Daytona Community Hours #8

This week's Community Hours covered progress on server port notifications and builds runner features. Quality-of-life fixes we have been working on and much more. Let's dive in and see what's new, and get a glimpse of what's ahead.

We have two significant features to hightlight this week: server port notifications and builds runner.

Server Port Notifications

Server port notifications, a subtle addition, automatically checks for port conflicts with the API server, SQL server, and local registry. If any of the ports are occupied, Daytona will alert you, allowing you to either free up the port or adjust the corresponding service settings.

Builds Runner

We have also introduced a new feature builds runner, that will eventually enable pre-builds. While currently in stealth mode and not yet integrated into Daytona, this build runner feature is a crucial component of our pre-builds functionality. We anticipate releasing it within the next few weeks.

Major Fixes And Progress

• Allow users to submit the form earlier: This fix allows users to save the server configuration form more efficiently. Instead of repeatedly clicking the submit button after each change, you can now press Ctrl+S to save the form at any time.

• Docker Requirement Check: Now, when you start the local container registry, Daytona will verify that Docker is installed and running correctly. This ensures a smoother startup process.

• Server Configuration Directory Fix: Corrects directory creation for remote profiles. Previously, when you modified a directory path in the server configuration for a remote profile, Daytona would automatically attempt to create the directory on your local machine. This update now prevents unnecessary directory creation on the host machine when using remote profiles.

• Daytona Creation Logs: We've fixed an issue that affected Daytona creation logs. Now, when you create a new Daytona project, the logs will display correctly, ensuring a smoother development experience while working on Daytona inside Daytona.

• Proper API JSON validation: We've implemented a significant change to our API's Swagger specification. This update ensures strict JSON validation, requiring all API requests to adhere to a precise structure.

Breaking Changes

We've significantly improved our API's Swagger specification to include strict validation for required properties. This change ensures that API clients generated from our Swagger definition adhere to the correct structure, preventing potential errors and inconsistencies. While this is the only breaking change in this release, it's essential for maintaining API consistency and reliability.

Patches

• Different Config Directory: To avoid conflicts when working on Daytona within a Daytona project, we now use a different configuration directory in development mode. This allows you to have distinct settings for development and production environments.

• Purge Command Enhancement: We've simplified the purge command. Now, instead of manually stopping and starting the Daytona server, the command automatically handles these steps and efficiently deletes all workspaces. Additionally, we've fixed an issue that prevented the local container registry volume from being wiped clean.

Coming Soon: Pre-Builds and Multiple IDs Support For Git Providers

We're not slowing down! Here's what we're working on for the near future:

1. Pre-Builds Feature: Ability to configure pre-builds for quicker startup times. Accelerates project startup with pre-built images or dev containers. This feature eliminates the need for lengthy build processes, allowing you to dive into your projects more quickly.

2. Multiple Identities Support for Git Providers: Support users with multiple GitHub accounts. This will provide greater flexibility and convenience for users working with multiple accounts.

3. Commit URL Clone Fix: Ensures successful cloning of repositories from non-main branches.

Conclusion

We hope these updates excite you as much as they do us. Excited to see how you'll use them to streamline your work. We are commited to offer the best possible experience for Daytona users and developers. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to innovate.

Checkout the latest release that we discussed during the session: Daytona Releases Page