Announcing the release of OpenCue v1.11.66

OpenCue v1.11.66 release notes

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

v1.11.66 of OpenCue is a major release that represents a significant modernization of the OpenCue platform. It includes the following changes and updates:

Major Features

🦀 Rust-based RQD Implementation

  • Complete rewrite of RQD (Render Queue Daemon) in Rust for improved performance and reliability
  • Includes NIMBY logic, integration tests, and optimized retry mechanisms
  • Available as an alternative to the Python RQD implementation

Loki Integration for Centralized Logging

  • Added support for Loki log aggregation system for frame logs
  • Enables centralized log collection and monitoring across the render farm
  • Integrated into both Python and Rust RQD implementations

Cueman CLI Tool

  • New command-line interface for advanced job and batch management
  • Provides enhanced control and automation capabilities for OpenCue operations

Enhanced Docker Support

  • Added frame recovery logic and GPU mode support for Docker-based rendering
  • Improved Docker container handling and resource management
  • Better integration with containerized workflows

Complete Documentation Overhaul

  • Migrated documentation to Jekyll with GitHub Pages hosting
  • Modern UI with dark mode support and enhanced navigation
  • Comprehensive tutorials and developer guides

Pip packages published on pypi.org: https://pypi.org/search/?q=opencue

Install all Opencue Python packages:

pip install opencue-cueadmin opencue-cuegui opencue-cueman opencue-cuesubmit opencue-proto opencue-pycue opencue-pyoutline opencue-rqd

Notable Improvements

  • CueSubmit Configuration: Jobs can now be submitted from configuration files
  • Packaging Refactor: Split protocols into separate packages for better modularity
  • CueGUI Enhancements: Improved monitoring tools, performance optimizations, and new filtering options
  • Dependency Updates: Updated to latest versions of gRPC, Next.js, and other core dependencies

This release represents a significant modernization of OpenCue with the Rust RQD implementation being the standout feature for performance-critical environments.

