What kiali/kiali shipped
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Week of September 21, 2026
What shipped
- Fixed frontend build failures on ppc64le and s390x architectures by upgrading Rspack to 2.2.7 [5]. Pull request #10344
- Moved language selector from the masthead into the Preferences modal and added a System language option that uses OS/browser locale [7]. Pull request #10329
- Replaced MinIO with SeaweedFS in Tempo tracing hack scripts across operator, Helm, Sail, and multicluster OpenShift install paths [0]. Pull request #10346
- Fixed Tempo CI MinIO image pull failure by using the OpenShift multi-arch mirror instead of the no-longer-public quay.io image [3]. Pull request #10351
- Replaced custom ListColumnManagementModal with PatternFly's ColumnManagementModal component on Apps, Services, Workloads, and Namespaces list pages [10]. Pull request #10331
- Added Playwright @ambient suite with dedicated CI job covering 8 ambient scenarios including namespace badges and traffic filtering [12]. Pull request #10319
- Switched Playwright smoke and core CI suites from local to in-cluster Kiali setup with KinD and MetalLB ingress [5]. Pull request #10344
- Fixed remote Istio setup to wait for caBundle Ready message before running istioctl create-remote-secret in multicluster Sail deployments [2]. Pull request #10350
- Added Istio 1.31 CRDs for controller integration tests [9]. Pull request #10340
- Ported Cypress @perses mesh and workload metrics tests to Playwright with Perses infrastructure node and dashboard link verification [13]. Pull request #10300
Why it matters
This week addresses critical infrastructure issues for multi-architecture builds and removes deprecated dependencies like MinIO that blocked testing and deployments. The shift to Playwright testing continues modernizing the test suite while maintaining coverage of ambient, mesh, and metrics scenarios.
Changelog entry
- Fixed frontend build on ppc64le and s390x by upgrading Rspack to 2.2.7 Pull request #10344
- Moved language selector to Preferences modal with new System option for OS/browser locale Pull request #10329
- Replaced MinIO with SeaweedFS in Tempo tracing hack scripts Pull request #10354
- Fixed Tempo CI MinIO image pull by using OpenShift multi-arch mirror Pull request #10351
- Replaced custom ListColumnManagementModal with PatternFly ColumnManagementModal Pull request #10331
- Added Playwright @ambient suite with 8 test scenarios and dedicated CI job Pull request #10319
- Switched Playwright smoke and core suites to run against in-cluster Kiali Pull request #10344
- Fixed multicluster Sail to wait for caBundle Ready before istioctl create-remote-secret Pull request #10350
- Added Istio 1.31 CRDs for integration tests Pull request #10340
- Ported Cypress @perses scenarios to Playwright with mesh and workload metrics tests Pull request #10300
Week's updates: fixed ppc64le/s390x builds, moved language selector to Preferences, replaced MinIO with SeaweedFS, added Playwright @ambient suite, and upgraded PatternFly components.
This week we fixed ppc64le and s390x architecture builds, moved the language selector into the Preferences modal with system locale detection, replaced deprecated MinIO with SeaweedFS in hack scripts, added comprehensive Playwright ambient testing, and modernized UI components with PatternFly updates. These changes improve build reliability across architectures, enhance user preferences, and strengthen our testing infrastructure.
Week of September 14, 2026
What shipped
- Kiali v2.32.0 released with updated features and fixes. Release
- Added PatternFly appearance modes including color schemes (System/Light/Dark), contrast options (Glass/High contrast), and themes (Default/Project Felt) with a new Preferences modal. Pull request #10284
- Fixed ztunnel metrics queries and multi-cluster namespace access in the Ztunnel Metrics tab for federated metrics deployments. Pull request #10326
- Fixed empty Kiali Internal Metrics charts after federation by relocating Prometheus federation rules and retaining namespace labels. Pull request #10316
- Fixed empty metrics for Envoy by sending workload version to retrieve metrics. Pull request #10314
- Synced Perses dashboards with renamed Istio dashboard IDs and simplified the sync-dashboards.sh script. Pull request #10312
- Added support for setting up federated metrics as a follow-up improvement. Pull request #10299
- Added logging of Prometheus queries used to obtain metrics for debugging custom dashboards. Pull request #10313
- Updated container image references following Istio's migration from gcr.io to docker.io. Pull request #10318
- Ported CRD validation tests from Cypress to Playwright with new kubectl helpers for Istio and Gateway API resources. Pull request #10292
Why it matters
This week includes the v2.32.0 release along with critical fixes for federated metrics and ztunnel support in multi-cluster deployments. UI improvements add appearance customization options, and test coverage has been expanded with Playwright migration. These changes improve reliability for distributed Istio environments and enhance the user interface.
Changelog entry
- Add PatternFly appearance modes including color scheme (System/Light/Dark), contrast options (System/Default/Glass/High contrast), and themes (Default/Project Felt) with Preferences modal Pull request #10284
- Fix ztunnel metrics queries and multi-cluster namespace access in Ztunnel Metrics tab Pull request #10326
- Fix empty Kiali Internal Metrics charts after federation by relocating Prometheus federation rules and retaining namespace labels Pull request #10316
- Fix empty metrics for Envoy by sending workload version to retrieve metrics Pull request #10314
- Sync Perses dashboards with renamed Istio dashboard IDs and simplify sync-dashboards.sh script Pull request #10312
- Add support for setting up federated metrics Pull request #10299
- Add logging of Prometheus queries used to obtain metrics for custom dashboards and all metric sources Pull request #10313
- Update container image references following Istio migration from gcr.io to docker.io Pull request #10318
- Port CRD validation tests from Cypress to Playwright with kubectl helpers for Istio and Gateway API resources Pull request #10292
- Stabilize KIA0208 CRD validation and mTLS cleanup in Playwright tests Pull request #10308
- Fix Tempo CI MinIO image pull failure by replacing gcr.io image with quay.io alternative Pull request #10322
Kiali v2.32.0 is out with federated metrics support, appearance customization, ztunnel multi-cluster fixes, and expanded Playwright tests. Check the release notes.
Kiali v2.32.0 is available with significant improvements for multi-cluster deployments. Key updates include federated metrics support, ztunnel metrics fixes for multi-cluster namespaces, new PatternFly appearance modes (light/dark/glass), and migration of CRD validation tests to Playwright. Enhanced Prometheus query logging aids debugging, and Istio image references have been updated for the gcr.io to docker.io migration.