more in the official release notes.

Update Fabric8-Kubernetes-Client to version 7.4.0

With this release, the Fabric8 Kubernetes client used in che-server has been updated to version 7.4.0. For details on the changes included in this update, see the official release notes.

Bug Fixes

Provider name is empty for bitbucket.org

This release fixes a bug in the Add/Edit Personal Access Token (PAT) window and adds Bitbucket to the list of supported providers. Bitbucket SaaS OAuth 2 tokens are now automatically selected in the provider dropdown when editing a token.

The "Git repo URL" field on the "Create Workspace" page of the User Dashboard doesn't respect the private_token URL parameter

This release fixes a bug where the private_token URL parameter in the Git repo URL field on the Create Workspace page was ignored. Now, if you include private_token in the repo URL, the workspace will properly use it to authenticate.

.che/che-editor.yaml changes not applied on workspace restart — only on creation

Previously, changes in .che/che-editor.yaml were not applied when a workspace was restarted. This release fixes that bug, ensuring that custom editor updates defined in .che/che-editor.yaml are correctly applied after restarting the workspace.

Replace cluster's console URL with one to authentication credentials on landing page for Jetbrains Gateway-based workspaces

Reduce the number of login steps by displaying the user's authentication credentials for a cluster directly on the JetBrains Gateway landing page once the DevWorkspace has started.

Major Enhancements

CPU and Memory Limit widgets

With this release, the CPU and Memory Limit widgets on the Dashboard have been improved. You can now set CPU and memory limit values directly through input fields in the Advanced Options menu.

Create links in the entrypoint for files under /home/tooling/.config

Previously, with the UDI it was not possible to persist /home/tooling/.config files when spec.devEnvironments.persistUserHome is enabled in the CheCluster. With the latest UDI, /home/tooling/.config files will be persisted by creating a symlink from files under /home/tooling/.config to /home/user/.config in the entrypoint of the UDI.

Specify which files from /home/tooling/.config should be copied

When spec.devEnvironments.persistUserHome In some situations, it can be desirable to have files from /home/tooling/ copied to /home/user/ instead of creating a symlink. This can be useful for dotfiles or configurations, allowing users to edit and have their configurations stored in the persistent volume.

The latest UDI allows specifying which files should be copied via the .copy-files file:

FROM quay.io/devfile/base-developer-image:ubi9-latest
...
RUN echo ".my-config" >> /home/tooling/.copy-files
...

The example above creates in image where the /home/tooling/.my-config file is moved to the /home/user/.my-config in the container entrypoint, effectively copying the file into persistent storage after mounting.

Allow external TLS configuration for ingress/routes

This feature enables external tools such as cert-manager to inject TLS configuration into workspace ingresses/routes. The following fields have been added to the CheCluster CR:

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    networking:
      externalTLSConfig:
        // Enabled determines whether external TLS configuration is used.
        // If set to true, the operator will not set TLS config for ingress/route objects.
        // Instead, it ensures that any custom TLS configuration will not be reverted on synchronization.
        enabled: <bool>
        // Labels to be applied to ingress/route objects when external TLS is enabled.
        labels: <map[string]string>
        // Annotations to be applied to ingress/route objects when external TLS is enabled.
        annotations: <map[string]string>

Reduce number of ConfigMaps created in a user namespace

With this release the Che-managed ConfigMaps:

• che-editor-settings
• che-idle-settings
• che-proxy-settings

created in user namespaces have been combined into one ConfigMap named che-user-settings.

Add defaultContainerResources field to CheCluster

With this release, there is a new spec.devEnrinoments.defaultContainerResources introduced to the CheCluster CR which is used to update the config.workspace.defaultContainerResources field of the Che-owned DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig.

Example CheCluster CR:

spec:
  devEnrinoments:
    defaultContainerResources:
      limits:
        cpu: 200m
        memory: 200Mi
      requests:
        cpu: 100m
        memory: 100Mi

Specify the branch to use when starting a workspace from an SSH Git URL

This release adds the ability to specify a branch when launching a workspace from a Git repository using an SSH URL. This provides developers with greater control and flexibility when starting their development environments.

Multiple connections support in Jetbrains Gateway Plugin

Users can now view a list of multiple connection settings inside the JetBrains Gateway Plugin. The number of available servers can now also be limited.

