Lifeboat Changelog

Build 175 Jun 25, 2024

New: Support for Ubuntu 24.04
New: Schedule server restart at a specific time
New: Updates that require a reboot now inform the user
New: Static Files option to show the contents of a directory when index.html is missing
Fixed: Corrupted settings files no longer prevent Lifeboat from launching
Fixed: Check for server software updates handles manifest failures
Fixed: Server software update conflicts are now resolved automatically
Changed: Improved several areas of the User Guide
Changed: Lifeboat install / update process no longer overwrites Fail2Ban customizations

Build 170 Mar 6, 2024

New: Web App Version History and rollback feature
New: Log viewer can now reload the logs in the view
Fixed: Manged --UploadPath no longer writes to log when temporary location already exists
Fixed: Changes to preferences now apply to open server connections immediately
Fixed: NilObjectException caused by clearing a log more than once no longer occurs
Fixed: Removes extraneous "error.log" from caption when viewing address logs
Fixed: The "Handle www. prefix" checkbox no longer gets stuck disabled after a manual SSL certificate domain has been edited
Fixed: Config adjustments for nginx + Grav
Fixed: About window will no longer raise a NSRangeException
Fixed: NilObjectException caused by quarantine no longer occurs
Changed: Adjusted "Hide identifiers" for Debian 12 Web App logs
Changed: Server setup progress label is now reflects correct install / update / repair action
Changed: Improved Debian / Ubuntu server software update process tracking
Changed: Debian / Ubuntu server software update process now cleans up orphaned packages

Build 164 Jan 23, 2024

New: Folder drop indicator makes web app upload easier to understand
New: Advanced Web App Options to fine tune load balancing, security, and functionality
New: Address logs now also download access.log
New: Option to view logs with system Text Editor
New: Configure nginx mod_rewrite for Grav and Sendy
Fixed: Tools selection can no longer be confused by rapid successive clicks and a ridiculous Xojo Framework defect
Fixed: SSH Authentication setting corrected for ambiguously false values
Changed: nginx configuration errors now provide more details
Changed: Custom headers for reverse proxy configurations now override Lifeboat default values
Changed: X-Forwarded-For header now uses $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for for custom reverse proxy configurations
Changed: Static File management no longer uses click-delay to rename items (use the contextual menu)
Changed: Cron jobs no longer use click-delay to rename items (use the contextual menu)
Changed: Esc key will no longer leave certain views to avoid uninteiontal destruction

Build 155 Dec 4, 2023

Fixed: A RuntimeException caused by encrypted data will no longer occur
Changed: Error reporter now encourages a contact address (though it is not required)

Build 153 Nov 29, 2023

Fixed: Password based connections no longer cause a runtime exception

Build 152 Nov 28, 2023

New: Custom Reverse Proxy setup for running other web applications
Fixed: Support for servers with non-English locales
Fixed: Reading Secure Authentication config will no longer fail in rare circumstances
Fixed: Custom error pages now work with web paths not at the root
Fixed: Database version check for future versions
Fixed: Minor UI corrections
Changed: OK / Cancel layout is now more consistent
Changed: Tightened default request body size to protect web apps
Changed: Disabling Lifeboat Application Offline page also hides the Lifeboat nothing configured for address page

Build 149 Oct 17, 2023

New: Servers are now disconnected upon sleep
New: HTTP/2 is now optional in the server nginx settings
Fixed: Web apps can now be configured to communicate with http2

Build 143 Aug 15, 2023

Fixed: Windows no longer requires Visual Studio installed on the system
Fixed: Windows installer cleans up no longer used library files
Fixed: Show IP in titlebar setting now updates any open server window
Fixed: Errors early in the connection process no longer cause a RuntimeException
Changed: Improved demo mode experience with servers configured while licensed

Build 131 Aug 8, 2023

New: Support for Debian 12
New: Launch connection in Terminal.app (macOS Only)
New: Wildcard redirect settings are now indicated in list view
New: SSL configuration can now resolve some certbot issues
Fixed: Connections to Ubuntu 22 with RSA keys now work
Fixed: Uppercase letters in domains with SSL no longer cause a configuration error
Fixed: Manual SSL process for Ubuntu 22 no longer incorrectly fails
Fixed: Manual SSL will no longer cause a RuntimeException with incomplete certificate chains
Changed: Improved optimization of SSL configuration procedure

