What's Changed

• feat: add cgroup parent node setting by @jbemmel in #3325
• Allow mounting the tls dir by @hellt in #3327
• Expand magic variable substitution to stage exec commands by @hellt in #3328
• Standardize VM-based node resource configuration on QEMU_SMP/QEMU_MEMORY by @hellt in #3330
• build(deps): bump github.com/ulikunitz/xz from 0.5.15 to 0.5.16 by @dependabot[bot] in #3306
• runtime/podman: retry mgmt network removal on destroy by @lopster568 in #3292
• Order log entries used in execs between dependent nodes by @hellt in #3333
• Build clab for both archs in ci in PRs and share download links by @hellt in #3334
• Add configurable node hostnames by @orrious in #3281
• Support none network mode with Podman by @orrious in #3279
• Preserve Podman image command defaults by @orrious in #3278
• Volumes support by @hellt in #3335
• feat: add nix flake and CI to keep it fresh by @evilmonkey19 in #3311
• Podman v6 by @hellt in #3337
• build(deps): bump actions/github-script from 8 to 9 by @dependabot[bot] in #3340
• build(deps): bump peter-evans/create-pull-request from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #3339
• build(deps): bump github.com/tklauser/numcpus from 0.11.0 to 0.12.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3342
• Update to go 1.26 by @hellt in #3343
• build(deps): bump github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 from 5.16.4 to 5.19.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #3338
• build(deps): bump github.com/florianl/go-tc from 0.4.7 to 0.4.8 by @dependabot[bot] in #3341
• build(deps): bump k8s.io/apimachinery from 0.34.3 to 0.36.3 by @dependabot[bot] in #3308
• chore: update Nix flake by @github-actions[bot] in #3344
• allow setting mac address in the SONIC's startup config by @hellt in #3336
• Release 0.79 by @hellt in #3345

New Contributors

• @lopster568 made their first contribution in #3292
• @evilmonkey19 made their first contribution in #3311
• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #3344

Full Changelog: v0.78.2...v0.79.0

What's Changed

• fix veth-stitch race handling and return stitch interfaces in clab events by @kaelemc in #3319
• RN 0.78.2 by @hellt in #3321

Full Changelog: v0.78.1...v0.78.2

What's Changed

• Update ciena_saos.md for brand compliance by @jrokeach in #3310
• fix: reconcile host bridge links in one pass by @hellt in #3314
• fix(vr-ros): drop only ether1 management IP, not ether10+ by @AAm-kun in #3313
• allow setting ca params via env vars without requiring the ca settings container to be present by @hellt in #3316
• Rn 0.78.1 by @hellt in #3317

New Contributors

• @jrokeach made their first contribution in #3310
• @AAm-kun made their first contribution in #3313

Full Changelog: v0.78.0...v0.78.1

What's Changed

• build(deps): bump actions/cache from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3251
• build(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3252
• build(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #3254
• SRL: IXR-H6-64 support by @sacckth in #3258
• Add components: support for vSIM by @kaelemc in #3240
• ci: remove vxlan iproute2 workaround by @FloSch62 in #3265
• Add validate command. by @kaelemc in #3266
• Add ciena_saos10 kind for Ciena SAOS 10.x (#1) by @jgroom33 in #3262
• sonic-vm: inject authorized_keys via scrapligo SSH by @steiler in #3269
• Improve apply link reconciliation by @FloSch62 in #3260
• Unify deploy orchestration and reconciliation by @FloSch62 in #3274
• nodes/srsim: Add ED25519 key support for SR-SIM 26.7 and higher by @vista- in #3286
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-go from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3289
• build(deps): bump actions/setup-python from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3295
• fix: improve UX of post-install group instructions by @skoll43 in #3297
• fix: make bind resolution deterministic by @FloSch62 in #3300
• Add veth-stitch link type to support SR-SIM link impairments (prev #3268) by @kaelemc in #3270
• Add plvision_sonic node kind for PLVision Enterprise SONiC by @romantymoshchuk in #3288
• build(deps): bump github.com/charmbracelet/fang from 0.4.4 to 1.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3255
• Fang v2 by @hellt in #3301
• More container options exposed via topology by @hellt in #3302
• scrapli 1.4.1 by @hellt in #3303
• fix: honor context cancellation in node health/exit wait loops by @mvanhorn in #3257
• Release 0.78 by @hellt in #3304

