What's New
2024.3
- Changes in installation Helm chart
The CodeCanvas Helm chart was updated in 2024.3. The
values.yaml
file contains changes that provide default configurations for new features and additional flexibility for administrators. These changes don't affect the installation process or behavior of CodeCanvas.
Integration with JetBrains Account
You can now buy and manage CodeCanvas licenses via JetBrains Account. Learn more
Restrict copy/paste (JetBrains IDEs only)
You can now restrict copy/paste operations in JetBrains IDEs running in dev environments. Learn more
Support for custom relay servers
You can now configure custom relay servers to relay WebSocket connections between JetBrains Gateway on user local machines and IDEs in dev environments. A relay server acts as an intermediary to enable secure communication when inbound connections to dev environments are restricted. Learn more
Auto-generate SSH keys for Git servers
When connecting a Git repository to CodeCanvas, you need to provide an SSH key pair. Now, CodeCanvas can generate these keys automatically. The private key is saved in the CodeCanvas internal storage. The public key is shown in the UI, so you can add it to your Git server. Learn more
Install IDE plugins from custom sources
You can now install IDE plugins in dev environments not only from the JetBrains Marketplace but also from custom sources. Learn more
Max session duration timeout
You can now set a maximum session duration timeout for dev environments. After this period, a dev environment is automatically stopped regardless of the user activity. By default, the session duration is 600 minutes (10 hours). Learn more
Auto-delete failed dev environments in standby pools
You can now configure CodeCanvas to automatically delete failed dev environments in standby pools. Learn more
Start run configuration on IDE startup
You can now configure dev environments to start a run configuration automatically each time the IDE starts. Learn more
Use default dev container image from previous versions
When you update CodeCanvas to a new major version, the default dev container image is also updated. If this causes issues, you can pin a specific version of the dev container image in the Helm chart values. Learn more
Troubleshooting improvements
Multiple improvements regarding logging, input validation, and error reporting that can help troubleshoot issues in templates and dev environments.
Various improvements
This release includes multiple bug fixes, performance improvements, and usability enhancements.
2024.2
- Changes in installation Helm chart
The CodeCanvas Helm chart in 2024.2 has no changes compared to 2024.1. There is no need to update the
values.yaml
file before upgrading.
Multi-repository support
Now, you can specify multiple repositories for a dev environment template. Each repository is opened in a separate IDE tab on dev environment start. Learn more
Improved Visual Studio Code support
You can now use VS Code in dev environments with no additional configuration. Learn more
GPU support
You can now enable GPU support for dev environments. Learn more
Migrate users from external sources
You can now migrate and then synchronize users from external sources. To do this, use the /user-sync
API endpoint. Learn more
Convert inactive volumes to snapshots
To avoid the costs of storing inactive dev environment volumes, you can convert them to snapshots stored in a cheaper object storage. Learn more
Migration from computing platform
You can now migrate instance types and templates from one computing platform (a Kubernetes cluster that runs dev environments) to another. Learn more
Improved IDE plugin installation
You can now pre-install IDE plugins to dev environments by specifying the plugin IDs in the dev environment template. Learn more
Recover dev environments
You can now recover failed dev environments. During recovery, CodeCanvas creates a new dev environment container and re-downloads the IDE. Learn more
Authenticate in Docker registries via credential helpers
If your dev environments use Docker images from private registries that require authentication, you can now authenticate in these registries via credential helpers. Currently, CodeCanvas supports credential helpers for registries hosted in AWS ECR (Amazon Elastic Container Registry) and GCR (Google Container Registry). Learn more
Run dev environments under non-root user
You can now run dev environments under a non-root user. This feature is available for dev environments that use custom Docker images. Learn more
Use warm-up snapshots built for another branch
If you create a dev environment for a custom branch that has no warm-up snapshot, CodeCanvas will now use a snapshot built for the branch specified in the dev environment template. Learn more
View template history of changes
You can now view the history of changes for a dev environment template. Learn more
Improved script support
Before: To run a warm-up or lifecycle script, you had to create a script file in the project repository and specify the script file path in the dev environment template.
Now: You can specify the script directly in the dev environment template. Learn more
Override worker pod template
You can now define a worker pod template for an instance type. This template overrides the default worker pod template set in the computing platform settings. Learn more
Multiple minor improvements
This release includes multiple bug fixes, performance improvements, and usability enhancements.
2024.1
Initial release
This is the first release of the product.