AnyLogic Cloud: Release notes

Applies to AnyLogic Cloud 2.5.3. Last modified on May 29, 2025.

• The Completed runs view now displays the status of all runs and highlights those that were completed with errors (with specifics).
• You can now use OAuth to log in to Cloud via the AnyLogic desktop installation (starting with AnyLogic 8.9.5).
• Private Cloud:
  • LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) is now supported out of the box.
  • You can now specify custom Java machine arguments for model executors.
  • The cassandra and statistics components have been removed from Private Cloud.
  • The behavior of non-activated Private Cloud has been changed; the access to the web interface is now fully supported.
    However, the model execution is not available for a non-activated instance.
  • The diagnostics script has been improved. It now collects more information about the Private Cloud configuration, public SSL certificate, infrastructure, and so on.
• Bugfixes:
  • The uploadFile() function of the JavaScript API client has been fixed.
  • When sorting the model list by date, AnyLogic Cloud now takes into account the date on which changes were made in the web model editor and sorts accordingly.

• Seamless integration with AnyLogic 9:
  • Models with compilation errors can be uploaded to AnyLogic Cloud.
  • AnyLogic Cloud pulls changes in the model from AnyLogic 9 on Run, Play, and other actions without refreshing the browser tab.
• Security updates:
  • AnyLogic Cloud is now using Java 17.0.13.
  • RabbitMQ has been updated to version 4.0.5.
  • Spring Boot has been updated to version 3.4.1.
• Various improvements:
  • The Duplicate model version command now creates a new version with a name that includes a counter.
  • The exportable Excel file of experiment results now includes the experiment input file if available.
  • The error message about insufficient RAM required to run an experiment has been improved.
• Bugfixes:
  • If there were multiple file selectors on the experiment dashboard, the file being uploaded could occasionally end up in the wrong file selector.
  • Attempting to download an Excel file in the Completed runs view could return an error if the input or output file had spaces in its name.
  • The experiment-results service of Private Cloud could return a 500 error after restarting the instance.
  • The controller service of Private Cloud could create duplicate entries in the known_hosts file.
  • In the results of the Optimization and Optimization with replications experiments, the new output could sometimes not appear in the Objective widget.
  • The Private Cloud installer could fail to update the installation with a non-default home directory or user.

• AnyLogic 9 Technology Preview SaaS is now available to all registered users of AnyLogic Cloud, allowing models to be created and edited in the browser window.
• Private Cloud now correctly displays a notification if the SMTP server is not properly configured to send email from within the application.
• Improved logging of LDAP and Active Directory error messages for the rest service component.

• Completed runs: Cloud now offers improved run management with the new view that provides a tabular overview of all experiment runs.
• Private Cloud Pro and Enterprise users can now take advantage of integration with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect compliant providers for secure user authentication.
• Apache Cassandra has been replaced with PostgreSQL for storing all experiment run results. During the Private Cloud update, data is automatically migrated from Cassandra to PostgreSQL.
• Cloud now automatically updates the possible values of inputs in experiments. When a new version of the model is loaded, input values are migrated; if an input has a default value, the new version has a new default value, and if an input has a non-default value, the non-default value is retained.
• Model animations from AnyLogic desktop installations are now automatically uploaded with the model.
• The ability to export all experiment runs in the JSON format has been removed in favor of the new export feature available in the Completed runs view.

• Cloud now supports Java 17.
• Animation improvements:
  • Cloud now better handles searching within the JAR files, which can be useful if your custom library JAR contains 3D shapes you want to use in the model.
  • The new animations.json configuration file has been introduced for Private Cloud instances.
• Private Cloud improvements:
  • The Private Cloud installations now include the diagnostics utility.
  • Private Cloud now supports Ubuntu 22.04 and the ED25519 SSH encryption key format.
  • Fixed an issue where the backup script saved redundant Cassandra-generated data.
  • Fixed a rare issue where Linux settings would prohibit reading Cloud configuration files, rendering the administrator panel web UI unusable.
• In scatter plots, you can now choose to display multiple outputs for a single input.
• The subscription management screen has been slightly redesigned.
• Minor interface improvements have been introduced.

