Hello Convox Community
Welcome to our newsletter! We are thrilled to have you on board as we bring you the latest news and updates. In this edition, we are excited to announce the release of Telemetry. We also want to offer our users the opportunity to review the data we collect. We hope you find this edition both informative and valuable. We eagerly await your feedback and suggestions. Thank you for subscribing and being an integral part of our community!
Product updates and notifications:
The upcoming releases, 3.12.1 and 20230512125022, will introduce new telemetry functionality. Initially, it will not be enabled by default, but in a future release, we plan to activate it as the default setting. Rest assured, we will keep our customers informed about this change through our newsletter and release notes. It is important to note that this feature does not have any performance impact on your applications.
The collected telemetry data will play a crucial role in generating a comprehensive testing and feature roadmap. By gaining insights into how our customers are utilizing the product, we can create releases that are more stable and aligned with their needs. Details on the telemetry data we will collect can be found in the following links:
- For v2: https://docsv2.convox.com/reference/rack-parameters
- For v3: https://docs.convox.com/management/cli-rack-management/
Telemetry Configuration
For self-hosted console users, it’s necessary to update their console-app to get the latest CLI version. Once updated, you can activate telemetry by running the following command:
- For v2: convox rack params set Telemetry=true
- For v3: convox rack params set telemetry=true
Additionally, you can opt-out and disable telemetry by running the following command:
- For v2: convox rack params set Telemetry=false
- For v3: convox rack params set telemetry=false
It’s important to note that a future release will have telemetry enabled by default for all our customers unless they have previously opted out following the instructions above. We are committed to ensuring the stability of our platform and believe that telemetry will be a valuable tool in achieving this goal. Thank you for your support and please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
We’ve also initiated a new phase of release testing, employing telemetry data. This approach ensures all our new releases comprehensively address at least 99% of rack parameter usage. Our mission is to continue improving our performance and features while maintaining reliability.
k8s 1.24 update: With the recent k8s 1.24 update, the use of docker shims has been deprecated. As a result, we have switched to using buildkit to build our docker images. This will help us ensure that our products are up-to-date and running smoothly.
Latest Releases
To keep you updated on the latest releases, here is a summary of our recent work:
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- Feat: k8s 1.24 update
- From this release rack will use buildkit for image build, since k8s deprecated the dockershims
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- Fix: fix azure rack install
- Add spot and on_demand instance count in telemetry
- Fix internal router
- [Telemetry] Send params on Rack Install, Rack Update and Rack Params Set.
- Add ci update version check
- DOCS - fixed parameter default value - private
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- #3645 Restrict ApiPolicy acess
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20230512125022
- #3668 Store rack install & rack update telemetry data (V2)
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