New Contributors

• @jgroom33 made their first contribution in #3262
• @skoll43 made their first contribution in #3297
• @romantymoshchuk made their first contribution in #3288

Full Changelog: v0.77.0...v0.78.0

What's Changed

• feat(srl): cap SSH pubkey provisioning at the 32-key SR Linux limit by @mvanhorn in #3239
• feat: support SSH IdentityFile via node credentials by @mvanhorn in #3241
• Changing docs engine to zensical by @hellt in #3242
• fix: skip non point-to-point links in graph generation (dummy link panic) by @mvanhorn in #3244
• Updated home and tags by @FloSch62 in #3245
• Bump actions/checkout from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3243
• Bump golang.org/x/mod from 0.32.0 to 0.37.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #3236
• Bump github.com/pkg/sftp from 1.13.9 to 1.13.10 by @dependabot[bot] in #3233
• Bump docker/setup-buildx-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in #3177
• Mkdocs tweak by @FloSch62 in #3246
• Bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3087
• Bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #3088
• feat(kinds): add cisco_xrd_vrouter kind by @alxrxs in #3247
• Apply by @FloSch62 in #3207
• feat(kinds): cisco_xrd_vrouter defaults to vmxnet3/TenGigE dataplane NIC by @alxrxs in #3248
• Added 0.77 release by @hellt in #3250

New Contributors

• @alxrxs made their first contribution in #3247

Full Changelog: v0.76.1...v0.77.0

What's Changed

• Remove mkdocs insiders image by @hellt in #3214
• Removing note on SRL documentation by @sacckth in #3216
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3219
• Bump github.com/containers/podman/v5 from 5.7.1 to 5.8.2 by @dependabot[bot] in #3178
• docs: Fix Discord button rendering by @vista- in #3225
• lets make the docs test, less flaky by @FloSch62 in #3223
• fix Nokia SRSIM default config for integrated models by @FloSch62 in #3222
• Check if modules could be built into kernel. by @kaelemc in #3218
• Fancier container pull rendering with charm by @kaelemc in #3229
• Mini TUI to select topology if multiple detected. by @kaelemc in #3230
• Update SRL banner links to work with cf pages workers by @hellt in #3231
• Fix node-scoped magic vars in inherited extras by @rrajpuro in #3227
• Release 0.76.1 notes by @hellt in #3232

Full Changelog: v0.76.0...v0.76.1

What's Changed

• Bump dorny/paths-filter from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in #3175
• Bump codecov/codecov-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3176
• Revise SR Linux and SONiC version info and config by @fatred in #3183
• [SR-SIM] add missing support in schema to certain SAR boxes by @sacckth in #3184
• Document local-only management network configuration by @mlaga97 in #3188
• Release v1.53.0-13 by @biplamal in #3187
• fix: retry ContainerStart on transient IPv6 gateway 'file exists' error by @micyen in #3185
• Switch to HTTPS in api-server smoke tests by @torbbang in #3192
• bump to go 1.25 by @hellt in #3193
• Lifecycle fixes/rejigging by @kaelemc in #3195
• Add missing IXR models to schema by @ripnet in #3196
• Make concurrent deploys on the same host more reliable by @torbbang in #3190
• Skip mgmt network creation when no node attaches to it by @torbbang in #3191
• Release v1.54.0-1 by @biplamal in #3197
• Quote DOT graph name in graph output by @fabriciojm in #3202
• Modify Schema to make endpoints mandatory and to add the debug field by @alexandrehassan in #3199
• Fix macos diagrams and proton talk by @hellt in #3204
• Add full GUI Docs by @FloSch62 in #3206
• dont fail on altname capability missing by @hellt in #3205
• Download License + scp and ftp (also e.g. for startup-config) by @steiler in #1414
• Release v1.55.0-1 by @biplamal in #3210
• Nvidia cumuluscx vm by @hellt in #3209
• RN 0.76 by @hellt in #3212
• docs: clarify exec runs in launcher container, not guest VM, for vrnetlab kinds by @mvanhorn in #3211
• Removed ansi chars from ip output by @hellt in #3213

New Contributors

• @fatred made their first contribution in #3183
• @mlaga97 made their first contribution in #3188
• @ripnet made their first contribution in #3196
• @fabriciojm made their first contribution in #3202
• @mvanhorn made their first contribution in #3211

