Hi, Kafkers! Long time no see?

Preamble

As you might've noticed, there hasn't been a single commit in the repo for the past six months. This all started withthis announcement. Despite the stated obligations by Provectus, no major issues (such asCVE-2023-52251) have been addressed.

After exploring all viable solutions and realizing our options were exhausted, we decided to fork the repo. In January, we regrouped and began working diligently on the next release, which we're excited to present to you today! We'll delve into the release details shortly.

About us

We areKafbat, now an independent team continuing the development of the UI you're already familiar with. Our team consists of key contributors from the original project team, who bring a wealth of experience and insight, as well as new members — our friends and colleagues — who contribute fresh ideas to meet modern demands.

Our commitment is to the continuous evolution of the project, into which we've poured our hearts and souls over the years, while maintaining the foundational vision.
We extend our gratitude to Provectus for their past support in groundbreaking work, which serves as a cornerstone for our ongoing innovation and dedication.

About the release

• Believing in the maturity of our project, we're starting our first release from version v1.0, instead of continuing from v0.8;
• We've made efforts to maintain backward compatibility, so updating the image name (and the helm charts repo link, if used) should suffice;
• We encourage you to report any issues encountered in our new repo;
• Please spread the word about our new release to your friends and colleagues! We'd appreciate your support through stars on GitHub, upvotes on HackerNews/Reddit/ProductHunt, and more!

I've omitted the dev changelog here, as the announcement itself is already long enough, but here are a few major changes:

• Resolved all issues with messages (filters, pagination, etc.);
• Replaced Groovy filters with CEL, eliminating the possibility of RCEs while improving functionality;
• ACLs are now editable, allowing for creation, editing, and deletion;
• Numerous other fixes and enhancements.

Sponsorship

As mentioned, we're now an independent team without external funding. This means we work on the project in our spare time. Although we'd love to dedicate more time to it, bills won't pay themselves. Your support is crucial for us from this point forward, which is why we've launched a sponsorship program on GitHub. Here are some of the perks you can enjoy by supporting us:

• A mention of your support in your profile, the project's README, and release notes, plus a custom Discord role;
• Priority handling of your bug reports and exclusive access to a private sponsors' channel on Discord, where we offer personalized support and insights.

There are also one-time sponsorship tiers available:

• You can sponsor a specific bug/issue for dedicated attention from our team;
• We offer assistance with your infrastructure;
• We can develop custom Kafka solutions for you.

More information about the tiers is availablehere. Organizations can also subscribe on GitHub—feel free to encourage your companies to support us!

Links

Release notes:https://github.com/kafbat/kafka-ui/releases/tag/v1.0.0
Repo:https://github.com/kafbat/kafka-ui (Please leave a star!)
Org:https://github.com/kafbat (Feel free to follow us!)
Sponsoring:https://github.com/sponsors/kafbat
Docs:https://ui.docs.kafbat.io
Charts:https://ui.charts.kafbat.io
Random capybara pic:https://postimg.cc/75vXF018 (Leave a "K" reaction if you scrolled this far)