UBI 10 support for Che Code

Previously the che-code editor failed to start with Red Hat Universial Base Image 10. With this release you can now explicitly reference those images in the components section of a devfile:

schemaVersion: 2.3.0
metadata:
  name: ubi10-minimal-demo
components:
  - name: tools
    container:
      image:  registry.access.redhat.com/ubi10-minimal@sha256:53de6ac7c3e830b0ddfc9867ff6a8092785bcf156ab4e63dfa9af83c880fd988
      args: ['tail', '-f', '/dev/null']
      endpoints:
        - exposure: public
          name: nodejs
          protocol: http
          targetPort: 3000
      memoryLimit: 2Gi
      memoryRequest: 256Mi
      mountSources: true
    attributes:
      controller.devfile.io/merge-contribution: true

Bug Fixes

Dashboard is blank when one of the DevWorkspace objects has an empty spec

This release fixes a bug that caused the User Dashboard to render a blank page when any DevWorkspace custom resource in the namespace had an empty spec. Now, even if a DevWorkspace object has an empty spec, the Dashboard will display correctly.

Dev Spaces personal access token UI does not allow URL parameter to contain port number

Previously, the User Dashboard did not support configuring a personal access token when the URL parameter included a port number. This limitation has been fixed in the current release, and personal access tokens can now be configured successfully with URLs that contain port numbers.

Ensure ca-certs-merged CM is resynced when disableWorkspaceCaBundleMount changed

Previously, the ca-certs-merged ConfigMap was not updated with the correct annotations when the spec.devEnvironments.trustedCerts.disableWorkspaceCaBundleMount field was set to true in the CheCluster CR.

Additionally when the certificates were mounted, the /etc/pki/ca-trust/extracted/pem/tls-ca-bundle.pem file did not have sufficient permissions to run update-ca-trust.

With this release:

• The mounted tls-ca-bundle.pem file will now have 0444 permissions
• When the disableWorkspaceCaBundleMount field is set to true, the ca-certs-merged ConfigMap will have annotations required to mount to /public-certs.

More information about importing untrusted TLS certificates can be found in the official docs.

Major Enhancements

Documentation for Eclipse Open VSX On-Premises

With this release, official documentation is now available for running a private VS Code extension registry On-Premises. The guide provides end-to-end instructions on how to configure, build, deploy, and patch Eclipse Che to use your on-premises Open VSX instance.

JetBrains Rider (desktop)

JetBrains Rider IDE for .NET developers, and game development, is available in the "Editor Selector" of the workspace creation page.

JetBrains GoLand (desktop)

JetBrains GoLand IDE for Go developers is available in the "Editor Selector" of the workspace creation page.

JetBrains PhpStorm (desktop)

JetBrains PhpStorm IDE for PHP developers and related front-end technologies is available in the "Editor Selector" of the workspace creation page.

Add field to specify JetBrains IDE download URL

With this release, you can configure the JetBrains IDE download URL in the CheCluster custom resource by using the spec.devEnvironments.editorsDownloadUrls field.

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
metadata:
  name: eclipse-che
  namespace: eclipse-che
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    editorsDownloadUrls:
      - editor: string
        url: string

This feature is useful in disconnected or air-gapped environments, where editors cannot be downloaded from the public internet.
Learn more about the editorsDownloadUrls property in the official documentation.

Better handling of the workspaces link, when using the link multiple times

This release gives you greater control when creating a new workspace using URL. Clicking a factory URL detects existing workspaces from the same Git repository, guiding you to an existing one or giving you the option to create a new workspace intentionally.

Key Updates

• Smart URL Handling: When you use a factory URL, Che checks for existing workspaces from that Git repository.
  • If a single workspace exists, it opens automatically, preventing an accidental duplicate.
  • If no workspace exists, a new one is created.
• Multi-Workspace Prompts: If a factory URL matches multiple existing workspaces, a warning message appears, prompting you to choose the specific one you want to open or to create a new workspace:

• Direct Workspace Targeting: You can bypass the multi-workspace prompt and open a specific instance directly by appending ?existing=<workspace-name> to the Git repository URL.

• Explicit Workspace Creation: You can force the creation of a new workspace by adding ?new parameter to a factory URL. This always creates a new workspace.

• Create New switch: On the Create Workspace page, the Create New switch gives you more control when using sample projects.

  • With the switch enabled (the default state), selecting a sample always creates a new workspace.
  • If you disable the switch, selecting a sample opens an existing workspace if one was previously created from that sample.

Learn more about the existing URL parameter in the official documentation.

DevWorkspace Operator 0.36.0

The DevWorkspace Operator 0.36.0 has been released, providing new functionality to Eclipse Che. View the changelog here.

Bug Fixes

iss parameter is not excluded during workspace startup via factory URL

Previously, when starting a workspace from a factory URL, the iss (issuer) authentication parameter was not correctly excluded. This issue has been resolved, and the parameter is no longer visible in the URL at workspace start time.

Major Enhancements

Set the access mode for CDE PVCs in the CheCluster CR

With this release, you can set the access mode of Cloud Development Environment (CDE) persistent volume claims from the CheCluster custom resource:

apiVersion: org.eclipse.che/v2
kind: CheCluster
spec:
  devEnvironments:
    storage:
      perUserStrategyPvcConfig:
        storageAccessMode:
        - ReadWriteMany
      pvcStrategy: per-user

CDE persistent volume claims created after setting the storageAccessMode in the CheCluster CR will use the specified access mode.

