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1.8.0-alpha3 Development Preview Released
We have released 1.8.0 as a stable release, please refer to the announcement for information on using or upgrading to 1.8.
We are proud to announce the release of our third development preview for the 1.8 series of Xibo. The codename for this series is “Tempel”.
This release builds on the enhancements in 1.8.0-alpha2 by fixing 49 issues/features.
Highlights:
- Dynamic and Nested Display Groups
- CMS Caching to speed up larger installations (reduce database server requirements)
- Behind-the-scenes adjustments to improve reliability and testability
Signage Players
This release contains new features relating to the communication between the CMS and the Players. To use this release you must use Xibo for Windows 1.8.0-alpha2 or later or Xibo for Android R58 or later.
The download is available on GitHub.
Please Note: This is a development preview release and should not be used in production.
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