Changes

  • [cueweb] Fix autoload and caching #1623
  • Bump next from 14.2.14 to 14.2.20 in /cueweb #1624
  • Bump next from 14.2.20 to 14.2.22 in /cueweb #1625
  • Jimmy Christensen becomes a TSC member #1629
  • [rqd] Add frame recovery logic for docker mode #1614
  • Upgrade log4j #1626
  • Reformat all java files #1627
  • Fix python3 related issues on Redirect plugin #1631
  • [cuegui] Add Max Threads and Memory Optimizer to Attributes Plugin #1639
  • [cuesubmit] Replace PySide2 with qtpy in CueSubmit files #1640
  • Update grpcio and grpcio-tools dependencies to version 1.69.0 #1641
  • Update version file paths to use VERSION.in #1642
  • Bump @sentry/node and @sentry/nextjs in /cueweb #1647
  • [cuegui] Remove check for source waiting frames on redirect #1648
  • [cuebot] Fix and update triggers for job and layer history management #1645
  • [rqd] Refactor runOnDocker and add gpu_mode #1649
  • Update upload-artifact to v4 since v3 has been deprecated #1650
  • [rqd] Fix Lint error in the rqcore.py #1653
  • [cuegui] Fix ThreadPool queue length issue and reduce CueGUI freezing on large jobs #1652
  • [rqd] Fix for type hinting that doesn’t work in python 3.8 #1655
  • Add API example to pyoutline and rqd startup example #1656
  • [cuegui] Increase memory and core limits on the redirect widget #1657
  • [cuegui] Fix slider performance issue on LayerDialog #1660
  • [rqd] Check if uid is valid before launching frame #1661
  • [rqd] Change default RQD_BECOME_JOB_USER from True to False #1659
  • [rqd] Ensure SP_OS gets updated properly on docker mode #1662
  • Fix wrongly reported CUE_HT attribute #1630
  • [cuegui] Add “Boot Time” column to HostMonitorTree and update AttributesPlugin to include boot time with year #1664
  • [rqd] [cuegui] Add support for Loki for frame logs #1577
  • [cuegui] Change color of hosts with REBOOT_WHEN_IDLE status #1666
  • [cuegui] Make local booking action opt-out #1668
  • [docs] Move /docs to /dev_docs #1670
  • [cuegui] Save state of the local booking widget #1669
  • [rqd] Ensure source on docker mounted volumes exist #1673
  • Small fix for building docs in CI/CD and update sphinx #1674
  • [rqd] Feature: RQD use host env vars #1324
  • Add cuetopia entrypoint to cuegui #1676
  • [requirements] Update PySide6 for Python > 3.11 and macOS compatibility #1677
  • [cuegui] Add LockState Filter to “Monitor Hosts” window in CueCommander #1679
  • Disable compromised tj-actions/changed-files #1682
  • [rqd] Rewrite rqnimby logic #1680
  • [cuegui] Fix ‘Clear’ option in the Lock State filter #1686
  • [cuegui] Fix plugin state saving error in Monitor Jobs by adding default getters #1688
  • [cuegui] Add “Copy Log Path” option to the “Cuetopia > Monitor Job Details” > Frame data table context menu #1691
  • [rqd] Fix process lineage logic #1689
  • [rqd] Change exitstatus for failed frames on docker that should be retried #1692
  • Add new check for changed files #1684
  • Bump next from 14.2.22 to 14.2.26 in /cueweb #1693
  • Bump @babel/helpers from 7.25.6 to 7.26.10 in /cueweb #1683
  • [cuegui] Add icon to ‘View Output in Viewer’ action for Jobs, Layers, and Frames context menus #1695
  • [cuegui] Add null checks to ServiceDialog to prevent crash on missing service #1699
  • [cuegui] Improve Sentry setup to log clearer messages and handle optional import #1701
  • [rqd] Fix issue on rssUpdate #1702
  • [cuebot] Increase Soft and Hard memory limits #1703
  • [cuegui] Apply layer filter in Frame Monitor only on double-click #1705
  • [cuegui] Prevent window open state from being overwritten during shutdown #1707
  • [cuegui] Fix window state not saved when closing via [X] button #1709
  • [rqd] Fix issue on child proc memory calculation #1710
  • [cuebot] Fix for nullpointer jobs with str_loki_url set to null #1713
  • [cuegui] Add dynamic plugin support with initial progress bar plugin #1712
  • [pycue] Remove python-six and use native str for type checks #1723
  • Shutdown now on docker #1726
  • [cueadmin/cuegui/pyoutline/rqd] Remove six dependency from CueAdmin, CueGUI, PyOutline, and RQD modules #1725
  • [cuegui] Add manual refresh button and spacebar shortcut to Monitor Cue #1728
  • [cuegui] Fix log viewer crash on Rocky 9 by launching Vim in xterm with safe flags #1730
  • [rqd] Retry NIMBY on a schedule #1731
  • [cuegui] Fix rqlog syntax highlighting compatibility on Rocky Linux #1732
  • [cuegui] Fix Dependency Wizard navigation for Job-on-Job (JOJ) dependency type #1734
  • [rqd] Rework rssUpdate based on sessionid #1736
  • [rqd] Remove grpc-fork and pynput warnings #1737
  • Cuesubmit jobs from config file #1284
  • [cuegui] Fix ServiceDialog by using direct access to service fields #1740
  • [rqd] Fix session keyError #1738
  • [rqd] Ensure logdir is owned by job user #1742
  • Split proto into it’s own package and create packages for all python modules #1681
  • Bump @babel/runtime from 7.25.6 to 7.27.1 in /cueweb #1745
  • [cuegui] Fix handling of “Layer on Simulation Frame” dependency in Depend Wizard #1747
  • [cuegui] Increase max width on lineEdit in Monitor Host widget #1743
  • Fix client install script after packaging refactor (#1681) #1748
  • Improve sandbox install script, pyproject metadata, and update documentation #1751
  • Update sandbox README to simplify Python client installation #1752
  • Update PyYAML dependency to version 6.0.1 #1753
  • [rqd] Fix typo that was causing rqconstants.RQD_USE_ALL_HOST_ENV_VARS to never get overridden by rqd.conf #1754
  • Ignore compiled proto files #1756
  • Bump next from 14.2.26 to 14.2.30 in /cueweb #1760
  • Rust RQD #1759
  • [rust/rqd] Implement NIMBY logic #1766
  • [rust/rqd] Add clippy check to rust project #1767
