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Jumpstarter v0.8.1 — Release notes

This release begins with version v0.8.1, as version v0.8.0 was accidentally released previously and cannot be undone.

What's new

• Operator-first installation: Helm-based service installs are now deprecated; operator installs are the recommended and supported path for production and new environments.
• OCI-based flashing improvements: Improved oci:// handling, private registry authentication, and more robust remote flashing behavior with retries and timeouts.
• Sparse and partition workflows: Improved sparse image support; through fls and fastboot, the flashers and ridesx4 drivers can now flash sparse images (simg) encapsulated in OCI artifacts, properly built .simg files can improve flashing times by x2-x10 by avoiding don't care areas in the images.
• Authentication and login UX: Continued improvements to simplified login flows and operator-managed endpoint behavior.
• Platform growth: Monorepo transition completed in this release cycle, featuring ongoing operator and driver refinements and more robust CI.
• Monorepo: Python packages, protocol, Kubernetes operator, and automation are now in a single repository (UV workspace under python/).
• CLI & auth: Simplified jmp login, default client selection after OIDC login, and various auth UX and configuration fixes.

Driver updates

The table below summarizes driver-level changes in v0.8.1.
Status = New driver indicates the package was added during the 0.8 release cycle.

Driver	Status	Notable updates in 0.8 line
ble	New driver	Added BLE stream driver and fixed console behavior
ssh-mitm	New driver	Added SSH MITM driver; evolved architecture and compatibility
flashers	Updated	Added --no-power-off to flashers; chunk long credentials over serial
http	Updated	Tracked rename/delete/copy operations; removed created HTTP/TFTP files by default
iscsi	Updated	Addressed review fixes; added explicit requests dependency
network	Updated	noVNC updates (encrypt option, documentation, and coverage improvements)
opendal	Updated	Improved RideSX decompressed-file cleanup and remote hash behavior
probe-rs	Updated	Added speed configuration option
pyserial	Updated	Increased StreamReader limit; added disable_hupcl and --no-output support
qemu	Updated	Improved vsock availability check; added disk resize support
ridesx	Updated	Added OCI flashing support and reliability improvements
shell	Updated	Added per-method descriptions/timeouts and shared method infrastructure
ssh	Updated	stream_async now works as an async context manager; client refinements
tftp	Updated	Removed created files by default for cleanup consistency
tmt	Updated	Adjusted default reboot behavior and added --feeling-safe support
uboot	Updated	Improved error formatting and timeout forwarding in run_command()
vnc	Updated	New VNC driver line updates and noVNC encrypt support

Installation

Installing the Jumpstarter service on Kubernetes or OpenShift should be done via the Jumpstarter Operator. The operator reconciles a Jumpstarter custom resource (operator.jumpstarter.dev/v1alpha1) and manages the controller, router, login endpoints, TLS integration with cert-manager, and related networking.

Documentation

• Install with Operator
• Production deployment

Example

kubectl apply -f https://github.com/jumpstarter-dev/jumpstarter/releases/download/v0.8.1/operator-installer.yaml

Contributors

We would like to thank all our contributors, with a special shout-out to our new contributors:

Commits (in range)	Name	GitHub
33	Evgeni Vakhonin	@evakhoni
10	Albert Esteve	@aesteve-rh
5	Mario Parra	@mparram
2	Andreas Karner	@whati001
2	Christian Holl	@hochbit
2	Daniel Glaser	@the78mole
2	Jared Kangas	@rh-jkangas
2	Michael Kuehl	@mickume
1	Mohamad Abo Ras	@maboras-rh

All contributors

• Albert Esteve (@aesteve-rh)
• Andreas Karner (@whati001)
• Bella Khizgiyaev (@bkhizgiy)
• Benny Zlotnik (@bennyz)
• Christian Holl (@hochbit)
• Daniel Glaser (@the78mole)
• Enric Balletbo i Serra (@eballetbo)
• Evgeni Vakhonin (@evakhoni)
• Jared Kangas (@rh-jkangas)
• Kirk Brauer (@kirkbrauer)
• Leonardo Rossetti (@odra)
• Michael Kuehl (@mickume)
• Michal Skrivanek (@michalskrivanek)
• Miguel Angel Ajo Pelayo (@mangelajo)
• Mohamad Abo Ras (@maboras-rh)
• Mario Parra (@mparram)
• Nick Cao (@NickCao)
• Paul Wallrabe (@raballew)