Software Update: Owncloud 10.6.0

Version 10.6 of ownCloud server has been released. OwnCloud is an open source project that makes it possible to run cloud storage in-house. It’s easy to set up as all you need is a server running PHP and MySQL. In addition to storing and sharing files, it is also possible to stream music or keep a calendar and address book, for example. The server needs Linux, clients are available for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS. The release notes for version 10.6 can be found below.

migrations

To allow sharing files with very long names (> 64 characters) via federation, a migration step will run. The impact on upgrade duration depends on the number of federated shares. #37835

PHP 7.2 Deprecation Note

PHP 7.2 recently reached its end of life and is not maintained anymore. ownCloud Server will, therefore, drop support in one of the next minor versions as well. If you’re running on PHP system requirements for more information.

ownCloud Web – The New Web Frontend for ownCloud

ownCloud Server 10.6 comes with the prerequisites to run the new ownCloud Web frontend as an optional component on top of it.

• The new server version comes with a switcher to the new frontend (“New Design”). It will be available to users in the apps menu if the address of ownCloud Web is specified in config.php. Likewise, the new frontend comes with a switcher back to the classic frontend (“Classic Design”) to allow users to navigate back and forth.
• Pre-signed URLs allow proper downloading and streaming of files in ownCloud Web.
• a capability for the Favorites feature makes it available in ownCloud Web.

There are different ways to deploy ownCloud Web with ownCloud Server. We strive to make it as easy as possible to make the new frontend available to users. For this, there is the new app for Web on the ownCloud Marketplace. It can be installed on ownCloud 10 servers with the regular tools. The app will make the new frontend available as described above when deployed and configured correctly.

Requirements for deploying ownCloud Web as an app for ownCloud Server 10

• ownCloud Server 10.6
• OAuth2 or OpenID Connect is used for client authorization.
• ownCloud Web is installed and enabled.
• ownCloud Server and ownCloud Web are configured as outlined in the documentation.

Other Notable Changes

• Federated shares can now also have an expiration date (including default and enforcement options) #37548
• SGI images can now be displayed and have thumbnails #37758
• When sharing public links via mail, the subject will now be translated #37321
• Stability improvements for file checksums with versioning #37934
• Manual file locking on the web UI can now be enabled/disabled in the admin settings section “Additional” #37720
• Fixes and library updates for the Google Drive external storage integration #25826 #37739 #37912
• When disabling storage encryption, the configuration is now properly cleaned up #35980
• Many issues around unavailable federated shares have been fixed (eg, not being able to remove them) #38042 #37956
• Performance improvements for the “Shared by link” view #38000 #38053
• Files with names up to 255 characters can now be shared via federation (was limited to 64 before) #36730
• A user’s language preference will not be overriden by locales sent by browsers anymore #38073
• Fixed display of public links and user/group shares in case avatars are disabled #37945 #37964
• Fixed some translations not working with themes #38072
• Improved output on errors for LDAP user sync #37951
• A new occ command files:troubleshoot-transfer-ownership has been added to help finding issues with files:transfer-ownership #37950
• Added values ​​to the invalid uid list to prevent creating users with reserved UIDs #37766
• The log level of “file locked” exceptions has been reduced to “debug” #37907

Bundle and Delivery

Since ownCloud Server 10.5 all supported apps are shipped in the ownCloud Server Complete bundles. The following changes have been made to the bundle for Server 10.6:

• Added OpenID Connect
• Added File Lifecycle Management
• Added Graph API
• Removed Two Factor Authentication