# Apache CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.5.0 Release Apache CloudStack, proven as one of the most scalable, free and open source cloud computing operating system for large scale private, public, and hybrid clouds, today announced the availability of the latest release of Apache CloudMonkey v6.5.0, the latest version of the turnkey enterprise Cloud orchestration platform's command line interface tool.
Apache CloudMonkey v6.5.0 is the latest maintenance release since the previous v6.4.0 release in March 2024. It can be used both as an interactive shell and as a command line tool that simplifies CloudStack configuration and management. The release includes the following changes: - Adds support for template/ISO file upload - Adds support for Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) prompts - Improves autocompletion filtering and listing for different resources, with name/detail-based suggestions - Enables sending API requests using HTTP POST - Improves output formatting for multiple formats and asynchronous APIs - Enhances filtering output, with support for async APIs and reverse filtering via the excludefilter option - Updates inbuilt API precache to ACS v4.21 - Improves credential fallback for command-line scenario - Hardens file permissions for config and history file access - Improves validation when setting configuration values - Improves overall linting, tests, and automated workflows for the repository ## Downloads and Documentation The official source code for CloudMonkey v6.5.0 can be downloaded from http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html The community-maintained builds are available at the project's Github release page at: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/releases/tag/6.5.0 CloudMonkey's usage details are documented at https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/wiki
