EOL: XCP-ng Center has come to an end (New Maintainer!)

[michael.manley]

Hello Everyone!

So I wanted to come out and mention that I would like to take over maintainership of XCP-ng Center. I personally use both XO and XCP-ng Center depending on use-case and have an environment with both.

I am pretty well versed in C# and have the knowledge of both XAPI and C# to continue its development.

I am in the process of taking the current codebase and modernizing it to work with VS 2022, and adding new features (ex. able to create a local ext store)

I am willing to talk to the current project maintainers and figure out a switchover plan. I would like not to see XCP-ng Center die, as I am one of the few "Not a webapp fan", I prefer desktop apps when available.

Also, let me know what y'all like to see added as well.

[manilx]

@michael-manley Awesome!

[Anonabhar]

@michael-manley Lovely! If you need beta testers, let me know... I use XCP-ng Center quite a bit and would not like to see it die either.

[borzel]

@michael-manley shure, go for it maybe let us talk via private message

[michael.manley]

Ok, so it's official! I will be taking over the maintainment of XCP-ng Center. I will have another test build soon with a few added features, and I am looking for a Q2 2024 release.

I will add GitHub Actions to automate test builds, so look out for those for future test builds.

Glad to continue the legacy of XCP-ng Center, and looking forward to adding useful features to people who prefer it!

[Virtual]

[splastunov]

great news! Thank you @michael-manley

[rizaemet 0]

Thank you @michael-manley. This is great news

[john.c]

@michael-manley Left a response to a request from @gb-123 about relocating user.config from C:\Users<username>\AppData\Roaming directory. They're interested in enabling xenadmin becoming capable of being placed on a USB flash drive. See the link below for more details.

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xenadmin/issues/221

gb-123-git created this issue in xcp-ng/xenadmin

closed [Enhancement] Make user.config file to be created in Xen-Center Folder instead of C:\Users\<username>\App\Roaming #221

[gb.123]

Very excited to receive a wonderful and detailed reply from @michael-manley.

Thanks @michael-manley for taking over the maintenance of XCP-ng Center!

[ermurenz]

great ! Thank you @michael-manley

[KPS]

@michael-manley
Are you aware of the new Xencenter CVE:
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX633416/citrix-hypervisor-security-update-for-cve202431497

It would be great, if you could update the putty-component, if it is used.

Edit: XCP-ng-center does not seem to have the putty-plugin

[manilx]

@michael-manley Does no longer work with latest 8.3 beta....

[Paolo]

@michael-manley Hi Michael, have you any plan to release a new version working with latest xcp-ng 8.3?

[Strebor]

Thanks @michael-manley for picking this up!
Looking forward to a new version that supports 8.3 (Beta)

[manilx]

@Strebor Nice BUT no development.... Unfortunately.

Not working with latest 8.3 for a while now.

[redakula]

@manilx
I don't really use xcp-ng center so i don't know how stable but the build from january connects to 8.3 and seems to work?

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xenadmin/releases/tag/v.99.99.99.30

[manilx]

@redakula Hi,
This build stopped working with the latest beta 8.3 updates (last or last couple).
Worked before.

[redakula]

@manilx said in EOL: XCP-ng Center has come to an end (New Maintainer!):

@redakula Hi,
This build stopped working with the latest beta 8.3 updates (last or last couple).
Worked before.

I just tested and it connects just fine for me to a fully up to date 8.3 install...

[manilx]

@redakula Deleted all the files, downloaded fresh added server and no it doesn't here.

It did.