Build 128 Jul 11, 2023

New: Redirects can now handle wildcard paths
Fixed: Default sort indicator for Domains & Subdomains view
Fixed: Default sort indicator for Web Apps view
Fixed: Support for very long domain names
Fixed: Secure Authentication now checks include-files for weakness
Fixed: Full web address validation no longer gets confused with both Static Files and Redirects on one Domain
Changed: Updated Secure Authentication function for Ubuntu 22.04

Build 121 Apr 4, 2023

Fixed: Bug with updating getting stuck at "Checking Software"

Build 120 Apr 4, 2023

Fixed: Upload speed is now extremely fast
Fixed: nginx configuration support for TLS 1.3
Fixed: Some Ventura specific crashes have been fixed
Changed: Checks and validates tree XML on connection to report errors
Changed: Web App logs now rotate monthly instead of weekly
Changed: RAM stats are now on one line

Build 117 Feb 14, 2023

Fixed: Clearing logs no longer leads to unstable behavior

Build 111 Jan 28, 2023

Fixed: Install process now works again

Build 109 Jan 24, 2023

New: Server overview now includes disk usage
New: Display when cron routine intervals execute
Fixed: Lifeboat related logs now rotate properly
Fixed: Default server address now listens for SSL connections (for visitors accessing the server with an address not configured in Domains & Subdomains)
Fixed: Server install / update process no longer unsets Manual SSL configuration
Fixed: Lifeboat can now alert users and offer instructions if apt is stuck on a conflict
Fixed: Wider server detail label to make room for longer overview strings (Ubuntu with multiple CPUs on x86_64)
Fixed: Check manual certificates no longer checks certificates from every server
Fixed: Service restart limits prevent broken apps from getting stuck in a restart loop
Changed: Much more tidy with cleaning up temporary files
Changed: Improved recovery from interrupted server updates
Changed: SSL Mode indicator now less ambiguous with Manual SSL
Changed: Environment variables editor is now accessible for new deployments

Build 101 Dec 13, 2022

New: Support for ARM64 servers
New: Button to show the Update Logs folder
New: Show detected server software in unsupported software message
New: Optionally display connection status updates
Fixed: No longer crashes on Windows when dismissing error messages
Fixed: Web Apps with numeric names no longer cause the status overview to fail

Build 100 Oct 11, 2022

New: Install and manage fonts on the server
Fixed: Manual CSR form no longer mistakes fields as empty when validating
Fixed: Uploading no longer brings .DS_Store or Thumbs.db files
Fixed: Uploading Static Files now handles aliases

Build 99 Sep 14, 2022

New: Warning if the server locale is incompatible with commands
New: Set an environment variable for the deployment DateTime
Fixed: False positive with checking secured authentication value
Fixed: Rare lockout when using the automated disable password feature
Fixed: Environment variables are now more reliably updated
Fixed: Preferences toolbar icon size is now correct on Windows
Fixed: Web Apps can no longer collide with the manual certificates directory
Fixed: Deleting a domain with "Handle www. prefix" enabled cleans up the www. certificate

Build 93 Aug 2, 2022

New: Create restart scripts for Web Apps from the cron jobs editor
New: Configure nginx to handle mod_rewrite for YOURLS
New: Optionally display the server IP address in the title bar
New: Optionally keep the server list open when connecting to a server
New: Create connections without saved key files (for high security needs)
New: Informational message when a critical package can't be installed
Fixed: Session.Secure now correctly reflects https status
Fixed: libpango now installs on Ubuntu 18.04
Fixed: Editing a connection to point to an empty server no longer causes an install loop

Build 89 Jul 12, 2022

New: Support for Ubuntu 22.04
New: ARM and Intel Universal Build
New: Pass custom environment variables to web apps
New: Super Simple Sync will now indicate where the database is being used
Fixed: Support for PDFDocument generation
Fixed: Install process no longer gets stuck in rare cases
Fixed: Deleting an app no longer occasionally launches an app in the browser

Build 83 Jun 1, 2022

New: Enable nginx gzip compression for your websites
New: Can now disable Application Offline page
New: Configure nginx to handle the MantisBT REST API requests
New: Accent color is now Lifeboat Orange (macOS only)
Fixed: Static Files web path now accepts allowable special characters
Changed: A swapfile is now always created because it's necessary to run apps smoothly
Changed: Better default settings for Static Files configuration

Build 79 Apr 14, 2022

New: Application offline page that refreshes when the application comes back
New: Secure Authentication now also configures SSH key authentication
New: Select a default SSH Key for new server connections
New: Pre-selects imported SSH key to improve new connection workflow
Fixed: Proxy instance health check no longer disconnects users in rare cases
Fixed: Setting SSH port can no longer leave the firewall closed in rare occasions
Fixed: Disappearing tool status text in when using Light Mode
Fixed: Laggy behavior with the SSH Keys Manager
Fixed: Documentation describing the configure web app view
Changed: Server Tools now organized into groups for discoverability

