Server Releasenotes
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Preface
This document describes the changes of the PowerFolder Server software.
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Version 4.0
- Date of release: 05-Dec-2011
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- Client version: 5.1.2
- Server core version: 4.0.6
New Features
- Simplified web portal. More intuitive now: Main menu was moved to the top and has text labels now:
- Mobile web app has a powerful search, music player and gallery now:
- Web portal and mobile app supports multiple languages now: German and English.
Contact us if you like to see your language in PowerFolder Server. - New APIs (beta) for Accounts, Folders and a Login callback API.
- RADIUS authentication (beta) support/connection just like LDAP / Active Directory as authentication source.
- Download of entire top-level folder as zip file is possible now.
- Web-login for regular users can now be blocked.
- An imprint link can now be shown on all web portal pages.
Improvements
- Automated and transparent licensing of clients. Licenses get used and renew only when user actually runs the client app. Re-licensing happens on a monthly instead of yearly basis now (micro license credits).
- Bullet-proof deployment of client apps: Now the server connection is automatically established when downloading the client from the own server (encoded in download filename).
- Free/Trial clients can sync up to 2 GB of data now.
- Security: Password storage is now salted and hashed in database.
- Security: Recover password email not longer sends out passwords.
- Folder sync reporting: Email now includes the number of new files of the last day.
- File Archive settings can now be globally configured by the admin.
- LDAP/Active Directory connection: Option to allow users, which are not in LDAP, to use PowerFolder (web/client).
- Simplified installation and improved troubleshooting possibilities.
- Added more statistic graphs to the dashboard: New users and Last logins at the server.
- When deleting a (top-level) folders its data now gets preserved in a backup directory (subdirectory of PowerFolders/BACKUP_REMOVE).
- Login prompt text now shows "Username:" instead of "Email:" if no-email usernames are used to identify a user.
- Welcome emails to new users can be turned off under Preferences/EMail.
- Security: Network ID automatically gets generated on initial server setup.
Bugfixes
- Fixed a bug which made subdirectories inaccessible via mobile app.
- wrapper.conf is now preserved during a server program update.
- Fixed a security bug, which allowed javascript/HTML injection.
- Several fixes in LDAP/Active directory connection.
- PowerFolder Server on Windows handles illegal characters in filenames of Linux and Mac clients, e.g "My:file.txt".
- Fixed a bug, which caused old search results to re-appear.
- Single quotations ' in folder names not longer cause problems while browsing files.
Upgrade information
(Windows)
- Download PowerFolder Server 4.0 from the server download page.
- Run the installer. It automatically stops and starts PowerFolder Server.
- Migration of own web skin: Due to the massive changes in the web portal web skins have to be re-created.
- Clear your browser cache! before opening the web portal again.
All configuration and database will be preserved during update.
Version 3.5
- Date of release: 01-Jul-2011
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- Client version: 4.7.7
- Server core version: 4.7.7
New Features
- SSL / HTTPS support of the web portal is now built-into PowerFolder Server. Easily request and import a new or existing certificate. SSL options are available under Web Admin / Preferences / SSL.
- Windows installer was added. Server installation on Windows is now a breeze.
- Public web folders added. It's now possible to grant public/anonymous access via web on folders (See Preferences/Webinterface/Allow public access and Folder/Settings).
Improvements
- Mobile web app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices now fully adapts the coloring of your skin/web interface. This can be setup under Web / Preferences / Webinterface.
- Network ID can now be configured in the server's preferences. This reduce the number of foreign P2P connections and completely separates your server and clients from the powerfolder.com network.
- Folder alerts: It's now possible to automatically inform the owner of a folder by email if his folder(s) aren't synced for a certain number of days/hours/minutes. Retrieves Email addresses from LDAP/Active directory if setup and necessary.
- Web interface port is now by default always 8080.
- Flexible directory structure allows to seamlessly integrated with existing directory/folder structures.
- Performance improvements of transfers, especially when transferring many small files quickly.
Bugfixes
- Fixed several problems during setup of Active Directory connection under Preferences/LDAP.