Show editors for supported architectures only

You can hide editors that do not support the current system architecture on the User Dashboard.

Supported architectures are defined in each editor’s metadata:

schemaVersion: 2.3.0
metadata:
  name: che-code
  displayName: VS Code - Open Source
  description: Microsoft Visual Studio Code - Open Source IDE for Eclipse Che
  tags:
    - Tech-Preview
  attributes:
    arch:
      - x86_64
      - arm64
      - s390x
      - ppc64le

Support for copying /home/tooling/.config to /home/user/.config in the image entrypoint

Previously, when the spec.devEnvironments.persistUserHome feature was enabled and you started a Cloud Development Environment (CDE) for the first time using a UDI based image, the files in the /home/tooling/.config folder were not copied over to the /home/user/.config folder. With the latest update to quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:latest, the /home/tooling/.config folder will be copied over to /home/user/.config in the image entrypoint.

Update Traefik version to v3.4.0

The Traefik version used by the operator has been updated to the v3.4.0 version. More details about the new version are available in the official release notes.

Bug Fixes

GitLab for Non Standard Ports Fails

Before this release, GitLab OAuth integration did not work when GitLab was served on non-standard ports (i.e., other than 80 or 443). This issue has been resolved, and custom ports are now supported.

Always install release version of extensions

Before this release, Pre-Release versions of extensions were being installed in certain situations when installing the extensions specified in the recommendations section of the .vscode/extensions.json file. This issue has been resolved, and will now install the Release versions.

Major Enhancements

Update Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") to 1.100.3 version

Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") has been updated to the 1.100.3 upstream version. Read more in the official release notes.

Disable GitHub Copilot icon

With this release, the GitHub Copilot icon is disabled and not visible by default.

Documentation for running Eclipse Che at scale

Official documentation for running Eclipse Che at scale has been added in this release.

Prefer using files over environment variables for self-signed certificates

Starting from this release, the self-signed certificates are read from a file instead of the environment variable.

Update Maven to version 3.9.9 in the Universal Developer Image

With this release, Maven 3.9.9 is used in the default Universal Developer Image quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:ubi9-latest:

quarkus-api-example (main) $ mvn -v
Apache Maven 3.9.9 (8e8579a9e76f7d015ee5ec7bfcdc97d260186937)
Maven home: /home/tooling/.sdkman/candidates/maven/current
Java version: 17.0.13, vendor: Eclipse Adoptium, runtime: /home/tooling/.sdkman/candidates/java/17.0.13-tem
Default locale: en, platform encoding: UTF-8
OS name: "linux", version: "5.14.0-427.70.1.el9_4.x86_64", arch: "amd64", family: "unix"

DevWorkspace Operator 0.35.1

The DevWorkspace Operator 0.35.1 has been released, providing new functionality to Eclipse Che. View the changelog here.

Bug Fixes

Authorization icon is disabled when OAuth token is set on Bitbucket.org

Previously, the icon authorization was incorrectly disabled when the OAuth token was set on Bitbucket.org.

The defect has been fixed in this release.

Error redirect page when accepting OAuth2 factory on Bitbucket server

Before this release, there was a defect resulting in an error redirect page when accepting the OAuth2 factory on Bitbucket server.

Dashboard CDE list should be opened after login if it has a workspace created

Previously, the "Create Workspaces" page was opened instead of the "Workspaces" on the User Dashboard if at least one Cloud Development Environment (CDE) existed. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Major Enhancements

Allow operator to run in namespaces with enforce=restricted Pod Security Standards

Starting from this release, you can have both the operator and operands running in namespaces with the
pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce=restricted labels. Learn more about enforcing Pod Security Standards with Namespace Labels from the official Kubernetes documentation.

Allow to specify persistent volume type RWX when using strategy per-user

With DevWorkspace Operator 0.35.0, you can configure the storage access mode for PVCs managed by the DevWorkspace Operator.

apiVersion: controller.devfile.io/v1alpha1
kind: DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig
metadata:
  name: devworkspace-operator-config
  namespace: $OPERATOR_INSTALL_NAMESPACE
config:
  workspace:
    storageAccessMode:
    - ReadWriteMany

With the configuration above, newly created PVCs will have the ReadWriteMany access mode:

Enable Che Server Build Support on s390x Architecture

The che-server component is now built on the s390x architecture, ensuring successful builds on IBM Z running RHEL 9.4 in the upstream.

Bug Fixes

Common PVC cleanup job can be assigned to incorrect node in multi-node cluster

With DevWorkspace Operator 0.35.0, if there are multiple Cloud Developer Environments (CDEs) using a common PVC, and if a running CDE is deleted, the cleanup job pod will always be scheduled on the node the CDE pod was running in. For common PVCs with the ReadWriteOnce access mode, this prevents the Multi-Attach error which caused the cleanup job to be assigned to an incorrect node .

