# Octant Community Meeting

_This doc is meant to serve as the "one doc to rule them all" for Octant community meetings._

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:information_source: **Community Meeting Details**
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- Octant community meetings are held **every second Wednesday of the month at 1PM ET / 10AM PT** ([Convert to your timezone](https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter?t=10:00&tz=PT%20%28Pacific%20Time%29))
- **Join** the community meeting [using this Zoom link](https://vmware.zoom.us/j/97746360612?pwd=cUxwWHpYNTV3elVhS3dSd0dETks2Zz09)
- Find previous recordings [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7bmigfV0EqQ55lLisHHy2n1MDuRZasrR)
- Previous meeting notes are moved to [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/discussions?discussions_q=category%3A%22Community+Meeting%22)
- **Need help or have an issue to discuss with the team?** Add your item to **Discussion Topics** for the next meeting's agenda. :point_down:

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:information_source: **Join us on Slack and Twitter**
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The Octant team can be reached at:
* [#Octant channel](https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/CM37M9FCG) in the Kubernetes slack workspace
* If you aren't already a member on the Kubernetes Slack workspace, please first [request an invitation](https://slack.k8s.io/) to gain access.
* Twitter: [@projectoctant](https://twitter.com/projectoctant)

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Please read and abide by our [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) when attending these meetings
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## October 13th, 2021 - [YouTube Stream](https://youtu.be/PkG2ANMn05Y)

### Status updates
* KubeCon!
* Getting field tests of Octant in hardened RBAC
* Waiting from feedback from an end user to be able to cut back 0.25

### Q&A

## September 29th, 2021 - [YouTube Stream](https://youtu.be/3ISgCMx6lx8)
### Status updates
* Release 0.25 status update
* Module Federation [2622](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pull/2622)
* RBAC restricted usage [2923](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/pull/2923)
* Octant custom protocol progress [2899](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/issues/2899)
### Discussion topics
* Community meeting cadence
* Bi-weekly?
* Octant [turnkey image](https://github.com/aleveille/octant-dashboard-turnkey)
* Go 1.17

## September 22th, 2021 - [YouTube Stream](https://youtu.be/r0ReR9JTNMA)
### Attendees - Add your name + affiliation (optional)

### Status updates
* [0.25 project theme](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/projects/26): RBAC restricted usage of Octant as well as providing tighter integration in to the local desktop
* Module federation: why and how (Milan)

### Discussion points

### Q&A
* What's the role of a custom protocol for the desktop app? (David)
## September 15th, 2021 - [YouTube Stream](https://youtu.be/oNybTTgpdso)
### Attendees - Add your name + affiliation (optional)
* David Espejo, VMware
* Milan Klanjsek, VMware
* Kara Yimoyines, VMware

### Status updates
- 0.24 has been [released](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/releases/v0.24.0)!
- **What's new?**
- Added container image manifest for pods [#156](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/issues/156)
- Added automatic reloading of Go plugins [#178](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/octant/issues/178)
- Brew formula update WIP

- New video tutorial [added](https://youtu.be/74oNfzU7udg)
### Discussion points
- Retro: Improving the plugin experience. What are we missing to achieve 1.0?
- The desire to have a RESTConfig
- Better handling of kubeconfigs, contexts and what is the current context
- Having the ability to watch different resources from plugins
- 1.0 is more about the Plugin API than the feature set

### Q & A
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