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What’s New in KubeSphere 3.2.1? Key Features, Fixes, and Upgrade Guide

Version 3.2.1 of the open‑source KubeSphere platform introduces a series of enhancements—including container group status filtering, improved image builder dialogs, expanded quota visibility, numerous UI bug fixes, and updated DevOps pipelines—alongside detailed installation and upgrade instructions for Linux and Kubernetes environments.

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What’s New in KubeSphere 3.2.1? Key Features, Fixes, and Upgrade Guide

Release Overview

KubeSphere is a 100% open‑source container platform that has grown through community contributions. After three years and more than ten releases, it now has over 250 contributors, 8,300+ GitHub stars, 1,200+ forks, and over 700,000 downloads.

Version 3.2.1 Highlights

KubeSphere 3.2.1 is a patch release for 3.2.0, bringing functional enhancements and new features.

Existing Feature Enhancements

Added container group status filtering.

Added warning for image builder dialogs that do not support containerd.

Added available quota information in the project quota dialog.

User Experience Fixes

Changed password validation to require uppercase letters.

Fixed time range dropdown display errors.

Corrected long secret dictionary text display.

Resolved language‑specific terminal access issues.

Updated documentation URLs to kubesphere.io and kubesphere.com.cn.

Removed update button from gateway settings page.

Fixed secret dictionary validation for HTTP registry URLs.

Fixed Harbor image URL errors.

Fixed log search result display errors.

Corrected quota display in project and deployment dialogs.

Removed tags from credential detail page.

Observability Improvements

Fixed inability to retrieve cluster gateway metrics.

Fixed malfunctioning time range selector in monitoring dialogs.

DevOps Updates

Fixed pipeline status and run record auto‑update issues.

Added deprecation warning for kubernetesDeply pipeline step.

Fixed pipeline continuation and deletion permissions.

Fixed pipeline run record ordering.

Fixed incorrect “Started by user admin” display for non‑admin triggered pipelines.

Storage Fixes

Fixed incorrect access mode display for storage volume lists.

Fixed failure of stateful set creation when mounting storage volume templates.

Fixed errors in storage volume instance YAML configuration.

Fixed inability to modify deployment storage volume settings.

Authentication & Authorization

Fixed LDAP login failure when user information is missing.

Fixed inability to fetch cluster gateway info when user lacks cluster view permission.

Installation & Upgrade

Installation guide for KubeSphere 3.2.1 on Linux.

Installation guide for KubeSphere 3.2.1 on Kubernetes.

Upgrade path from earlier KubeSphere versions to 3.2.1.

Release Details

For more information and full release notes, visit https://kubesphere.io/zh/docs/release/release-v321/.

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