Do not overwrite NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS environment variable on the workspace startup

You can use your own CA certificate by specifying the path to the certificate in the NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS environment variable. This fix guarantees that the value of the NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS environment variable will not be overwritten on the workspace startup.

Non-admin user can't fetch list of workspaces into JetBrains Gateway using Plugin

Previously, if a user was not allowed to list the 'devWorkspace' objects in one of the namespaces, this led to an empty workspace list in the Gateway UI. The defect has been fixed in the v0.0.11 plugin release.

ConfigMap vscode-editor-configurations does not replicate the changes in the namespace

Previously, changes added to the settings.json and extensions.json in the vscode-editor-configurations CM were not applied correctly. The defect has been fixed in this release. Learn more about applying editor configurations in the official documentation.

VS Code OpenShift Toolkit extension does not detect connection on the cluster it is deployed on

Before this release, OpenShift Toolkit extension did not detect a connection on the cluster it is deployed on. The defect has been fixed in this release, and now the connection is displayed correctly:

Token injection fails on workspace restart after expiry

Previously, if the OpenShift user token expired, restarting the workspace did not inject/refresh the new token. The defect has been fixed in this release.

User Dashboard showed wrong devfile content of workspace created from private GitHub repo using SSH URL

Before this release, the wrong devfile content was displayed for workspaces created from a private GitHub repository using SSH URL. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Major Enhancements

Support for JetBrains Gateway 2025

With this release, JetBrains Gateway 2025 is supported by the dedicated plugin, which is compatible with Eclipse Che.

Allow filtering samples by tags and languages on the User Dashboard

With this release, you can filter samples on the User Dashboard by both tags and languages.

Use UDI 9 as the default development image

With this release, quay.io/devfile/universal-developer-image:ubi9-latest is used as the default development image. To override it, use the spec.devEnvironments.defaultComponents Custom Resource property:

spec:
  devEnvironments:
    defaultComponents:
       - name: universal-developer-image
         container:
           image: <>

Add NodeJS MongoDB sample in Eclipse Che website

A new Node.js MongoDB sample that has been contributed to devfile.io is available on the Eclipse Che official website with this release.

Resource requirements for running a CDE with a JetBrains IDE

Information about additional memory and CPU requirements for a JetBrains IDE (e.g. IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate) is available in the official documentation.

Bug Fixes

Workspaces which used ubi9-based samples as tool containers failed to start with JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA (desktop)

Before this release, there was a known issue with starting Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) created with ubi9-based images (ubi9-minimal, ubi-init, and ubi9) in the desktop version of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA. The IDE did not load, causing the start of the workspace to fail after some time. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Git history wiped out after workspace pod crash

Previously, there was a defect related to the loss of all Git history if a workspace pod was restarted with a default devfile when the persistent storage strategy specified in the CheCluster was per-workspace. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Setting controller.devfile.io/storage-type attribute to ephemeral in devfile doesn't use ephemeral storage

The regression related to the controller.devfile.io/storage-type: ephemeral attribute has been fixed in this release, and Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) created from devfiles with this attribute now correctly use the emptyDir volumes.

Error redirect page when accepting OAuth2 factory on Bitbucket server

Previously, when accepting Bitbucket server's OAuth2 prompt, there was an unexpected error redirect page with the error stack trace: {"message":"Cannot invoke \"String.length()\" because \"this.input\" is null","trace"}. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Gitlab raw devfile url is not recognized

Previously, Gitlab raw devfile URLs were not correctly processed, resulting in the default devfile being used for Cloud Development Environment (CDE) startup. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Gitlab repository URL with multiple groups and subgroups is corrupted

Previously, when you launched a workspace from the Dashboard using a Gitlab repository URL with multiple groups and subgroups, it failed when a branch from the Git Repo Options was also provided from the Dashboard. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Bitbucket SSH URL to create workspace not working

Before this release, you could not create a Cloud Development Dnvironment (CDE) based on Bitbucket SSH URLs because the startup was interrupted by the Warning alert:Failed to create the workspace error. The defect has been fixed in this release.

Post start events execute in alphabetic order rather than listed sequence, leading to potential confusion

Previously, postStart commands were executed based on alphabetical order rather than the sequence in which they were listed in the devfile, leading to potential confusion, especially when a specific execution order is expected based on the listed sequence. Starting from this release, the execution happens in sequential order in the way the commands are listed in the postStart section of a devfile:

postStart:
  - command-one
  - command-two
  - command-three

Pre-release versions of the extensions are installed by default from https://open-vsx.org

Previously, the pre-release versions of the extensions were installed by default from https://open-vsx.org. The defect has been fixed in this release, and now the stable versions of the extensions are installed by default.