Welcome to Devtron's March Product Updates! This month, we've shipped suite of groundbreaking features that transform how you manage Kubernetes deployments. From the new Devtron Enterprise Free Trial and BYOA (Bring Your Own Argo CD) to Helm-to-Devtron migration, Application Templates, and enhanced RBAC with Access Manager - all designed to simplify deployments, strengthen security, and boost productivity. Plus, enjoy our new Dark Theme and modernized interface for a refreshed user experience.
Free Devtron Enterprise Trial
We're excited to announce a Devtron Enterprise Free Trial..! Experience groundbreaking features beyond our open-source version designed specifically for your advanced and challenging use cases.
Unlock the full potential of Devtron, where you get features like:
- Software Distribution Hub (SDH) – Seamlessly distribute software to tenants
- Air-Gapped Deployments – Deploy securely in isolated environments
- Auto Remediation – Detect and resolve issues proactively to ensure stability
- Policy & Governance – Enforce deployment and configuration rules effortlessly
- Release Orchestration – Streamline and automate software rollouts
...and much more!
BYOA (Bring Your Own Argo CD)
While Argo CD excels at GitOps deployments, it often creates significant operational overhead for teams. Devtron has introduced a feature that allows you to connect your existing Argo CD instances directly to the Devtron platform and manage your Kubernetes deployments by leveraging Devtron capabilities. Integrating your Argo CD with Devtron lets you immediately enhance your GitOps workflows with enterprise-grade deployment features while maintaining your existing setup.
This integration unlocks powerful capabilities, including:
- Application Promotion: Easily promote applications across environments with automated controls
- Deployment Windows: Schedule deployments during designated periods to minimize business impact
- Deployment Configuration Lock: Prevent unauthorized changes to critical deployment configurations
- Security Scanning and Policies: Enforce comprehensive security checks and compliance policies across all deployments
- Advanced Notifications: Configure rich, context-aware notifications across multiple channels to keep teams informed of deployment status and events
- Approval Policy: Implement approval workflows for regulated environments
- Air-Gapped Deployment: Support for secure deployments in restricted network environments
- SLO-Based Deployments: Automatically control deployments based on service level objectives
Migrate Helm Applications to Devtron
Devtron now enables you to transform your existing applications deployed through Helm in Kubernetes clusters into robust Devtron-powered CI/CD pipelines with a single click.
By migrating your existing Helm application to Devtron, you can immediately leverage Devtron's full suite of CD capabilities, including:
- Executing custom pre/post-deployment operations
- Enforcing Approval Policies
- Detailed Deployment History with Configuration and Quick Rollbacks
- 360-degree Application Visibility
- Deployment Windows to minimize risk
All this is done while preserving your existing Helm configurations. This seamless integration brings enterprise-grade deployment controls to your Helm-based applications without requiring you to rebuild your deployment architecture from scratch.
Application Templates
Devtron is introducing Application Templates, a feature that allows you to create predefined application templates that can be used to bootstrap new applications. These Application Templates help to reduce errors and repetition by enabling teams to create reusable application configurations (Workflows, Configurations, etc.). You can now also easily onboard multiple applications using pre-defined templates, which saves time and increases accuracy.
Access Manager Role in RBAC
Managing user access for Kubernetes clusters has traditionally been challenging, especially when coordinating multiple teams across multiple clusters. This complexity often leads to error-prone and Cumbersome permission systems.
Devtron, with its simplified and robust RBAC, addresses the complexities of managing user access at scale. As an enhancement to Devtron's existing RBAC, we are coming up with a new Access Manager role for Devtron's RBAC system. This role allows designated users to manage permissions across roles like Admin, View Only, Build and Deploy, Artifact Promoter, and Config Approver. It creates a more organized permission structure for complex team environments.
Dark Theme for Devtron
The most requested enhancement, “Dark Theme”, is finally here for the Devtron platform.
Delete CI Pipeline
Previously, deleting a CI Pipeline required users to navigate into the specific CI Pipeline and execute deletion actions. We've simplified this process by adding a delete button up front, enabling users to remove CI Pipelines with fewer steps.
Modern Layout for Devtron
Devtron is developing a revamped platform layout designed to enhance the user experience. With the upcoming releases, this revamped interface will offer even greater functionality and improved usability.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where config approvers were not receiving email notifications for base deployments
- Resolved bug preventing Image Approvers from accessing the "View Request" page through email links
- Fixed error handling when the user ID is not found in the container (runAsUser ID), ensuring proper error return and logic execution in local dev mode
- Improved the error message displayed during cluster deletion
- Fixed irregularities in git commit fetching flow
- Resolved resource browser cluster switching issue that retains old URL in the overview tab
- Corrected CodeEditor Diff Minimap rendering for large diffs, enhancing code comparison experience
- Eliminated false positives in GitOps Failures detection mechanism
- Fixed incorrect namespace reporting in resource list API
- Resolved onboarding of Argo CD app breaking when processing values.yaml