Full Changelog: v0.75.0...v0.76.0

What's Changed

• fix(cert): return errors instead of nil and guard nil PEM decode by @Aprazor in #3130
• fix(links): correct vxlan type in MarshalYAML and prevent DNS empty-slice panic by @Aprazor in #3131
• fix: close file handles to prevent resource leaks by @Aprazor in #3132
• feat(nokia_sros): Support for classic CLI scrapligo platform for vr-sros by @antoinekh in #3129
• fix: use SplitN for env vars and check CreateFile errors by @Aprazor in #3139
• fix(cmd): move defer after nil check, fix nil error wrapping, and check errors by @Aprazor in #3140
• fix(nodes): propagate PreDeploy certificate errors across all node types by @Aprazor in #3138
• Merging 3133 3134 by @hellt in #3142
• Fix AUR repository link for Arch Linux users by @andywhitaker in #3151
• fdio_vpp: Update to image which has all configs in /config by @pimvanpelt in #3152
• [SR-SIM] Add new official site for SR-OS YANG browser on banner by @sacckth in #3154
• fix(runtime): return clear error when container PID is 0 in GetNSPath by @Aprazor in #3144
• fix(srl): accept ixr-x4 as alias for ixr-x4-d topology type. Fixes #3149 by @sacckth in #3157
• fix(vyos): wrap resp.Failed instead of nil err in save error by @Aprazor in #3160
• fix(core): close netns and netlink handles in ListContainerInterfaces by @Aprazor in #3161
• fix(core): handle exec errors and fix tool container cleanup loop by @Aprazor in #3159
• Release v1.51.0-1 by @biplamal in #3150
• Replace crds reference service by @hellt in #3164
• fix(cmd): fixed a typo by @mrognor in #3163
• feat(cmd): add --name flag to tools vxlan delete for exact-match deletion by @Rucdev in #3167
• Update vr-vmx.md with startup-config format clarification by @endn in #3168
• Fix 3089 Allow credentials to be set via topology configuration by @antoinekh in #3136
• Bump docker/login-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in #3100
• Bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #3071
• fix(runtime): close ExecNotWait connection, guard NetworkInspect error path by @Aprazor in #3148
• Bump docker/metadata-action from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #3101
• Bump github.com/klauspost/compress from 1.18.3 to 1.18.4 by @dependabot[bot] in #3058
• fix(links): use sync.Once for singleton init and guard nil namespace by @Aprazor in #3147
• Add link IP support to VyOS and cEOS by @evilhamsterman in #3158
• feat(deploy): add --export-rendered flag to save expanded topology YAML by @Aprazor in #3145
• Release v1.53.0-1 by @biplamal in #3166
• Use overwrite node when checking the status of the default node kind by @hellt in #3173
• With topology vars file option by @hellt in #3171
• Enable topology template composition from multiple files by @amtelekom in #3169
• Start stop nodes by @FloSch62 in #3055
• add juniper_csrx kind by @mtucker502 in #3170
• Rn 0.75.0 by @hellt in #3181

New Contributors

• @mrognor made their first contribution in #3163
• @Rucdev made their first contribution in #3167
• @endn made their first contribution in #3168
• @amtelekom made their first contribution in #3169
• @mtucker502 made their first contribution in #3170

Full Changelog: v0.74.3...v0.75.0

What's Changed

• Add FiftyGigE (Fi) interface support for Cisco 8000 by @trustywolf in #3126
• Fix cisco_8000 typo in schema node definitions by @trustywolf in #3125
• fix: allow destroy by name without topology file by @ndtobs in #3038
• Fix startup-config cross-pollution in XRd, cEOS, VyOS, and c8000 nodes by @micyen in #3128
• SRL: add support for IXR-X4 and SXR-1-32D by @sacckth in #3127

New Contributors

• @ndtobs made their first contribution in #3038
• @micyen made their first contribution in #3128

Full Changelog: v0.74.2...v0.74.3

What's Changed

• VyOS: allow to use eth greather than eth9 by @ssasso in #3119
• VyOS: add bind for /lib/modules:ro by @ssasso in #3120
• Handle dns and tls changes in SR Linux 26.3+ by @hellt in #3121
• Release v1.48.0-5 by @biplamal in #3104
• Added rn 0.74.2 by @hellt in #3122

Full Changelog: v0.74.1...v0.74.2