Release Notes
Solsta 2.0.28 - Navigation & Interface Update
Release Date: February 17, 2026
This release improves navigation clarity, speeds up task switching, and streamlines core workflows across Products, Environments, and Repositories.
Left Navigation Redesign
- Expand and collapse functionality added
- Icon-only (skinny) mode available
- Improved hierarchy and visibility
Product Pinning
- Pin frequently used products to the sidebar for quicker access
Navigation & Dropdown Improvements
- Faster switching across products and environments
- More consistent dropdown behavior across all levels
Breadcrumb Navigation
- Clickable breadcrumb path for easier backtracking
- Clearer location awareness within nested views
Settings Revamp
- Reorganized layout
- Improved usability and structure
Global Action Buttons
- Action buttons - Create and Install - moved to the top-right corner
- Faster access to create products, environments, and repositories
Sidebar Enhancements
- Expandable drawer with icons and labels
- Improved active-state color indicators
Visual & UX Updates
- Updated Light and Dark mode styling
- Refined iconography
- Larger client display for better visibility
- Product tour pop-ups added for guided onboarding
- Improved use of color to distinguish active vs inactive states
New Functionality
- Configure Redirects for Caching Servers
- Switch between organizations (for users with access to multiple organizations)
Known Issues
There are two known issues involving repositories that are deleted, then re-created using the same name. We recommend avoiding re-creating repositories until these issues are addressed.
- D4T-2173 and D4T-2211: Navigation buttons are cropped on certain pages when Solsta UI is in full-screen mode (Product page, History tab)
- D4T-2212: Recreating repositories causes problems when installing old snapshots
- D4T-2213: Inconsistent behavior when publishing snapshots with 're-created' repositories
- D4T-2267: Wrong environment status after installing an optional repository from the Installed Environments tab
- D4T-2258: Member role text is truncated in "add role" modal
- D4T-2273: Searching and clearing Products on the second page disables navigation buttons
Version 1.19
Release Date: November 18, 2025
Solsta Desktop version 1.19 Introduces the following new features
Publish Functionality
Publishing makes Solsta deployments available for download in the original file format or an archive (.zip file). This can be useful for storing builds in a separate system, or making apps available for direct download outside of the Solsta Desktop app.
- Who can Publish snapshots? Only users with the Admin role.
- Who can download published snapshots in Solsta? All users with access to that Environment.
- Anything else I should know? The default size limit for each publish job is 20GB.
Deletion Protection
Every object - from Products to releases and even published assets - can now be marked as “protected” to prevent accidental deletion. The option is available to Admin users when creating or editing an environment.
Protected objects will show a lock icon in the UI. They cannot be deleted unless the Deletion Protection option is removed first.
Improvements
- Prevent users from attempting to install an environment to a location with insufficient disk space
- Increase the default font size
- Add ability to reorder environment launch buttons from 2nd page
- Improve some error messages
- Various UI Improvements
Bug Fixes
- Fixed: Incorrect error message when there is insufficient disk space
- Fixed: partial obscured notifications
- Fixed: Search functionality leads to an error page
- Fixed: Buttons disappear if item names are long
- Fixed: File list doesn’t fit on Release page when many attributes are displayed
- Fixed: Error when creating launch button on new environment
- Fixed: Incorrect update behavior during internet outage
- Fixed: Files from optional repository that was removed are not deleted from the disk after the environment is updated
- Fixed: Files with a large number of attributes break the UI of the File List tab
- Fixed: App doesn’t close properly when closing at a certain stage of the installation process
Known Issues
- ‘Copy Solsta URL’ button is disabled if you navigate to the product using the breadcrumb
- Unable to download published assets greater than 5GB
Version 1.18
Release Date: September 23, 2025
Solsta Desktop Client 1.18 comprises various UI changes and minor bug fixes.
Improvements
- D4T-1347: Display release tags in Installed Environments tab
- D4T-1659: Support comparing two snapshots
- D4T-1789: Breadcrumb on Teams and User pages
- Various UI Layout improvements
- D4T-1951: Add ability to copy URL protocol for current page
Bug Fixes
- D4T-828: Installed environments status hangs on “checking for update”
- D4T-1090: Items do not fit on the page when there are items with large number of characters in description
- D4T-1621: Reset visited tours when signing user out
- D4T-1660: Update self-update messages to not use product name
- D4T-1687: Add support for uninstalling repositories between syncs
- D4T-1838: Fix cropped tags on the Releases screen
- D4T-1858: Fix long name does not have ellipsis in machine table
- D4T-1859: Fix delete from orchestration not happen in rare instances
- D4T-1875: Fix Intermittent incorrect status “up to date” appears during installation
- D4T-1876: Fix update button not available after orchestration error
- D4T-1877: Fix broken install not resuming with correct state
- D4T-1878: Fix promote snapshot when not overwriting launch buttons
Known Issues
- D4T-1967: Install issues for environments with specific promotion conditions
- D4T-1974: Tags from the previous snapshot are displayed in the Installed Environments tab
- D4T-1983: Files from optional repository that was removed are not deleted from the disk after the environment is updated
- D4T-1986: Files with a large number of attributes break the UI of the 'File List' tab.
- D4T-1987: The app doesn't close properly when closing at a certain stage of the installation process
