Release 1.4 rc blog post

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+date: 2022-04-12
+title: "1.4.0-rc.1"
+linkTitle: "1.4.0 RC1"
+description: "1.4.0-rc.1 Release"
+---
+
+![Open Match Logo](../../../../../images/logo-with-name.png)
+
+This is the v1.4.0-rc.1 release of Open Match.
+
+Check the [official website](https://open-match.dev) for details on features, installation and usage.
+
+## Release Notes
+
+**Feature Highlights**
+* Redis helm chart version change to 16.3.1 (#1440) 
+* Patched bug that resulted in multiple redis master nodes which fixed (#1374) :
+  * Query service returning no tickets (#1420)
+  * Existing tickets not found for a WatchAssignmentsRequest (#1428)
+* AssignTickets empty check and test cases added (#1438)
+* Redis default values update (#1430)
+* Fixed outdated apiVersion in frontend scale testing helm template (#1419)
+
+**Breaking Changes**
+* Updating the Redis helm chart version to 16.3.1 (#1440) requires changes to the api 
+  * slave --> replica
+  * usePassword: --> auth: enabled:
+  * redis.fullname --> common.names.fullname
+* Outdated apiVersion in frontend scale testing helm template (#1419)
+  * extensions/v1beta1 --> apps/v1
+
+**Enhancements**
+* Increased minimum resources based on best practices (#1439)
+* docker build optimization by using mount cache for go dependencies (#1435)
+
+## Usage Requirements
+* Kubernetes Version >= 1.21
+* Golang Version >= v1.14
+* Helm Version >= 3.8
+
+## Installation
+
+* Follow [Open Match Installation Guide](https://open-match.dev/site/docs/installation/) to setup Open Match in your cluster.
+
+## API Definitions
+
+* gRPC API Definitions are available in [API references](https://open-match.dev/site/docs/reference/api/) - _Preferred_
+* HTTP API Definitions are available in [SwaggerUI](https://open-match.dev/site/swaggerui/index.html)