Chef-Backend 2.1.0 Released

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Ohai Chefs!

Chef-Backend 2.1.0 has been released and is available for download.

  • Dependency Updates

    • Erlang 18.2 -> 18.3
    • Ruby 2.4.4 -> 2.5.7
    • Bundler 1.17.1 -> 1.17.3
    • Rubygems 2.7.7 -> 2.7.10
    • Elasticsearch 5.4.1 -> 5.6.16
    • Postgresql 9.5.6 -> 9.5.19
    • Etcd 2.3.7 -> 2.3.8
    • Chef-Infra-Client v14.11.21 -> v14.14.25
    • Ohai v14.8.11 -> v14.14.0
    • Java 8 -> 11

  • We have moved from OracleJDK to AdoptOpenJDK. Oracle has changed its license
    on newer versions of the JDK. The OpenJDK project is delivering security
    updates in a version with a more open source friendly licensing policy.

  • Add support for RHEL 8

  • Elasticsearch is allocated 1/3rd of available memory upto 32GB instead of
    1/4th. Elasticsearch recommends use 1/2 of the available system memory upto 32GB.
    We slightly reduced the allocted memory to allow room for other Chef Backend services.

  • Deprecations:

    • Remove support for ubuntu 14.04
    • Remove support for SLES 11

Thank you!