  • [rust/rqd] Add more protections for accountability issues #1768
  • [rust/rqd] Refactor core reservation logic #1769
  • [rust/rqd] Handle finished frames before sanitizing reservations #1770
  • [rust/rqd] Fix fallback gid to match python’s rqd #1775
  • [rust/rqd] run_as_user should also set gid #1776
  • [cuegui] Fix local booking deeding issue #1780
  • Update cuebot base image to OpenJDK 18 slim-bullseye #1778
  • Add build pipeline for packaging all OpenCue modules in CI workflow #1785
  • [rust] Rust tests without arduino #1783
  • [docs] Migrate opencue.io documentation into main OpenCue repo with Jekyll, GitHub Pages, modern UI, dark mode, and tutorial enhancements #1784
  • [cueadmin] Add Copyright Contributors to the OpenCue Project #1787
  • Update CODEOWNERS #1781
  • [rust/rqd] Add integration tests #1771
  • [cueman] Cueman CLI for advanced job and batch management in OpenCue #1791
  • [docs] Add “Deploying Documentation in Your Fork” section to docs/README.md #1790
  • [cueadmin] Fix compiled_proto import on output.py #1772
  • CI/CD release refactor #1779
  • [CI/CD] Remove redundant step for uploading opencue packages in CI workflow #1798
  • [CI/CD] Cicd fix packaging v2 #1802
  • [cuegui] Add copy buttons for job, layer, and frame names #1793
  • [docs] Add documentation build and test instructions to README.md #1796
  • [docs] Add Developer Guide with Sandbox testing instructions #1797
  • [docs] Add documentation for Rust-based RQD implementation #1803
  • [docs] Fix missing “Toggle Menu” link in sidebar navigation #1804
  • [docs] Add Cueman documentation and tutorials #1801
  • [cuegui] Add OS filter to Monitor Hosts plugin (CueGUI > CueCommander) #1795
  • [docs] Add CueGUI > Cuetopia monitoring system documentation #1805
  • [rust/rqd] Add dummy-cuebot as a dev dependency for rqd #1810
  • [docs] Standardize Cueman naming convention across documentation #1806
  • [docs] Implement independent versioning system with automated metadata #1811
  • [rust/rqd] Remove complicated trap logic from frame cmd when not needed #1813
  • [docs] Modernize and refine OpenCue docs homepage #1814
  • [docs] Add Previous/Next navigation buttons and Docs links to documentation #1815
  • [docs] Fix docs.opencue.io redirect and broken asset paths and docs improvements #1818
  • [docs] Fix broken Getting Started link in documentation homepage #1819
  • [CI/CD] Fix packaging steps (v3) #1820
  • [CI/CD] Disable Cueman docker image uploads #1822
  • [CI/CD] Re-enable integration test script step in packaging pipeline #1823
  • [docs] Add OpenCue History section with project timeline #1824
  • [docs] Fix documentation navigation links by removing trailing slashes #1821
  • [docs] Fix image paths to remove /OpenCue prefix #1827
  • [docs] Update and improve the CueAdmin documentation #1828
  • [docs] Fix local documentation preview URL in README #1830
  • [docs] Fix Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) link in the home page #1831
  • [docs] Add CueCommander documentation and fix related references #1829
  • [docs] reorganize Developer Guide and add contributing guide #1832
  • [docs] Add Other Guides and Developer Guide cards to homepage #1833
  • [docs] Rewrite and validate Quick start for Linux guide #1834
  • [docs] Redesign community section buttons for improved layout #1836
  • [docs] Add Quick Starts button to homepage hero section #1835
  • [CI/CD] Fix CI Python tests by using python -m pip #1838
  • [cuegui] Replace unmonitor buttons with dropdown menu in Monitor Jobs #1841
  • [docs] Add OpenCue walkthrough video to documentation pages #1837
  • [CI/CD] Update coverage config and simplify coverage report script #1842
  • [CI/CD] Refactor release pipeline: verify tags and streamline outputs #1843
  • [cuegui] Add descriptive labels to Monitor Jobs action buttons #1846
  • [opencue] Update host wrapper: cache lock state and prevent tag duplication #1847
  • [cuegui] feat: Replace “Group Dependent” checkbox with “Group By” dropdown #1849
  • [cuegui] Fix CueGUI performance issues during window operations in CueCommander #1851
  • [cuegui] Fix dependency window sizing for better job name visibility #1853
  • [cuegui] Optimize CueGUI > Cuetopia > Monitor Jobs performance for large job lists #1855
  • [cuegui] Expand job user colors and add a custom RGB option #1859
  • [cuegui] Fix Last Line Output persistence in Frame Monitor Tree #1857
  • [rust/rqd] Ensure dummy-cuebot is built before running rqd integration tests #1863
  • [CueBot] Fix hitaki data-source outdated attributes #1861
  • Bump next from 14.2.30 to 14.2.32 in /cueweb #1866
  • Bump tracing-subscriber from 0.3.19 to 0.3.20 in /rust #1865
  • [cuebot] Increase jobSpec layer limit #1867
  • [CI] remove docker images and cleanup artifact uploads #1868
  • [rqd] Add support for specifying network interface for rqd #1860
  • [CI] reenable rqd docker image #1875
  • [CICD] Add rust/rqd to both packaging and release pipelines #1874
  • [CI/CD] Fix issue on Python release pipeline #1876
  • [CICD] Fix issue when trying to build rqd from scratch on release step #1877
  • [CI] Fix artifact upload #1878
  • [rust-rqd] Remove logger from RunnerConfig and refactor frame logging paths #1879
  • [CI/CD] Update pipelines: switch to PyPI for release #1880
  • [CICD] Fix asset path for rust binaries on release pipeline #1882
  • [pypi] Update pyproject.toml files with descriptions and README files #1884
  • Bump brace-expansion in /cueweb #1870
  • [rqd/rust] Loki logger #1862
  • [rust/rqd] Optimize retry mechanism and add logging info #1881
  • [pypi] Fix TestPyPI upload failures for existing package versions #1887

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