- Fixed many problems with WebDAV interface.
- Several fixes of the web portal with Internet Explorer. Dashboard should now correctly initialize.
- Fixed wrong clicking behavior on textarea input fields.
- "Meta" folders not longer appear in the folder list.
- Several smaller bugfixes.
Upgrade information
(Windows)
- Download PowerFolder Server 3.5.0 from the server download page.
- Stop PowerFolder server service.
- Windows only: Uninstall PowerFolder Server Service (Uninstall-Service.bat)
- Run the installer. It automatically starts PowerFolder Server after upgrade.
- Migration of own web skin: Download and extract this ZIP into the skin directory.
Note: If you have PowerFolder.config located in your installation path please move it to the new location (App data directory of the service, e.g. C:\ProgramData\PowerFolder or C:\Documents and Settings\All users\Local settings\PowerFolder)
Version 3.0
- Date of release: 02-May-2011
- Build: 8
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- Client version: 4.7.0
- Server core version: 4.7.0
- Setup and installation video guides
New Features
Enterprise addon (beta)
- Efficiently handle many computers (100+) in different locations.
- Take a look at our Video guides.
- Centrally configure clients via web:
- Create client configuration templates.
- Auto configuration of clients on first login.
- Push/Send new configuration to client.
- Ideal for centrally managed backup of many computers.
- As well as for share and collaboration use cases.
- Easy client data migration Windows XP -> Windows 7
- Auto-assign configuration and server to client based on IP ranges.
- Configuration app added to manage the client configuration with folder list.
- Computers app added to send configurations to client computers.
- The Enterprise Addons are free to use during the beta: Pre-order now and save 25%.
Regular included new features
- Administration web console is now completely integrated in web portal. Admin applications will show up in the apps bar on the bottom when logging in as admin.
- New folder report and alerting app added. Define different sync timeouts for each folder. Get alerted via web and/or email if folders are out of sync.
- Reworked and beautified admin dashboard.
- SQL based transfer logging. To enable go to Preferences/General.
- Login with operating system username and without password.
Improvements
- Drastically simplified account/client license management. License re-use and activation is now much easier and 100% web based. No license key files need to be moved around anymore.
- Data directory structure on server now includes the username of the creator. e.g. PowerFolder\user\Project XYZ
- Default admin account is now always: 'admin' with password 'password'.
- LDAP/Active Directory integration: It's now possible to specify a 'bind' username and password for search queries if anon login is not possible. This fixes problems with Windows Server installations.
- Folder list now shows the owner of each folder.
- Folder sync report also shows the owner of each folder.
- E-Commerce addon comes with default/examples products (Gold, Silver and more)
- E-Commerce addon's shop page is now also available without login (price list).
- Tooltips for icons in the top menubar and the apps bar on the bottom instantly show up when hovering over them.
- Web requests are now served as gzip compressed stream if browser supports this.
- Folder name is now part of the web page title for better browser history search.
- Log file of the same day, but previous start, will not longer be overwritten but appended to.
Bugfixes
- Fixed bug, that prevented folders from being deleted by the admin.
- Now all folder correctly show up when logging in as admin.
- Fixed duplicate/old folders appearing in search field results under Accounts/Folders.
- Fixed WebDAV problem.
- Fixed wrong port setting under linux. Now by default uses port 8080.
- "Create folder" button is not presented to users without permission to create new folders.
Upgrade information
- Download PowerFolder Server 3.0.0 from the server download page.
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Rename file "PowerFolder-server.jar" to "PowerFolder-server.jar.backup"
- Prepare Web skin migration: Reset your skin. Remove the line beginning with "plugin.webinterface.skin=" from your server config file.
- Email templates migration: Delete the file "report_folder.vm" in the email templates directory of server maintenance folder.
- Extract all files from the zip or tar-gz distribution file into the installation directory.
- Start PowerFolder server.
- Complete Web skin migration: 1) Create a new skin from an existing one under Preferences/Web/Skin. 2) Copy all files from your old skin directory "images" to the "images" directory of the new skin.
- Important: Make sure to clear you browsers cache.
