VSHN AppCat Update – Servala Foundations, Garage Monitoring and OpenBao Sneak Peek

With AppCat v4.186.0, a lot happened behind the scenes. This release is less about visible UI changes and more about the foundation for what comes next: deeper Servala integration, improved storage operations, and new services on the horizon.

From enabling additional networking and storage capabilities for Servala, to preparing migrations from MinIO to Garage, to quietly introducing OpenBao support – this release is all about building the next layer of the platform.

👉 Full release details: Changelog 2026-05-05

Servala Enablement

A large part of this release focuses on extending the technical foundation behind Servala – Sovereign App Store.

Several new capabilities were added to AppCat to support future services and integrations, including generic object buckets, HTTPRoute, TCPRoute and TCP Gateway support.

While most of these improvements stay invisible to end users for now, they are important building blocks for providing more flexible, production-ready services through Servala in the future.

This is one of those releases where the impact will become more visible over time.

👉 Learn more about Servala: Servala – Sovereign App Store

Garage Monitoring and Upcoming Migrations

We have started gathering metrics and monitoring data for Garage object storage.

This allows us to improve alerting, operational visibility and reliability for managed object storage services.

At the same time, we are officially starting the migration path from MinIO to Garage.

Garage is becoming the future default for object storage services within AppCat and Servala. Existing users will hear from us soon to plan migrations together.

The goal is simple: improved operations, better scalability and a smoother long-term experience.

👉 Learn more about Garage: Garage by VSHN

OpenBao Is Coming

One small line in the changelog might actually hint at one of the most exciting additions in recent months: OpenBao.

The service is not publicly available yet, but the first building blocks are already landing in AppCat.

OpenBao is an open source fork of HashiCorp Vault, focused on open governance and community-driven development. For organizations looking at secure secret management, encryption and identity workflows without vendor lock-in concerns, this is a very interesting space to watch.

We are excited about the possibilities here – and more information will follow soon.

👉 Learn more about OpenBao: OpenBao by VSHN

PostgreSQL with CloudNativePG Is Now Production Ready

Another major milestone: PostgreSQL by VSHN with CloudNativePG is now officially production ready.

Over the last months, CloudNativePG has evolved from a promising new PostgreSQL foundation into the default future direction for PostgreSQL services in AppCat.

With self service restore, operational maturity and migration tooling now in place, we recommend users start planning migrations to CloudNativePG-based PostgreSQL instances.

You can either follow the migration guide yourself or reach out to us if you want support with the transition.

👉 Learn more about PostgreSQL with CloudNativePG: PostgreSQL by VSHN with CloudNativePG

👉 Migration guide: Migrate a PostgreSQL instance to another PostgreSQL instance

Quiet Releases Matter

Not every AppCat release is about flashy new features. Sometimes the most important work happens in the platform foundations: networking, observability, migrations, reliability and preparing the next generation of services.

AppCat v4.186.0 is exactly that kind of release.

And while some of the improvements may still stay invisible today, they are already shaping what users will be able to build and operate tomorrow.

👉 Learn more about VSHN AppCat: Application Catalog by VSHN AG