The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache CloudStack Project Announces Apache® CloudStack® v4.19.
Apache CloudStack 4.19 is the most recent release of the cloud management platform. It comes as a product of extensive contributions from the development community and is a LTS release, guaranteeing ongoing maintenance and support for a period of 18 months.
The 4.19 release contains 314 new features, improvements and bug fixes since 4.18, 26 of these being major features. Some of the highlighted features include:
- VMware to KVM Migration
- KVM Import
- CloudStack Object Storage
- CloudStack DRS
- VNF Appliances Support
- Scheduled Instance Lifecycle Operations
- OAuth 2 Authentication
- CloudStack Snapshot Copy
The full list of new features can be found in the project release notes at: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.19.0.0/releasenotes
The CloudStack documentation includes upgrade instructions from previous versions of Apache CloudStack, and can be found at: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.19.0.0/upgrading
The official installation, administration and API documentation for each of the releases are available on our documentation page: https://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/4.19.0.0/installguide
Downloads
The official source code for the 4.19.0.0 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/7/
- https://download.cloudstack.org/el/8/
- https://download.cloudstack.org/el/9/
- https://download.cloudstack.org/ubuntu/dists/
- https://www.shapeblue.com/cloudstack-packages/
A Word from the Community
- Rohit Yadav, CloudStack VP
The release process has been a year-long collaborative effort involving over 40 contributors from both organizations and individuals. Kudos to the community members who not only contributed fantastic features but also played a crucial role in testing and refining each other's work. This collaborative endeavour has culminated in a feature-rich and stable 4.19 release.”
- Abhishek Kumar, 4.19 Release Manager and PMC Member