Podman Desktop 1.14 Released: Kubernetes improvements with a new dashboard, Port forwarding for pods and more!
by Evzen Gasta
*Podman Desktop 1.14 Release! 🎉*
[image: banner.png]
Podman Desktop 1.14 is now available. Click here to download it
<https://podman-desktop.io/downloads>
This release includes:
- *Kubernetes improvements with a new dashboard*: A new landing screen
for Kubernetes has been added with UI changes that gives an overview of
your entire cluster.
- *Port forwarding for pods*: This new feature allows users to configure
port forwarding in their Kubernetes environment.
*Release details*
*Kubernetes improvements with a new dashboard*
We have updated the Kubernetes dashboard page to provide a quick overview
of a user's Kubernetes cluster, alongside with multiple changes to
Kubernetes backend.
[image: kubernetes_dashboard.png]
*Port forwarding for pods*
Podman Desktop now supports port forwarding for pods in Kubernetes
environments. Port forwarding can be done from the pod detail page and then
visible in the Port forwarding page.
[image: port_forwarding.png]
*Community thank you*
🎉 We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who helped to make Podman
Desktop even better. In this
release we received pull requests from the following people:
- [Indekkusu545](https://github.com/Indekkusu545) in [#9626 - fix:
incorrect system proxy format on Windows](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9626)
*Final notes*
*Fixed issues*
The complete list of issues fixed in this release is available here
<https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+milesto...>
.
*Where to download*
Get the latest release from the Downloads
<https://podman-desktop.io/downloads> section of the website and boost your
development journey with Podman Desktop. Additionally, visit the GitHub
repository <https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop> and see how you
can help us make Podman Desktop better.
*Detailed release changelog*
*ci 🔁*
- chore: validate also the title of the PR to be semantic by @benoitf in [#
9438](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9438)
- chore: allow merge commits in semantic check by @benoitf in [#9581](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9581)
- fix: publish @podman-extension/api package by @dgolovin in [#9061](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9061)
*dashboard 📊*
- feat(dashboard): new guides added to learning center by @slemeur in [#9638
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9638)
- chore: redirect to dashboard when clicking on release notes button in
statusbar by @SoniaSandler in [#9623](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9623)
- feat: navigation to the dashboard by @deboer-tim in [#9333](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9333)
- fix: remove Red Hat extension pack from the recommendations by @benoitf
in [#9551](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9551)
- chore: change the order of elements on the dashboard page by @gastoner
in [#8381](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/8381)
- fix: next version check by @SoniaSandler in [#9595](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9595)
*documentation 📖*
- docs: add kind video by @cdrage in [#9444](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9444)
- docs: add minikube video by @cdrage in [#9391](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9391)
- docs: add 1.13 release notes by @SoniaSandler in [#9261](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9261)
- chore: update extension catalog screenshot by @deboer-tim in [#9347](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9347)
- chore: update DD extension image by @deboer-tim in [#9346](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9346)
*extension/kind 🍾*
- fix: add implementation for kind update by @dgolovin in [#9258](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9258)
*extension/podman *🦭
- fix: cannot create machine with WSL provider without administrator ri…
by @jeffmaury in [#9644](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9644)
- chore: fix version of the podman extension by @benoitf in [#9567](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9567)
- chore: fix the release workflow to properly update podman ext version
by @benoitf in [#9566](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9566)
- feat: allow to ssh to podman virtual machine - backend changes by @
gastoner in [#9384](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9384)
- feat: allow to ssh to podman virtual machine - podman changes by @
gastoner in [#9383](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9383)
- feat: allow to ssh to podman virtual machine - api.d.ts changes by @
gastoner in [#9382](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9382)
- feat: provide ability to easily get a shell in a machine - backend
changes - additional changes by @gastoner in [#9550](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9550)
*extensions 🧩*
- fix: add implementation for compose update by @dgolovin in [#9402](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9402)
- fix: check if newly installed extensions dependencies are already
installed by @SoniaSandler in [#9596](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9596)
- chore: prefer method of the extension over system to get OS by @benoitf
in [#9612](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9612)
- fix: update embedded image extension by @benoitf in [#9547](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9547)
*install 🎁*
- chore: fix broken pnpm lock file by @benoitf in [#9437](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9437)
- chore: update electron-builder to v25.1.8 by @benoitf in [#9421](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9421)
- fix: avoid to have proxy arguments when calling the status bar entry
command by @benoitf in [#9394](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9394)
- fix: call onUpdate callback if configuration is updated
programmatically by @benoitf in [#9366](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9366)
- chore: fix ui library component packaging by @benoitf in [#9340](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9340)
- chore: switch from prettier to biome for formatting the files by @
benoitf in [#9336](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9336
