September 2025 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

Assistance, please
by Paul A 01 Oct '25

01 Oct '25

Kia ora, greetings -- from the past, some of you will remember me. Nut shell : we have been running (charitable library, non lending) Koha catalogue since 2011 (v. 3.08.24 since July 2015). Rock solid until we got overwhelmed by DDoS and/or AI bots. Thermal protection on the Koha server (apache2 proxied from nginx) failed, literal meltdown. Built a new server (12 core intel CPU, 64G memory, Ubuntu 14.04 LTS security mods - I know, please don't flame me), reinstalled from tar and backup. Apparently a dead-ringer copy of what we had for over a decade. Public server perfect <https://opac.navalmarinearchive.com>. Mysql, Zebra, Pazpar have reconstituted over a hundred thousand biblios and items - no discernible errors, all public users happy (except hackers and AI bots mitigated at front end nginx.) But ... Koha admin (intranet) works fine for everything (items, reports, logs, "about"...) EXCEPT Biblios won't edit nor write new (manual input, nor z3950) records. ERROR : Can't call method "fields" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 2483. 2482 # traverse through record 2483 MARCFIELD: foreach my $field ( $record->fields() ) { 2484 my $tag = $field->tag(); if elsif .... We've spent nearly a week, finding minor variations in backups of Biblio.pm (occasional line renumbering and developers' signatures), nothing from a Perl logic perspective. We've done the obvious "diff's", permissions, ownerships, restarts, reboots, koha_perl_deps.pl, SAX parser, perl modules, environment. It's got to be something blazingly simple, after a decade of superb Koha service. Any and all assistance in saving my sanity would be truly appreciated, Thanks and warmest regards, Paul

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Koha Community Newsletter: September 2025
by Michael Kuhn 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

The Koha Community Newsletter for September 2025 is here: https://koha-community.org/koha-community-newsletter-september-2025/ Many thanks to everyone who submitted articles and news to this newsletter! Please feel free to e-mail me (mik(a)adminkuhn.ch) with any corrections or suggestions. Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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REMINDER: Development Jitsi meeting 23 September 2025
by Paul Derscheid 23 Sep '25

23 Sep '25

Hi all, We have a Development Jitsi meeting scheduled for tomorrow: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_IRC_meeting_24_September_2… Time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Koha+Developers+M… Please feel free to add any topics you’d like to discuss to the agenda or let me know and I am happy to add them for you. If you are lead or supporter of a roadmap project, we will be happy to get an update on progress. See you there! Paul

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Call for news - Newsletter September 2025
by Michael Kuhn 13 Sep '25

13 Sep '25

Hi I'm collecting news for the September 2025 Koha Community Newsletter. Please send anything noteworthy to: mik (at) adminkuhn (dot) ch News criteria: * Relevant news items can be of any length. * Images are fine. * Anything and everything Koha. * Submit by the 26th of the month. Text format criteria: * Just structured plain text, or * HTML text to include tables or similar For events: * Consider adding your event to the Koha Community calendar at https://koha-community.org/calendar/ Thank you! Michael Kuhn Editor, Koha Community Newsletter

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Koha/Okta OIDC configuration
by Alex Buckley 11 Sep '25

11 Sep '25

Kia ora/Hello Koha community, Have any other Koha libraries in the community successfully configured Okta as an Identity provider in Koha? We have a Koha library, running Koha 24.11. If their patrons: * 1) Log into Koha via Okta. * 2) Click the local Koha logout. * 3) Then try to log back into Koha they receive a 'wrong_csrf_token' error. We are working our way through their configurations and would really appreciate hearing if others have encountered a similar problem? Similarly, if you're using Okta successfully, and your users don't encounter this workflow, we would love to hear: Q1) Have you configured Okta, in your Koha Identity Provider, to use the OAuth or OIDC protocol? Q2) If using the OIDC protocol, what have you set as your well_known_url? Q3) Are there any tips, or tricks, you have from setting up the Okta configuration side of things? For example a Okta 'sign-out redirect URIs'? Any help much appreciated. Thanks, Alex

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REMINDER: Development Jitsi meeting 10 September 2025
by Paul Derscheid 09 Sep '25

09 Sep '25

Hi all, We have a Development Jitsi meeting scheduled for tomorrow: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Development_IRC_meeting_10_September_2… Time converter: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Koha+Developers+M… Please feel free to add any topics you’d like to discuss to the agenda or let me know and I am happy to add them for you. If you are lead or supporter of a roadmap project, we will be happy to get an update on progress. See you there! Paul

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Kohacon25
by Chris Cormack 02 Sep '25

02 Sep '25

Kia ora, Quick one - we're 11 weeks out from Kohacon25 in Wellington and I wanted to make sure you knew what's happening. The basics: 17-23 November 2025, Wellington The 25th birthday celebration of Koha Conference registration: https://kohacon25-1.lilregie.com/ Programme: https://2025.kohacon.org/schedule/ Why this one's different: This isn't just another Koha conference. It's the first time we've been back to Aotearoa since Kohacon20 (which was pandemic-limited), and frankly, it feels significant. We're starting with a proper pōwhiri at Te Herenga Waka Marae, we've got brilliant keynotes on Indigenous AI and digital sovereignty, and yes - there's a hāngi lunch planned. The programme runs through to working together days where we actually get stuff done. Numbers reality check: We'd love to hit 100+ to make this the celebration it deserves to be. If you've been thinking about it, now's the time. Wellington in November is lovely, the venue's sorted (VUW lecture theatre) and attendance is free! One ask: If you know someone who should be there, forward this on. Our community's always been about sharing knowledge and strengthening connections. We need catering numbers by end of September, so don't leave it too long. Questions? Reply to this email or hit up organisers(a)kohacon.org Cheers, Chris Cormack Kohacon25 Organising Committee P.S. Can't travel? We'll try to livestream everything, but you'll miss the conversations over coffee and the chance to actually shake hands with people you've been emailing for years.

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