Server Releasenotes
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Preface
This document describes the changes of the PowerFolder Server software.
Latest available version: 1.5.0.
Related documentation
Version 1.7.1
- Date of release: 24-May-2010
- Build: 2
- Client version: 4.2.5
- Server core version: 4.2.5
New Features
- Possibility to disable Gallery, Music player in preferences.
- Possibility to disallow users to create new folders.
- Possibility to disallow users to change client preferences.
- Default permission for folders can now be pre-configured server side.
Improvements
- Added client download links to login and register page.
Bugfixes
- Fixed problem with login.
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of recent client releases. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Download PowerFolder Server 1.7.1 from the server download page.
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder-server.jar".
- Extract the server zip or tar-gz distribution file into the installation directory.
- Start PowerFolder server.
Version 1.7.0
- Date of release: 16-Apr-2010
- Build: 6
- Client version: 4.1.3
- Server core version: 4.2.2
New Features
- License service to easily and automatically distribute new client license to users.
- Beta: LDAP and Active directory support: Authenticate users against these popular systems.
- Beta: E-Commerce module: Automatically (re-) sell online space and license subscriptions via PayPal.
- Built-in online shop with product maintenance and zero-administrative auto-upgrade process for users.
Improvements
- Better default space quota settings for new users (unlimited).
- Support for Microsoft Exchange as SMTP gateway.
- Setting file archive to 0 versions now empties file archive.
Bugfixes
- Does not longer loose folder default permission under certain conditions.
- Frontend webinterface: Several corrections of the sub menu
- Fixed login problem of clients in server cloud.
- Files containing special characters (e.g. +) in name now can be correctly downloaded.
- SMTP/Mail settings does not longer ignore username and password for authentication.
- Fixed bug that sometimes prevented backup from starting on new created folders.
- Fontend webinterface: Names in folder members list do not longer overlap.
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of recent client releases. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Download PowerFolder Server 1.7.0 from the server download page (Link included in purchase email).
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder-server.jar".
- Extract the server zip or tar-gz distribution file into the installation directory.
- Start PowerFolder server.
Version 1.5.0
- Date of release: 27-Jan-2010
- Build: 3
- Client version: 4.1.1
- Server core version: 4.1.1
New Features
- Great boost in usability: Completely reworked admin console moved into web. Centrally maintain users, access permissions and easily change settings via web browser.
- Admin "Dashboard": This welcome page of the server admin console summarizes the most important information for the server administrator (number of users, folders, space usage and more).
- Admin "Account": Completely ported user account application to the web. Easily create new or change existing user accounts. Now gives full control to grant and revoke permissions to folders.
- Admin "Preferences": Easily change the basic settings of your server like storage location, email setup, hostname and more.
- Web-frontend: Reworked web music player.
- Web-frontend: Added list of own computers.
- Web-frontend: Possibility to configure and empty the file archive.
Improvements
- Admin console now correctly shows account usage in a cloud server setup.
- Possibility to configure the default storage size and days valid for new registered users.
- Web port (default:8080) now automatically gets opened when using the windows firewall.
- Improved performance especially for large cloud installations.
- Several security improvements.
- Many other improvements.
Bugfixes
- Fixed memory leak in large scale cloud installations.
- Fixed "No owner" problem.
- Removed rare deadlock problem causing transfers to hang.
- Fixed bug that files did not appear after uploading via web browser (IE).
- Fixed problem when uploading invitation files with IE.
- Several other bugfixes.
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of version 4.1.1. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Download PowerFolder Server 1.5.0 from the server download page (Link included in purchase email).
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder-server.jar".
- Extract the server zip or tar-gz distribution file into the installation directory.
- Start PowerFolder server.
Optional (If using a customized skin):
- Open file images/menu.html in your skin directory.
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Version 1.0.3
- Date of release: 26-Oct-2009
- Build: 35
- Client version: 4.0.0
- Server core version: 4.0.0
New Features
- Fully compatible with 4.0 client release.
- Flexible storage packages / quotas for users. Not longer has preset values (10, 50, etc.) but is integer value.
- Configuration of starting online storage package for new registered accounts (e.g. trials).
- Web: Now all (also non-backed up) PowerFolders of a user appear under "My PowerFolders".
- Web photo gallery added.
- Web music player added.
- Registration system added. Can be turned off.
- Linux tar-gz distribution available.
Improvements
- Several performance improvements on cloud installations with large number of user.
- Improved performance of web interface. Utilizes browser cache when possible.
- Linux start script by default prevents running as root.
- Allows more flexible directory structure on server side.
- Web: Pagination for long folder lists added.
- Updated license text.
Bugfixes
- Several minor bugfixes
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of version 4.0.0. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder-server.jar".
- Extract the server zip or tar-gz distribution file into the run-directory.
- Start PowerFolder server.
