Today I can share a major development status update of XPipe, a connection hub that allows you to access your entire server infrastructure from your local desktop. It can make your life easier when working with any kind of servers by eliminating all the commonly tedious tasks that come up when interacting with remote systems, either from the terminal or from a graphical interface. XPipe comes with integrations for SSH, docker and other containers, various hypervisors, and more without requiring setup on your remote systems. You can also keep using your favourite text/code editors, terminals, password managers, shells, command-line tools, and more with it.

Docker compose

This release introduces support for docker compose. Containers in compose projects are grouped together and can be managed all at the same time via compose project entries.

The container state information shown is also improved, always showing the container state in combination with the system information.

Batch mode

There is now a batch mode available that allows you to select multiple systems via checkboxes and perform actions for the entire batch. This can include starting/stopping, automatically adding available subconnections, or running scripts on all selected systems.

You can toggle the batch mode in the top left corner.

Password managers

The password manager integrations have been upgraded:
- There is now support for KeePassXC
- All password manager integrations have been reworked to work out of the box without configuration
- There is now support to use password manager SSH agents more easily
- You can now unlock the xpipe vault with your password manager

Terminals

The terminal integration comes with many new features:
- There is now built-in support for the terminal multiplexers tmux, zellij, and screen. This is especially useful for terminals without tabbing support.
- There is also now built-in support for custom prompts with starship, oh-my-posh, and oh-my-zsh.
- On Windows, you now have the ability to use a WSL distribution as the terminal environment, allowing you to use the new terminal multiplexer integration seamlessly on Windows systems as well.

SSH

Various improvements were made to the SSH implementation:
- The SSH gateway implementation has been reworked so that you can now use local SSH keys and other identities for connections with gateways
- The VSCode SSH remote integration has been reworked to allow more connections it to be opened in vscode. It now supports essentially all simple SSH connections, custom SSH connections, SSH config connections, and VM SSH connections. This support includes gateways
- There is now built-in support to refresh an SSO openpubkey with the opkssh tool when needed
- There is now the option to enable verbose ssh output to diagnose connection issues better
- For VMs, you can now choose to not use the hypervisor host as SSH gateway and instead directly connect to the VM IP

Other

• Connection names, e.g. VM names, will now automatically update on refresh when they were changed
• You can now launch custom scripts within XPipe with a command output dialog window without having to open a terminal
• Various installation types like the linux apt/rpm repository and homebrew installations now support automatic updates as well
• The k8s integration will now automatically add all namespaces for the current context when searching for connections
• The application window will now hide any unnecessary sidebars when being resized to a small width. This makes it much easier to use XPipe in a tiling window arrangement
• The webtop has been updated to have terminal multiplexers, proper konsole tab support, disabled kwallet, and more
• Various error messages and connection creation dialogs now contain a help link to the documentation sections

A note on the open-source model

Since it has come up a few times, in addition to the note in the git repository, I would like to clarify that XPipe is not fully FOSS software. The core that you can find on GitHub is Apache 2.0 licensed, but the distribution you download ships with closed-source extensions. There's also a licensing system in place with limitations on what kind of systems you can connect to in the community edition as I am trying to make a living out of this. I understand that this is a deal-breaker for some, so I wanted to give a heads-up.

Outlook

If this project sounds interesting to you, you can check it out on GitHub, visit the Website, or check out the Docs for more information.

Enjoy!

Announcing Linkwarden 2.11

Today, we're excited to announce the release of Linkwarden 2.11! 🥳 This update brings significant improvements and new features to enhance your experience.

For those who are new to Linkwarden, it’s basically a tool for saving and organizing webpages, articles, and documents all in one place. It’s great for bookmarking stuff to read later, and you can also share your resources, create public collections, and collaborate with your team. Linkwarden is available as a Cloud subscription or you can self-host it on your own server.

This release brings a range of updates to make your bookmarking and archiving experience even smoother. Let’s take a look:

What’s new:

✨ Customizable Readable View

You can now configure the font style, font size, line height, and line width for the readable view. This allows you to create a more personalized reading experience that suits your preferences.

This feature essentially gives Linkwarden what other read-it-later apps like Pocket offered.

📝 Add Notes to Highlights

You can now add notes to your highlights in the readable view and view them in the highlights sidebar. This is a great way to jot down your thoughts or insights while reading, making it easier to remember key points later.

⚙️ Customizable Dashboard

The dashboard has received a major overhaul! You can now customize it to show the information that matters most to you. Choose from various widgets like recent links, pinned links, or your saved collections. This makes it easier to access the content you care about right from the dashboard.

📥 Import from Pocket

Good news for Pocket users! You can now import your saved links from Pocket into Linkwarden. This makes it easy to transition to Linkwarden without losing your existing bookmarks.

🌐 Crowdin translation

We’ve integrated Crowdin for translations, making it easier to contribute translations for Linkwarden. If you’re interested in helping out with translations, check out our Crowdin page.

To start translating a new language, please contact us so we can set it up for you. New languages will be added once they reach at least 50% translation completion.

🎨 Improved UI

Thanks to Shadcn UI, the user interface has been improved with a more modern and polished look. This update enhances the overall user interface, making it easier to use Linkwarden.

✅ And more...

There are also a bunch of smaller improvements and fixes in this release to keep everything running smoothly.

Full Changelog: github.com/linkwarden/linkward…

Want to skip the technical setup?

If you’d rather skip server setup and maintenance, our Cloud Plan takes care of everything for you. It’s a great way to access all of Linkwarden’s features—plus future updates—without the technical overhead.

We hope you enjoy these new enhancements, and as always, we'd like to express our sincere thanks to all of our supporters and contributors. Your feedback and contributions have been invaluable in shaping Linkwarden into what it is today. 🚀