We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.7.0. This release introduces a unified /api/v2 REST API for headless and single-page-application frontends, and a new static theme system that lets you build search screens entirely from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — shipped with a bundled Bootstrap 5 reference theme. It also updates the search engine to OpenSearch 3.7. Important — API v2 migration: T…
We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.6.1. This patch release adds HTTP proxy support for LLM clients, allowing deployments behind a corporate proxy to reach OpenAI, Ollama, Gemini, and other LLM endpoints without bespoke wiring. It also fixes a potential JavaScript escaping issue in the chat UI. Improvements AI Search Mode / RAG Chat LLM HTTP traffic now honors the workspace http.proxy…
We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.6.0. This release adds support for OpenSearch 3.6, introduces a new distributed coordination system for multi-instance deployments, modernizes password storage with BCrypt hashing, and ships a major AI Search Mode (RAG Chat) overhaul along with a new log-based notification channel. Highlights OpenSearch 3.6 Support Fess is now compatible with OpenSe…
We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.5.1. This release focuses on significant improvements to the AI Search Mode, introducing an abstracted LLM client layer, expanded model support, and enhanced configurability for both OpenAI and Gemini providers. 🔧 Improvements AI Search Mode Introduced an abstracted LLM client layer with configurable system/user prompts, locale-aware responses, and…
We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.5.0. This release introduces an experimental AI Search Mode with OpenAI and Gemini support, a new Index Export Job for generating HTML files from search documents, CPU load-based request throttling, and a comprehensive set of security hardening improvements. 🚀 Highlights AI Search Mode (Experimental) New AI-powered search mode that combines large la…
We're pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.4.0. This release brings support for OpenSearch 3.4, major new features for cloud storage integration, enhanced security, and numerous improvements across the platform. 🚀 Highlights OpenSearch 3.4 Support Fess is now compatible with OpenSearch 3.4, enabling use of the latest OpenSearch features and performance improvements. Cloud Storage Crawling (S…
We’re releasing Fess 15.3.2, a minor update that resolves an HTML parsing issue caused by a library bug. 🛠 Fixes HTML Parsing Fix Fixed an issue where certain HTML documents could not be parsed correctly during crawling. This was addressed by updating and patching the nekohtml library to restore expected behavior. We recommend updating to Fess 15.3.2 if you encountered issues with HTML parsing dur…
We’re releasing Fess 15.3.1, a patch update that includes a critical fix for differential crawling and updates to the latest OpenSearch dependencies. 🛠 Fixes and Improvements Fixed Differential Crawling Issue Renamed internal configuration files from "Elasticsearch" to "OpenSearch" to resolve an issue where differential crawling was not working as expected. (#2927) Updated OpenSearch Dependencies…
We’re pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.3.0. This release adds support for OpenSearch 3.3 and updates several core dependencies to improve compatibility with modern environments. 🚀 Highlights OpenSearch 3.3 Support Fess is now compatible with OpenSearch 3.3, enabling use of the latest OpenSearch features and performance improvements. Dependency Updates Updated jcifs to a newer version for…
We’re pleased to announce the release of Fess 15.2.0. This version adds compatibility with OpenSearch 3.2 and includes an update to the Azure AD authentication integration. 🚀 Highlights OpenSearch 3.2 Support Fess is now compatible with OpenSearch 3.2, ensuring smooth integration with the latest OpenSearch features and enhancements. Azure AD Authentication Update Migrated from the deprecated ADAL4…