[SOLVED] Suggestions and release notes

[iansimoneau]

Hi,

I am currently using Proxmox on a production environnement (Private cloud, IaaS, DaaS, SaaS, Hosting, etc.) We've always been on big paid solutions like VMware and Nutanix before. Its our first experience with opensource solutions. Its certainly different, but we do like it so far. I think certain functionalities could be improved though so I have a few comments and suggestions to make Proxmox even better and adapted for businesses. I am not expecting any of this to be automatically put on the roadmap, but I think that sharing our experiences is really important so we can continue to improve Proxmox together.
I would like to know, where is the best place to make suggestions?

Also, before updating my nodes, I habitually try to check the release notes to see if there is some important changes or if I can wait a little bit. I've found the wiki link, but is there something more specific about the release notes for each individual package?

Thank you very much

 

[t.lamprecht]

Hi,

I would like to know, where is the best place to make suggestions?

You can use our Bugzilla instance for specific enhancement requests or Bug reports : https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/

Also, before updating my nodes, I habitually try to check the release notes to see if there is some important changes or if I can wait a little bit. I've found the wiki link, but is there something more specific about the release notes for each individual package?

There's a per package changelog, it can be checked out from the pending updates in the Webinterface (Node → Updates) by selecting a package and then clicking the "Changelog" button. From the command line you could use apt changelog <package> for a similar result.
Being opensource allows you also to checkout the full source code commit change log in our git repositories (for a very in depth look ) https://git.proxmox.com/

 

[iansimoneau]

Hi,

You can use our Bugzilla instance for specific enhancement requests or Bug reports : https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/

Thats exactly what I was looking for. I am not used to that opensource world and using a bug tracker like that. I registered and I will make my researches to be sure the suggestions has not been posted by another user before me. If I want to drop a kudo on another user suggestion, whats the best way of doing it? Do I simply add a comment on his suggestion?

There's a per package changelog, it can be checked out from the pending updates in the Webinterface (Node → Updates) by selecting a package and then clicking the "Changelog" button. From the command line you could use apt changelog <package> for a similar result.
Being opensource allows you also to checkout the full source code commit change log in our git repositories (for a very in depth look ) https://git.proxmox.com/

It was right in my face, I did not see it

Thank you

 

[t.lamprecht]

If I want to drop a kudo on another user suggestion, whats the best way of doing it? Do I simply add a comment on his suggestion?

You can, but if the bug is active, wasn't updated to long ago (say a few weeks not a few months) then it's normally not necessary to do so - as it's being worked on already.
If it was accepted, but seemingly forgotten one could in fact "bump" it with a comment.
If it was denied or there are other arguments against it then one could argue for it, but that should reflect the original comments and discussion - not just "i want it" Just as a general rule, which there are for sure exceptions against.