Build 77 Feb 15, 2022

New: Turbo-charged update engine
New: Install and manage MariaDB / MySQL
New: Hide server and process identifiers from the log viewer
New: Launch SSL Labs test from address list
New: Manually configure and install SSL certificates if necessary
Fixed: No longer intermittently disconnects after downloading logs
Fixed: Issue downloading app logs from CentOS 7
Fixed: Connection error messages no longer fail with encoding error
Fixed: PHP configuration is no longer broken when updating
Fixed: Typo in swapfile help description
Fixed: Windows uninstaller icon
Fixed: Windows message boxes are no longer light mode when dark mode is active
Changed: Improved user experience for updating a web app
Changed: Improved upload progress display accuracy

Build 70 Jan 4, 2022

New: Support for Debian 11
New: Clear logs from within Lifeboat
New: Log viewer scrolls to bottom to show the latest entries automatically
New: Weekly cron job to cleanup Lifeboat temporary files
New: Automatically open web browser after deploying a web app
Fixed: Reliability of downloading larger log files
Fixed: Install process apache detection
Fixed: Can no longer resize Preferences window
Fixed: Cron job editor is now legible in Windows dark mode
Changed: Refactored web app upload process
Changed: Improved the handling of missing log files
Changed: Status report window better fits the width of the contents

Build 69 Dec 21, 2021

New: Dark mode support on Windows
Fixed: Exception when expanding upload folders with hidden items
Fixed: Issue launching uploaded apps containing spaces
Changed: nginx configuration proxy_http_version 1.1

Build 68 Oct 12, 2021

New: Hide nginx server tokens
New: Static Files now support HTTP 2.0
New: Change the SSH port from Secure Authentication
Fixed: Install process ensures the currently connected port is open on the firewall

Build 65 Aug 18, 2021

Fixed: New app configurations are once again working

Build 64 Aug 17, 2021

New: Check for server software updates at connection
New: Configure custom error pages (like 404, 500)
Fixed: Symbolic links in the Libs folder are maintained through transfer (Support for Valentina)
Fixed: Apps failing to terminate no longer hang Lifeboat for 90 seconds
Fixed: Improved libsoup installation
Fixed: Button alignments on Windows
Changed: Cron job name restrictions are now more lenient

Build 60 Jul 13, 2021

New: Install and manage PostgreSQL
New: Install server software updates
New: Copy remote file server paths
New: Modify remote file permissions
Fixed: Clear Caches now works on Lightsail instances
Fixed: Shows configurations with no domain assigned
Changed: Improved install process and connection failures

Build 54 Jun 8, 2021

New: Create and install a swapfile
New: Schedule and manage Cron jobs
New: Drag & Drop SSH keys to import
Fixed: Button locking on SSH key window
Fixed: Height of a dozen buttons on Windows are now correct
Changed: Developer license can now host multiple websites!

Build 51 May 11, 2021

New: Support for Ubuntu 21.04
New: Handle www. prefixes with a checkbox
New: Configure web redirects without PHP
Fixed: PHP logs button now stays aligned
Changed: Improvements to Super Simple Sync

Build 48 Apr 22, 2021

New: PHP error logging
New: Import and manage SSH keys
New: Connect with OpenSSL password protected SSH keys
New: Super Simple Sync feature for cloud services
New: Clear RAM caches server tool
New: Installs mbstring extension for PHP / Mantis
Fixed: No longer need to re-connect after updating timezone
Fixed: GMT offesets are now correctly handled
Fixed: Return key no longer causes exception with no server selected
Changed: Server list sort is now case insensitive
Changed: Static files now sort by domain
Changed: License menu item location on macOS
Changed: Connection list now has a menu bar on Windows
Changed: Closing the last server shows connection list
Changed: Main window title now shows connection name

Build 43 Mar 17, 2021

New: Static Files directories now serve Xojo projects as downloads (Xojo projects now served with a Content-disposition: attachement header)
Fixed: Xojo's inability to handle Daylight Savings time
Fixed: Rare NilObjectException is now handled

