If you know Univention, you know the App Center. For years, it has been the go-to place for selecting and installing applications on Nubus for virtual machines (UCS). It has served its purpose well and that is exactly the point: our integration ecosystem has long outgrown installable apps.
Identity connectors, groupware integrations, ISV applications via the ID Broker, packaged integrations for cloud-native environments running Univention Nubus, the list is long. And it kept growing, while the individual scenarios remained scattered across different web pages, documentation and forum howtos. Administrators had to hunt for what they needed; partners struggled to make their solutions visible.
That changes now. The new Integration Catalog brings everything together in one place.
Everything in One Place – Searchable and Filterable
The Integration Catalog is the single entry point for every type of integration with Univention Nubus: App Center applications, identity and groupware connectors, ID Broker connections for the education sector, openDesk components – all in one searchable overview.
What works with our products? How do I get started? The catalog answers these questions directly – with filters by integration type, functionality and compatible product.
The Next Evolution of the App Center
The Integration Catalog does not replace the App Center, it builds on it. While the Univention App Center focuses on apps that are installed directly on Nubus for virtual machines (UCS), the catalog opens up the view to the entire integration ecosystem around Nubus. The familiar, curated experience stays the same.
Once the catalog goes live, it becomes the new central entry point and replaces the previous App Center catalog on our website.
And Sometimes No Software Is Needed At All
One insight the catalog makes properly visible for the first time: many applications work with Nubus without any additional software. Nubus is built on open standards, LDAP, SAML, OpenID Connect, and often a simple configuration is all it takes.
Take GitLab as an example: a community howto walks you through connecting a self-hosted GitLab to Nubus via LDAP and OIDC – without a single additional package. The catalog now showcases these documentation-based integrations on equal footing with installable apps and packaged integrations.
Open, Diverse and Always Up to Date
- Diversity and flexibility: The catalog reflects the true breadth of the ecosystem – covering integrations for on-premises environments with UCS, cloud-native deployments with Nubus on Kubernetes, and solutions for education and the public sector.
- Open and community-driven: All catalog entries are maintained as simple YAML files in a public GitHub repository. Partners, ISVs and community members can contribute new entries or update existing ones via pull request at any time.
- Always up to date: The website syncs automatically with the repository. The catalog always reflects the latest state of the ecosystem – not a one-off snapshot, but a living picture of what is available.
What Does This Mean In Practice?
- For decision-makers: See at a glance how many applications already connect to Nubus – and how low the barrier is for the next one.
- For administrators: Find, evaluate and adopt integrations across schools, municipalities, enterprises and cloud-native environments faster with technical details such as protocols, supported deployments and direct links to documentation for every entry.
- For partners and ISVs: Greater visibility for your integration with your own entry, logo and links, right where customers start their search.
- For the ecosystem as a whole: More integrations, easier adoption, greater transparency, a healthier ecosystem around Nubus.
Explore It Now
The Integration Catalog is live at https://www.univention.com/products/integration-catalog/. More than 90 integrations are already listed – and the number keeps growing.
Take a look. And if you build integrations for our products, get in touch or open a pull request. We look forward to seeing your solution in the catalog.