Optional (If using a customized skin):
- Please copy a existing skin from the defaults and replace the files in the "images" sub-folder with your own.
Version 1.0.2
Date of release: 13-July-2009
Client version: 3.1.9
Server core version: 4.0.0
New Features
- Web interface branding: Full customizable and skinnable.
- Storage packages with limits, e.g. 5 GB, 10 GB, 50 GB, etcpp.
- Storage package/limit per user. Sends warning emails if storage is exceeded and pauses backup.
- Customizable emails texts.
- Runs as system service on Windows.
Bugfixes
- Fixed storage size calculation bug
- Fixed folder creation bug on Windows 2k3
- Several minor bugfixes
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of version 3.1.9. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder.jar".
- Extract the server zip-distribution file into the run-directory.
- Copy the subdirectory "client_deployment" to the Server maintenance folder and
- rename the EXE installer file to "PowerFolder_Latest_Win32_Installer.exe".
- Remove obsolete subdirectory /webinterface in server maintenance folder.
- Edit PowerFolder.config. Add and change all lines beginning with "provider.url." from the sample configuration (PowerFolder.config.sample).
- Start PowerFolder server.
Optional (New branding feature):
- Web login at your server as admin.
- Select tab "Admin".
- Create a own, new skin by coping an existing one. It will be placed in the Server maintenance folder/resources/web-resources/skins/myskin.
- Replace "header.png" in Server maintenance folder/resources/web-resources/skins/myskin/images
- Perform additional changes to the images, css or html files of your own web interface skin.
Version 1.0.0 stable
Date of release: 28-Apr-2009
Client version: 3.1.8
Server core version: 4.0.0
New Features
- Added a optional mediaplayer to the web interface. Now it is possible to easily view and play own music, photos and videos on the web.
- Added a optional backup only client. Contact us for more information.
Improvements
- Server can now act as relay between two poorly reachable clients (e.g. both disallow inbound connections on port 1337/TCP).
- Improved startup time on large installations (>5000 managed PowerFolders per server instance).
- Added possibility to change database port in HA/cloud configuration.
- Client license keys can now directly opened from the admin console.
Bugfixes
- Fixed several minor issues in webinterface running behind a APACHE HTTP proxy.
- Minor other bugfixes.
Additional releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of version 3.1.8. All changes are also include in this release of PowerFolder server and client.
Upgrade information
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder.jar".
- Extract the server zip-distribution file into the run-directory.
- Execute "chmod +x *.sh" to make the start-script "PowerFolder.sh" executable.
- Execute "dos2unix PowerFolder.sh" plus on every other script file.
- Copy the subdirectory "client_deployment" to the Server maintenance folder and
- rename the EXE installer file to "PowerFolder_Latest_Win32_Installer.exe".
- (Recommended) Delete %USER_HOME%/.PowerFolder to wipe out the whole account database.
- (Recommended) Backup and delete PowerFolder.config. Completely setup a new server configuration file.
- Start PowerFolder server.
Version 0.9.0 beta
Date of release: 23-Mar-2009
Client version: 3.1.7
Server core version: 4.0.0 pre
New Features
- Sever ZIP-file distribution now contains the compatible client version (Windows Installer EXE and JAR file). Please use this version for client deployment.
- Simplified client deployment: Clients can now read a configuration file via HTTP from the server (or any other webserver) to pre-configure the server connection, all client program weblinks and the network ID. (screenshot)
- Online client activation: Users can now retrieve the license key online and activate the client program. Simply assign one or more license key files to the user via the Server admin console.
- New privacy option "Network ID": PowerFolder now is able to maintain separated peer-to-peer networks. This is done by adding a network ID setting to the server config file. This prevents to show up foreign users from the PowerFolder network, e.g. under "Find Friends".
Improvements
- Completely reworked web interface. It offers basic branding options: Customized header icons and page titles. Simply replace the logo file in the server maintenance folder.
- Better naming of folder-directories on server side. Names are not longer random hashsums, but reflect the real names of the folders. Name conflicts are gracefully handled.
- The admin console is now activated but not visible by default in the client. It automatically appears when logging in as admin user.
- Several speed improvements
Bugfixes
- Only minor bugfixes
Client releasenotes
Please also checkout the release notes of the 3.1.7 client.
Upgrade information
- Stop PowerFolder server.
- Delete file "PowerFolder.jar".
- Extract the server zip-distribution file into the run-directory.
- Execute "chmod +x *.sh" to make the start-script "PowerFolder.sh" executable.
- Execute "dos2unix PowerFolder.sh" plus on every other script file.
- Copy the subdirectory "client_deployment" to the Server maintenance folder and
- rename the EXE installer file to "PowerFolder_Latest_Win32_Installer.exe".
- Start PowerFolder server.
Version 0.8.0 beta
Client version: 3.1.6
Server core version: 3.1.6
- First version available.
