diff --git a/docs/unraid-os/release-notes/7.4.0.md b/docs/unraid-os/release-notes/7.4.0.md index ce067253c3..a35e695c8a 100644 --- a/docs/unraid-os/release-notes/7.4.0.md +++ b/docs/unraid-os/release-notes/7.4.0.md @@ -1,14 +1,23 @@ -# Version 7.4.0-beta.3 2026-09-24 +# Version 7.4.0-rc.1 2026-10-07 -Unraid OS 7.4.0-beta.3 is a beta release with security updates and Linux kernel 6.18.52, alongside Docker and storage improvements, expanded hardware and Hyper-V support, and WebGUI enhancements including a shared task tray. +Unraid OS 7.4.0-rc.1 is a release candidate for the upcoming 7.4.0 stable release. The 7.4 series includes security updates, Docker and storage improvements, expanded hardware and Hyper-V support, and WebGUI enhancements including a shared task tray. -## What's new in beta.3 +## Community contributions -* Fix: Mover now preserves hard links during progress-enabled moves, including files in separate subfolders of the same share. -* Fix: `shfs` no longer deadlocks under concurrent file-lock requests or crashes on an internal unlink assertion that could make `/mnt/user` unavailable. -* Includes package updates and security fixes. +Thanks to the community contributors whose changes are included in the 7.4 series: -We recommend beta testers upgrade to receive the security fixes included in this release and help validate the changes before stable availability. +* **junkerderprovinz** — [Stream CR-only progress ticks in run() instead of buffering them into one message](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/stream-cr-only-progress-ticks-in-run-instead-of-buffering-them-into-40891dbca39f): live plugin installation progress. +* **Mainfrezzer** — [Send user agent for docker update checks](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/send-user-agent-for-docker-update-checks-a42ad4f07860): registry User-Agent; [Add OCI image manifest support in DockerClient](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/add-oci-image-manifest-support-in-dockerclient-154d05bbefee): OCI image support. +* **Joly0** — [fix: guard the dashboard's docker icon onerror fallback](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/fix-guard-the-dashboards-docker-icon-onerror-fallback-c535201f44f3): Docker icon fallback loop fix. +* **chodeus** — [webgui #2693](): preserve the shared Docker icon; [fix: restore the orphan image row's Created date to the Uptime column](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/fix-restore-the-orphan-image-rows-created-date-to-the-uptime-column-cf9ece017ace): correct the orphan image row date. +* **Sacred-Shadow** — [Remove -k flag from notification agents using public APIs](https://linear.app/lime-technology/review/remove-k-flag-from-notification-agents-using-public-apis-9528fc403117): remove `curl -k` from public notification agents. + +## What's new in rc.1 + +* Updated platform baseline compared with beta.3: Linux kernel 6.18.54, Docker 29.8.2, PHP 8.4.26, and Unraid API 4.37.5-2, with ZFS rebuilt for the newer kernel. +* Updated QEMU VM helper messaging. VM users should test their usual workflows and report unexpected behavior. + +**Test systems only:** This is a pre-release build, not a stable release. Use it on test systems to help validate existing workflows before stable availability. ## Upgrading @@ -36,7 +45,7 @@ For step-by-step instructions, see [Updating Unraid](/unraid-os/updating-unraid/ * New: Docker container templates support multiple custom networks, and additional network attachments are retained when containers are recreated or updated. * New: Docker Add/Edit forms show a live preview of the container icon URL, with a fallback when the URL is empty or invalid. * New: Advanced View includes a Memory limit field for Docker containers. -* Improvement: Docker registry update checks accept OCI image manifests and indexes and identify the Unraid client. +* Improvement: Docker registry update checks accept OCI image manifests and indexes, identify the Unraid client, and refresh local image information when checking for updates. * Fix: Dashboard Docker icon fallback handling no longer retries indefinitely when the fallback image is unavailable. ### Storage @@ -46,6 +55,7 @@ For step-by-step instructions, see [Updating Unraid](/unraid-os/updating-unraid/ * Improvement: Pressing Enter in an encrypted array passphrase field starts the array when the passphrase is valid. * Fix: Mover handles files with hard links within the same share across separate subfolders. * Fix: File Manager moves between user shares on different pools or drives no longer silently remove the source file when a transfer fails. +* Fix: File Manager keeps exclusive shares on `/mnt/user` rather than changing the view to a disk or pool path. * Fix: `shfs` no longer deadlocks when concurrent file-lock requests exhaust the FUSE worker pool. * Fix: `shfs` no longer crashes on an internal unlink assertion that could make `/mnt/user` unavailable. * Fix: A stopped array no longer shows 100% utilization; it shows offline and filesystem status instead. @@ -85,7 +95,7 @@ For step-by-step instructions, see [Updating Unraid](/unraid-os/updating-unraid/ ### Downgraded packages (1) -* shared-mime-info: version 2.5.1 -> 2.4-3 (Slackware maintainer downgrade) +* shared-mime-info: version 2.5.1 -> 2.4-3 (intentional Slackware maintainer downgrade; the maintainer described the newer version as unnecessary maintenance) ### Added packages (1)