BigBlueButton v3.0.30 release notes

BigBlueButton 3.0.30 adds the ability to disable specific recording formats on a per-meeting basis, new plugin actions to stop screen sharing and upload presentations, and hides the session token from the browser's address bar. The release also includes several recording stability and memory-usage fixes and accessibility improvements. Below is a list of the pull requests in this iteration, grouped by component.

Link to installation command / instructions / schedule / planned features: https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/3.0/new-features

Big THANK YOU to all community members who helped for this release - both through sending pull requests and through reporting bugs or requesting enhancements! :confetti_ball:

HTML5 client

fixes

Fix breakout webcams only for moderator lock by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25229
fix(screenshare): keep startScreensharing name in minifier for tablet app by @imdt-claudiop in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25245
fix: Unified Layout: tile count plus aggregated users does not match total participant count (3.0) by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25254
fix(client): Accessibility updates by @ramonlsouza in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25234
fix(html5): escape emoticon auto-conversion with a leading backslash by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25238
fix(audio): reinforce mute state on LK publish and reconnects by @prlanzarin in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25271

features and refactors

feat(html5): Hide sessionToken from address bar by @defnull in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25219
refactor (graphql/html5): Always show most recently pinned user first, followed by the others by @gustavotrott in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25189
perf(html5): Enable json patch for GridUsers subscription (and reduce payload significantly) by @gustavotrott in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25191
style(client): Support plugin-specified button color in actions bar by @BrentBaccala in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/24719

test and CI

test: updates to Whiteboard by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25199
webpack: ignore .yalc/ from file watching and exclude tldraw from managed-path version caching for 3.0 by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25090
Tests: add Unified Layout minimize regression tests by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25134

locales

[3.0 locales] Updates for project BigBlueButton v3.0 HTML5 client by @transifex-integration[bot] in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25197
[3.0 locales] Updates for project BigBlueButton v3.0 HTML5 client by @transifex-integration[bot] in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25260
[3.0 locales] Updates for project BigBlueButton v3.0 HTML5 client by @transifex-integration[bot] in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25262

Plugin SDK

feat(plugins): stop screenshare and upload presentation by @GuiLeme in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/24989

Core

fix(presentation): snapshot of current slide is blank under cluster-proxy by @imdt-claudiop in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25211
fix(bbb-web): Return Better Errors From Presentation Upload by @paultrudel in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25210
fix(akka, bbb-web): clientSettingsOverride fails silently by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25240
fix(shared-notes-server): export empty notes as a blank file, not an error by @Tainan404 in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25255
refactor (gql-middleware): Enable the custom json patcher for subscriptions with user_camera type by @gustavotrott in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25193

Learning dashboard

feat(LAD): add standalone build mode for LAD by @GuiLeme in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25216

Recording

fix(recording): reduce mem usage when audio cut extends into gap by @germanocaumo in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25249
recording: Fix processing hangs from seeking in screenshare files with video by @kepstin in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25252
recording: Fix hang in audio processing by @kepstin in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25279
feat(recording): disable formats per meeting by @germanocaumo in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25277

Packaging and configuration

build(bbb-web): Nginx cleanup by @defnull in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25109
build(freeswitch): v1.11.1 (up from v1.10.12) by @prlanzarin in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25157
build(freeswitch): pick relevant changes from v1.11.0/1 into v1.10.12 by @prlanzarin in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25273

Documentation

docs: Updated the options for the 'meetingLayout' parameter to include 'PARTICIPANTS_AND_CHAT_ONLY'. by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25227
docs: Prepare docs changes for BBB 3.0.30 by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25270

Chore

build(deps html5 client): bump launch-editor from 2.8.1 to 2.14.1 in /bigbluebutton-html5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25231
build(deps-dev): bump launch-editor from 2.8.0 to 2.14.1 in /bbb-graphql-client-test by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25230
chore: Add SonarQube configuration for project analysis by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25198
chore: Merge 3.0.29 into v3.0.x-develop by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25264
chore: BigBlueButton 3.0.30 iteration by @antobinary in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25213

New Contributors

@imdt-claudiop made their first contribution in https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/25211

Full Changelog: https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/compare/v3.0.29...v3.0.30

Release name

Passing -v jammy-300 to https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bbb-install/blob/v3.0.x-release/bbb-install.sh will always install the latest released BigBlueButton 3.0 version.

If for some reason you would like to install this specific release, pass -v jammy-300-3.0.30.

We still recommend using -v jammy-300 as this repository is continually updated with each BigBlueButton 3.0 release.

BigBlueButton v3.0.30