• New experiment types are introduced: Optimization and Optimization with replications.
• Several chart improvements:
  • New scatter plot options: line or dotted line display.
  • Box plot now labels the X and Y axes with the names of its input and output elements.
• Private Cloud improvements:
  • Improved installation script logging.
  • The root distinguished name (rootDn) in Active Directory configurations can now be specified explicitly.
• Minor improvements:
  • The version name in the breadcrumbs now opens the Version tab of the model if a user has permissions to access it.
  • The animation displayed on the General tab of the model or embedded on the third-party website now uses the default input values.
• Public Cloud users who do not have a subscription are now subject to a 5-minute time limit on the duration of multi-run experiments.

• Several improvements have been made to charts:
  • The density and mean and error plots now allow time to be used as the X-axis value.
  • The mean and error plot is now also available for the Variation with replication experiment.
  • The mean is now displayed on the box plot.
  • You can now use a varying input to create a scatter plot.
  • When setting the time axis format, you can now select specific time units to display.
  • Renamed multiple plots for consistency.
• General improvement of UI text in AnyLogic Cloud for better consistency and readability.
• Private Cloud users can now set a custom title for the instance page in the administrator panel.
• The problem that caused the backup script to save too many snapshots has been resolved.
• The signup, login, and user customization forms can now display the password as it is being entered.
• Several security updates have been implemented.

• Model comments now support hyperlinks.
• A new Date and Time value picker is now available in experiment dashboards.
• Exported run results in Excel files now contain links to output files.
• In the sidebar, there is now the Duplicate experiment button.
• The Time axis format widget for time charts has been reworked.
• Minor Private Cloud installation script improvements.
• The documentation on the Custom UI feature is added.
• Various UI improvements have been introduced.
• New Private Cloud configuration files and feature toggles are added.
• The TLS 1.3 protocol is now enabled by default.
• Fixed a bug occurring when a model is uploaded to the Private Cloud instance with guest access disabled.
• API clients have been updated.
• Internal services of AnyLogic Cloud are reworked in preparation for future features.

• Private Cloud instances now support configurable password policies.
• Social network sharing buttons are now available on the model screen.
• Model descriptions now support hyperlinks.
• Some UI changes have been introduced to the administrator panel of Private Cloud.
• Cloud search engine now allows for more complex search queries.
• Cloud API clients now support using files as inputs and outputs.
• Several Private Cloud configuration files have been reworked.

• Cloud now uses Java 11.
• Cloud web UI now uses Angular 13.
• Several third-party libraries were updated to fix performance and vulnerability issues.
• Multiple aspects of the UI are improved.

• Private Cloud instances can now be integrated with LDAP and Active Directory servers for user authentication.
• Built-in Chinese and Russian localizations.
• Multiple aspects of the UI are improved.
• The documentation now includes guides on update and uninstallation of Private Cloud instances.

• Guest access can now be disabled for Private Cloud instances.
• AnyLogic Cloud experiments can now produce files as output.
• The JavaScript API client can now be used to create Monte Carlo 1^st order experiments.
• Multiple aspects of the UI are improved.

• Subscribers of AnyLogic Cloud now have access to the AnyLogic 9 technology preview.

• The performance of the model images in the model galleries is improved.
• The GDPR-compliant privacy policies are introduced.
• AnyLogic Engine used for Cloud instances is updated.

• Performance of the model galleries — the Public models and My models pages — is improved.
• Various improvements for the installation script are introduced.

• Model execution performance was improved.
• Various improvements for the installation script are introduced.

• Various improvements for the installation script are introduced.

• The administrator panel is added for Private Cloud administrators, enabling a number of features:
  • User management
  • Service component management
  • UI customization
• The administrator account is now created with default credentials.
• Data of all experiments of a specific model version can now be downloaded in the JSON format.
• Various improvements for the installation script are introduced.
• The documentation of Java API is now available.

• Private Cloud instances now support the HTTPS protocol.
• Models that interact with the native code via the Java Native Interface now can be run in Cloud.

• The backup and restore tools are now improved and introduced in the form of simple shell scripts.

• A simple installation script is introduced, allowing for easy deployment of Private Cloud instances.

• Versioning of Private Cloud is improved, enabling the simple upgrade of instances.

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