)
- chore: apply missing formatting on some files by @benoitf in [#9335](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9335)
- chore: fix svelte 5 deprecation warning by @deboer-tim in [#9331](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9331)
- chore: replace the toml library by @benoitf in [#9317](https://github
.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9317)
- fix: cache eslint based on content by @jeffmaury in [#9305](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9305)
- fix: search for universal installer on macOS by @benoitf in [#9294](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9294)
- chore: fix publish job for npmjs by @benoitf in [#9292](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9292)
- fix: reset extra assets array in beforePack call to avoid including
podman vm image for x64 and arm64 in arm64.zip by @dgolovin in [#9274](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9274)
- feat: enable podman desktop running in electron by @dgolovin in [#8478]
(https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/8478)
- fix: rm packages/main/src/assets from extra resources to get include
into app.asar by @dgolovin in [#9514](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9514)
- fix: replace node-fetch by native Node.js fetch by @jeffmaury in [#9489
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9489)
*Kubernetes *☸️
- feat: initial Kubernetes dashboard by @deboer-tim in [#9588](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9588)
- feat(ui): adding KubernetesCurrentContextPortForwards store by @
axel7083 in [#9642](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9642)
- fix: add Kubernetes port forward IPCs and events by @jeffmaury in [#
9505](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9505)
- feat: make Kubernetes informers cancellable by @feloy in [#9411](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9411)
- fix: patch Kubernetes-client-node to be able to handle cluster restart
by @feloy in [#9409](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9409)
- fix: do not add again an existing Kubernetes resource by @feloy in [#
9380](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9380)
- feat: blank kubeconfig path will be set to default one by @gastoner in
[#9587](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9587)
- fix: work on related context, not current context by @feloy in [#9523](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9523)
- feat: refresh the state of a specific context by restarting its
informers by @feloy in [#9487](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9487)
- refactor: simplify context states update by @feloy in [#9443](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9443)
- feat: set slower backoff for current context by @feloy in [#9392](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9392)
- fix: start secondary informers when context is reachable by @feloy in [
#9388](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9388)
- feat: port forwarding backend part by @vzhukovs in [#7379](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/7379)
- feat(k8s-port-forwaring): increasing management of ports mapping by @
axel7083 in [#9592](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9592)
- fix: dispose existing port forwards on delete by @jeffmaury in [#9575](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9575)
- refactor: context checking state as derived store by @feloy in [#9504](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9504)
*podman-upstream 🦭*
- feat: update podman to v5.2.5 by @benoitf in [#9563](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9563)
*s**ettings *⚙️
- fix: incorrect system proxy format on Windows by @Indekkusu545 in [#
9626](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9626)
- chore: introduce a new property scope for docker compatibility by @
benoitf in [#9604](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9604
)
- chore: properties can be part of a group by @benoitf in [#9602](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9602)
*telemetry *📈
- chore: remove podmanListImages telemetry by @deboer-tim in [#9466](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9466)
*tests 🚦*
- chore(test): initial draft for test.step by @cbr7 in [#9613](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9613)
- chore: refactor test to use a mock of the utility by @benoitf in [#9611
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9611)
- chore(test): minor fixes and robustness improvements by @cbr7 in [#9609
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9609)
- chore(test): some e2e test fixes by @cbr7 in [#9573](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9573)
- chore(test): define the correct provider type locator by @amisskii in [
#9520](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9520)
- chore(test): use aria-label for locator by @cbr7 in [#9464](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9464)
- chore(test): fix wrong category used for locator by @cbr7 in [#9404](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9404)
- chore(test): add delete all unused images functionality to POM by @cbr7
in [#9368](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9368)
- chore(test): increase Pod deletion timeout in Kubernetes PVC test by @
amisskii in [#9364](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9364)
- fix(tests): not all update e2e tests were run by @odockal in [#9362](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9362)
- chore(test): make output folder customizable by @cbr7 in [#9349](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9349)
- test: add scenario for Kubernetes YAML edit feature by @amisskii in [#
9323](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9323)
- test: Test for Kubernetes ConfigMaps and Secrets resource pages by @
amisskii in [#9244](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9244)
- refactor: mock contexts constants to be able to set different values
on tests by @feloy in [#9529](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9529)
- fix: button name in update-install E2E test by @SoniaSandler in [#9509
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9509)
- fix: suppress `HTMLCanvasElement.prototype.getContext not implemented`
error by @dgolovin in [#9287](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9287)
