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It comes as a product of extensive contributions from the project development community. + +The 4.23 release contains 9 new features, around 20 improvements and more than 120 bug fixes since the 4.22.0.0 release. Some of the highlights include: + +<!-- truncate --> + +· CLVM (Clustered LVM) Enhancements for KVM + +· Key Management Service (KMS) with HSM Integration + +· NetApp ONTAP Primary Storage Support + +· KVM Backup on Secondary Storage (KBOSS), a new provider with support for incremental backups, compression, and validation + +· Incremental Backup Support for the NAS Backup and Recovery Provider + +· Support for Dedicating Backup Offerings to Domains + +· Veeam Backup and Recovery Integration for KVM + +· Conserve Mode for VPC Offerings + +· DNS Framework, with PowerDNS as the first plugin + +· DHCP Lease Timeout Support + +· MAC Address Reuse Control for Virtual Router Public NICs + +· Network Extension: Orchestrate External Network Devices + +· Support Firewall Rules on Public IPs in VPC + +· Support for Enabling/Disabling NICs on KVM + +· API Key Pairs with Limited Permissions and Expiry Dates + +· Keycloak OAuth Provider Support + +· Per-Domain OAuth Provider Support + +· Affinity Group Selection during Kubernetes Cluster Creation + +· Headlamp as the New Kubernetes Dashboard (Legacy Dashboard Deprecated) + +· Clone Existing Compute/Service Offerings and Update Them + +· Flexible JavaScript Rules for Guest OS Allocation + +· Quota Plugin Improvements and UI Rework + +· Scheduled Min/Max Sizing for VM Autoscaling Groups + +· Live Scaling for VMs with Fixed Service Offerings on KVM + +· XenServer/XCP-ng 8.3/8.4 vTPM Support + +· Several UI fixes and improvements + +CloudStack Regular releases are supported only up to the next regular or LTS release and can upgrade to the next releases when they are available. + +Apache CloudStack is an open-source software system designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform. CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich API for managing the compute, networking software, and storage resources, that allows users to build feature-rich public and private cloud environments. The project became an Apache top-level project in March 2013 and [...] + +More information about Apache CloudStack can be found at: https://cloudstack.apache.org/ + +##### Documentation + +What's new in CloudStack 4.23.0.0: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.23.0.0/releasenotes/about.html + +The 4.23.0.0 release notes include a full list of issues fixed, as well as upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.23.0.0/releasenotes/ + +The official installation, administration, and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/ + +##### Downloads + +The official source code for the 4.23.0.0 release can be downloaded from our downloads page: + +https://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html + +In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors have also made convenience binaries available on the Apache CloudStack download page, and can be found at: + +https://download.cloudstack.org/el/8/ +https://download.cloudstack.org/el/9/ +https://download.cloudstack.org/el/10/ +https://download.cloudstack.org/suse/15 +https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/ +https://download.cloudstack.org/debian/dists/ +https://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstack-packages/ + +##### A Word from the Community + +<div className="row"> +<div className="col col--3"> + +![](/img/authors/dahn.png "Daan Hoogland" class="blog-image") + +</div> +<div className="col col--9"> +<em>"We are getting feature releases and LTS releases, and are giving ourselves a structure to work in. In spite of having release security fixes with a lot of issues addressed, we managed to get this packed release out at the same time. A lot of new and/or improved integrations around backup and recovery, a DNS framework, network features, authentication features and integrations, kubernetes improvements as well as core orchestration improvements. This one is packed with cool new stuff [...] + +\- Daan Hoogland, Apache Member and Apache CloudStack PMC Member +</div> +</div> +<br/> +<div className="row"> +<div className="col col--3"> + +![](/img/authors/weizhou.jpg "Wei Zhou" class="blog-image") + +</div> +<div className="col col--9"> +<em>"Apache CloudStack 4.23.0 is a Regular release that brings 9 new features, around 20 improvements and more than 120 bug fixes since 4.22.0. This release reflects a strong focus on storage and backup, with CLVM enhancements for KVM, NetApp ONTAP primary storage support, a new KVM Backup on Secondary Storage (KBOSS) provider offering incremental backups, compression and validation, and incremental backup support for the NAS Backup and Recovery provider. Security has also seen major imp [...] +I'd like to thank all the contributors and committers who worked together to deliver this release. Their continued dedication to quality, stability, and innovation is what keeps the Apache CloudStack project moving forward."</em> + +\- Wei Zhou, Apache CloudStack 4.23 Release Manager and PMC Member +</div> +</div> +<br/> +<div className="row"> +<div className="col col--3"> + +![](/img/authors/fabricio.png "Fabricio Duarte" class="blog-image") + +</div> +<div className="col col--9"> +<em>TODO: quote to be added</em> + +\- Fabricio Duarte, Apache CloudStack 4.23 Co-Release Manager and PMC Member +</div> +</div>
