Hello, Seafile enthusiasts! We’re excited to announce that Seafile Community Edition 12.0 is production ready. This version brings a host of improvements that will make your daily work more efficient and convenient, including a brand-new navigation experience, enhanced image viewing, and a fully upgraded SeaDoc, now at version 1.0, among other great features.
Let’s dive into the details.
1. UI Modernization
1.1 Fresh Navigation & View Experience
In this update, we’ve given the navigation structure a complete makeover. The “My Libraries,” “Shared with Me,” and “Group Libraries” options have been combined into a single “Files” navigation item. This change allows you to see all your libraries on one page, significantly simplifying library management.
The sidebar can now be collapsed or expanded, and its width can be manually adjusted to suit your preferences.
Grid view presents files and data in a more intuitive and efficient manner, helping you find what you need faster and boosting your productivity.
1.2 File Details Sidebar: Information at a Glance
Click on the “Properties Details” icon in the toolbar to bring up the file details sidebar. This sidebar presents file information, such as size, last modified by, and modification time, in a more visually appealing way. It gives users a more comprehensive understanding of the file, enhancing their grasp of file attributes and improving operational efficiency.
1.3 File Preview and Thumbnails
The image viewing experience and others have been upgraded to meet the diverse needs of users.
• Support rotate, download, delete, view raw image from image preview UI
• Support preview and generating thumbnails for HEIC format
• Support generating thumbnails for PDF files and videos
• Open Markdown files in a pop-up window instead of a new tab
• Unified the look and feel of toolbars for the viewer/editor for various file types (e.g.pdf, markdown, txt)
1.4. New Trash Bin and Library History
Trash bin and library history are now shown in a pop-up dialog.
2. New manual and new deployment architecture
In Seafile 12.0, we also made significant improvements to both our administration manual and deployment architecture.
The manual has been re-organized to have a much cleaner structure. Obsolete contents have been deleted and all remaining pages have been revised.
Major architectural changes include:
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Implementation of Caddy as a dedicated reverse proxy for HTTPS handling
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Migration of the notification server to a separate Docker image
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Improved network configuration through dedicated reverse proxy, enabling better component isolation and management
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Streamlined configuration process using environment variables, eliminating redundant settings across multiple config files
These changes simplify deployment while providing greater flexibility for custom setups.
3. SeaDoc is now production ready
As one of Seafile’s core functions, SeaDoc has also been comprehensively enhanced in this update. In general, SeaDoc has been upgraded to version 1.0. It has optimized interfaces, a shortcut link function, export and collaboration capabilities, and enhanced table functions.
4. New wiki function: Create an efficient knowledge base
To meet users’ needs for knowledge management, we have added a wiki function. Users can now create and manage a knowledge base for easy team information sharing and collaborative editing. This function not only improves team collaboration efficiency but also realizes efficient knowledge management and access.
Conclusion
Seafile Community Edition 12.0 is production ready. Come give it a try and let us know what you think! Your input is crucial to us, and we welcome your feedback to help us continuously improve our product. Let’s work together to make Seafile even better！