*ui*
- chore: change no update release notes button in status bar by @
SoniaSandler in [#9621](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9621)
- fix: invalid condition for the display of the button by @benoitf in [#
9618](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9618)
- feat: display a spinner when connectivity is being checked in
Kubernetes pages by @feloy in [#9535](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9535)
- fix(ui): quick-pick handle overflow by @axel7083 in [#9527](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9527)
- fix: proxy settings page stuck by @jeffmaury in [#9524](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9524)
- chore: use dropdown component in proxy settings by @deboer-tim in [#
9511](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9511)
- chore: use dropdown component in Kube terminal by @deboer-tim in [#9510
](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9510)
- chore: prevent default button action (submitting form) by @deboer-tim
in [#9498](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9498)
- fix: update Updater button names to fit in message box by @SoniaSandler
in [#9497](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9497)
- fix: remove extra v from release notes link by @SoniaSandler in [#9495]
(https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9495)
- feat: refresh button in Kubernetes empty pages by @feloy in [#9491](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9491)
- chore: default initial selection in dropdown by @deboer-tim in [#9537](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9537)
- feat: add experimental flag to display toasts when we have
notifications by @benoitf in [#9488](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9488)
- chore: add experimental property for toasts by @benoitf in [#9481](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9481)
- chore: update enum item and run image page by @deboer-tim in [#9458](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9458)
- chore: update container engine selects to Dropdown component by @
deboer-tim in [#9452](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9452)
- chore: remember last child page visited for Kubernetes and preferences
pages by @SoniaSandler in [#9451](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9451)
- chore: remove timer to refresh tasks in frontend side by @benoitf in [#
9446](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9446)
- chore: replace colors by using registry colors in ingresses-routes,
kube, node, onboarding, and pod by @SoniaSandler in [#9426](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9426)
- chore: replace colors by using registry colors in preferences,
item-formats, pvc, and recommendation by @SoniaSandler in [#9425](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9425)
- fix(ui): layers explorer margin issue by @axel7083 in [#9412](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9412)
- fix: release notes banner update button by @SoniaSandler in [#9371](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9371)
- fix(ui): aligned task indicator by @axel7083 in [#9363](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9363)
- chore: reduce width and font size subnavigation by @cdrage in [#9325](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9325)
- fix: Done button in DeployPodToKube by @SoniaSandler in [#9306](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9306)
- fix: correct selection borders for Kube Play by @deboer-tim in [#9277](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9277)
- fix: enable 'Update' for kubectl CLI by @dgolovin in [#9205](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9205)
- feat(UI): task indicator by @axel7083 in [#9186](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9186)
- feat: dropdown component by @deboer-tim in [#9157](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9157)
- chore: add warning for users about short image names by @SoniaSandler
in [#9116](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9116)
- fix: show correct empty screens when filtering catalog by @deboer-tim
in [#9108](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9108)
- chore: adding string value for workload kind by @axel7083 in [#9641](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9641)
- chore: move 2 pixel back to the left the cards to align with the mockup
by @benoitf in [#9601](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9601)
- feat: makes containers port(s) list multi line by @axel7083 in [#9554](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9554)
- feat: display deployments and nodes conditions in a table by @feloy in
[#9548](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9548)
*website 🌐*
- docs(website): added a troubleshooting section by @shipsing in [#9459](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9459)
- docs(website): updated the screenshot by @shipsing in [#9316](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9316)
- docs(website): created a discover Podman Desktop page by @shipsing in [
#9315](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9315)
- docs(website): added a tutorial for interacting with a database server
by @shipsing in [#9238](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9238)
*other*
- chore: include 1.13.2 and 1.13.3 in bug template by @benoitf in [#9615]
(https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9615)
- fix: skip output folder during format actions by @jeffmaury in [#9580](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9580)
- chore: move the file to the correct directory by @benoitf in [#9546](
https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9546)
- revert: define the correct provider type locator (#9520) by @benoitf
in [#9530](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9530)
- chore: refactor logs by using an object rather than list of params by @
benoitf in [#9494](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9494
)
- chore(issue-template): sort versions by @axel7083 in [#9486](https://
github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9486)
- chore: comment out some duplicated/unnecessary rules taking time by @
benoitf in [#9482](https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop/pull/9482
)
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