The Apache Solr PMC is pleased to announce the release of the Apache Solr Operator v0.5.0.
The Apache Solr Operator is a safe and easy way of managing a Solr ecosystem in Kubernetes. This release contains numerous bug fixes, optimizations, and improvements, some of which are highlighted below. The release is available for immediate download at: <https://solr.apache.org/operator/artifacts.html> *Solr Operator v0.5.0 Release Highlights:* - Support for Kubernetes v1.22+ (including the new Ingress APIs) - Support for cloud-native backups, and multiple backup repositories per-SolrCloud - GCS and S3 Backup Repositories are now fully supported (require Solr 8.9 and Solr 8.10 respectively) - SolrCloud Backup option has been removed from SolrCloud.spec.dataStorage.backupRestoreOptions, please use SolrCloud.spec.backupRepositories instead - When upgrading, the Solr Operator will automatically migrate the information to the new location - SolrBackup Persistence has been removed - Please keep the data in the shared volume, or use a cloud-native backup repository instead (e.g. GCS, S3) - Any persistence options provided will be removed and ignored - Introducing recurring/scheduled backup support in SolrBackup resource - Ability to bootstrap a custom Solr security.xml from a Secret - Fix for managed SolrCloud upgrades across multiple SolrCloud resources (with a shared zookeeper connection string) - Easy enablement of Solr Modules and additional libraries for SolrCloud - Pod Lifecycle is now customizable for SolrCloud and SolrPrometheusExporter - SolrCloud can now be run across availability zones with support for PodSpreadTopologyConstraints - Augment the available Pod customization options for provided Zookeeper Clusters - The Solr Operator now runs with liveness and readiness probes by default - The Solr Operator now provides a metrics endpoint, that is enabled by default when using the Solr Operator Helm chart - Leader election is now enabled for the Solr Operator by default, and supports multiple namespace watching A summary of important changes is published in the documentation at: <https://apache.github.io/solr-operator/docs/upgrade-notes.html> For the most exhaustive list, see the change log on ArtifactHub or view the git history in the solr-operator repo. < https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/apache-solr/solr-operator?modal=changelog > <https://github.com/apache/solr-operator/releases/tag/v0.5.0>