Build 42 Mar 10, 2021

New: Support for Ubuntu 20.10
New: Install and enable PHP to serve dynamic websites
New: Lifeboat checks its user privileges prior to install process
New: Default web path for Static Files
New: Button to suggest Static Files source path
New: Enable index.html behavior for Static Files to host websites
New: Attempt reconnect when failed for "Callback returned error"
Fixed: Typo in error message when nginx version check fails
Fixed: Sets proper rsyslogs ownership for lifeboat logs folder
Fixed: Rare instance where nginx version check would occur before nginx was installed
Fixed: View separator now has a background state
Fixed: Selected row secondary text color
Fixed: Static files now configured to serve MIME types
Fixed: Installing libsoup no longer inadvertently installs apache and php
Fixed: No longer fails to configure SSL when the domain contains a dash
Changed: Set Timezone defaults with sync to local selected

Build 40 Jan 24, 2021

New: Support for Ubuntu 20.04
New: Set server Date, Time, and Timezone
New: Web Address domain validation
New: Web Address in use column
New: Web App domain column
New: Disable ssh password authentication for additional security
New: Upload files drop now ignores .DS_Store and Thumbs.db
New: SSL Config can now get a Grade A from SSL Labs
Fixed: Removing address assignment from Static Files now works correctly
Fixed: Static Files configuration errors no longer unset address assignment
Changed: Server flavor label now indicates version as well
Changed: Lifeboat will now remove Apache from the system if found
Changed: Lifeboat can now create the source directory for custom Static Files paths
Changed: Removed SpecialFolder locations that are nil because of Framework issues
Changed: Connecting to an unsupported server flavor now offers User Guide
Changed: Can no longer take over servers due to low success rate

Build 36 Jan 11, 2021

New: Support for Debian 9 & 10 servers
New: Static File serving and management
New: Root document for when nothing is configured at an address
Fixed: Lifeboat now redeploys all address configurations when repairing a server
Fixed: Deleting an address now corrects the main nginx config
Fixed: Deleting a name brings the user back to the names list
Fixed: Deployment errors for domains and subdomains now reach the user
Fixed: Deployment errors are cleared from previous action
Fixed: Requesting SSL certificate now gets the latest email address from the UI
Fixed: Permissions error with nginx
Fixed: Server windows no longer open as children of the previous server
Changed: Window build label no longer visible until sidebar appears
Changed: Window build label now indicates license

Build 27 Dec 14, 2020

New: Connection validation now prevents duplicates
New: Disconnect timeout to close ssh-helper process
New: Lifeboat can identify pre-configured servers
New: Help Menu > Flush DNS Cache tool
Fixed: Server window no longer grows infinitely as it switches views on Windows
Fixed: Rare NilObjectException caused by closing windows
Fixed: Status label now allows for longer filenames
Fixed: Exceptions in the helper app no longer immediately close the server window
Changed: More logging, everywhere!
Changed: Can no longer delete a connection while it's open
Changed: Improved Windows menu system
Changed: nginx logs are now organized by domain

Build 21 Nov 27, 2020

New: Server group caption now indicates flavor
New: Lifeboat hides itself when disconnecting before quitting (macOS only)
New: Lifeboat will attempt to warn developers when the webapp address does not resolve as expected
New: Exception reporting with Radar
Fixed: Updates messages now display on non-English systems
Fixed: Windows issue with default key location
Fixed: Rare NilObjectException caused by server dropout
Fixed: Raw text window close button locking
Changed: Moved server control buttons into server group
Changed: Added details about OpenSSH key format to user guide
Changed: Web app validation errors are now attached to the window

Build 18 Nov 22, 2020

New: Support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
New: Connect to a server with the enter or return key
New: Can now reboot server with button
New: View Logs button for discoverability
New: SSL History button for discoverability
New: Checks server is 64-bit when connecting
Fixed: Deleting a server now removes it from the server menu

Build 16 Nov 18, 2020

New: Check for Updates function
New: Protects users from uploading CGI build
New: Protects users from uploading Windows build
New: Dark mode help book
Fixed: Prevents rare case of infinite not installed errors
Changed: Updated documentation for clarity
Changed: Each service is now given a log file
Changed: Redesigned connection window

Build 15 Nov 14, 2020

New: SSL History viewer
New: Web app log viewer
New: Warning when attempting to enable SSL on an IP address (Lets Encrypt does not support this)
New: Added Help Book
Fixed: Deploy after a failure will now reconfigure failed aspects
Changed: Preferences is now Edit > Options on Windows

Build 13 Nov 11, 2020

New: Windows loads .ssh/id_rsa if available
New: Lifeboat will check for and stop Apache when installing
Fixed: Connection errors now close the server window
Fixed: Helper now packed so that templates are in the correct location
Changed: Test connections now run through helper