VALT 5.7.4

July 28th, 2023

Application Changes/Fixes

1. Fixed issue that caused next instance of scheduled recordings to be off by one day.
2. Fixed issue where the Review tab would show usernames instead of Display Names.
3. Fixed issue where configured email templates would throw a 500 error when loading the Users & Groups section in the Admin tab.
4. Improved Review tab loading speeds.

Technical Changes

1. Added compatibility to perform VALT Software updates for versions as old as 5.2.
2. Added an offline method to add the Ondrej repositories during VALT Update if online access fails.
3. Added configuration to default LDAPS to not perform SSL validation.
4. Added configuration to toggle secure client ip hashing of reviewing videos.
5. Moved SSL certificates directory from /etc/apache2/ssl to /usr/local/valt/ssl/.
6. Removed outdated and duplicated versions of packages including node and npm.
7. Removed database migrations that did not have an associated migration file.
8. Moved Netplan configuration to occur in the ivs-valt-appliance package instead of the ivs-valt package.
9. VALT Updates no longer install ivs-valt-appliance package.
10. VALT Updates no longer prompt for server configuration data if it already exists in configuration files.
11. VALT Updates backup directory 'valt_5.6.13_backup' renamed to 'valt_backup'.
12. VALT Updates backup directory 'valt' renamed to 'var-www-valt'.
13. Improved network test reliability during VALT Updates.
14. Improved error checking and logging for VALT Updates.
15. Improved handling for re-running VALT Update wrapper script.

Technical Fixes

1. Fixed VALT Menu issue where updating SSL Certificates did not update the .env.local file, the Wowza Streaming Engine certificate keystore, and did not recompile webpack assets.
2. Fixed VALT Menu issue where selecting an incorrect filetype when selecting the SSL Certificate and key to install did not display an error message.
3. Fixed issue that prompted users to enter the same information twice for debconf database fields.
4. Fixed issue where Let's Encrypt Renewals were referencing an incorrect filepath.
5. Fixed issue where the time zone configuration was getting overwritten each time VALT was reconfigured.
6. Fixed issue where VALT Updates would throw numerous errors if MySQL credentials were not set to default credentials.
7. Fixed issue where VALT Updates would overwrite the existing Wowza license with a default one.