Build 8652.1409

• Designed and implemented a new database-free Live architecture to facilitate real-time data distribution among back-end services.
  • Features a custom-designed, secure, and hardware-accelerated UDP protocol using state-of-the-art modern cryptography for end-to-end encryption and authenticity verification of all data.
    • An adaptive congestion control algorithm ensures effective utilization of available bandwidth.
  • Distributed architecture spans multiple data centers, eliminating any single point of failure.
    • Multi-master setup removes the need for a primary access node.
    • Adaptive load balancing automatically redirects to the closest node with the least amount of load.
    • Nodes are engineered for robust failure recovery from either complete connectivity loss or reduced functionality due to limited resources.
    • Supports simple horizontal scaling through node clustering.
    • Self-configuring network allows for the seamless addition of new nodes or clusters without requiring reconfiguration of existing nodes.

Build 8462.29120

• Passwordless login support added:
  • Added the ability to remove your password after linking your account with at least one third-party login provider.
  • Simply log in using your linked account as before.
  • You can also log in with just your email address as a fallback option (no password required).
    • An email will be sent to you with a login link when you choose this option.
    • If you do still have a password and forget what it is, click "forgot password" to receive the same login email.

Build 8458.40641

• Added log in with Amazon.
• Discontinued log in with Twitter.

Build 8418.39485

• Added a data export feature (Account -> Export).
  • Exports all relevant data associated with the user's account.
  • Most data is exported in JSON.
  • Statistics are exported in CSV.
  • Everything is compressed into a single ZIP file and made available once the export is complete.

Build 8410.41901

• Deployed an updated 2.0 version of the StableBit Cloud installer (https://stablebit.cloud/Download).
  • Compatible with x86, x64, ARM64 architectures and all versions of Windows from Windows 7 and newer.
  • Revised user interface with dark mode support.
  • Provides login capability through the app when automatic login is unavailable.
    • Login is performed within your default web browser, eliminating the need for frames or embedded browsers.
  • Automatically updates itself to the latest version in most cases.
    • In the event that automatic update is not feasible (e.g. when located in a read-only folder), it will provide a link to the latest version on the web.

Build 8297.25339

• Upgraded the statistics store.
  • Faster retrieval.
  • Longer retention times (up to 10 years).
  • Now always shown in the user's local time zone.

Build 8215.31630

• Added theming support (once logged in).
  • Light and dark themes supported.
  • Dynamically switches themes based on browser / OS preference.
  • User can manually force a specific theme at any time.
  • Theme settings are preserved across login sessions and the use of different browsers.

Build 8116.29300

• Release final.

Build 8080.32045

• Release candidate.

Build 8055.42664

• StableBit Cloud+ subscription (https://stablebit.cloud/Area/Subscription).
  • Enables the ability to link more devices to the cloud.
  • Enables cloud-based notifications.
  • Enables the cloud Dashboard.
  • Enables historic statistics and real-time metrics.

Build 8017.29985

• Added native Android and iOS notification apps (https://stablebit.cloud/Area/Notifications).
  • Get push notifications.
  • Search through and review past notifications.
  • Enable or disable individual notifications and configure when they're sent.

Build 7890.35220

• Added CDN optimizations.

Build 7876.27742

• Added *.stablebit.cloud support:
  • Switched to a wildcard TLS certificate.
  • Site status is now at https://status.stablebit.cloud.
  • Updated cookie settings to allow for cross-subdomain persistence (will force re-login).

Build 7781.35137

• Deployed a new StableBit Cloud personalized installation builder (https://stablebit.cloud/Area/Apps):
  • Same as the standard installer but:
    • Permanently linked to your StableBit Cloud account.
      • Easily deploy StableBit Apps across many computers and link them to the cloud.
    • The latest versions of StableBit Apps are embedded into the installer.
      • No re-downloading required when deploying across multiple computers.
      • Offline installation support.
    • Command line interface, see "/help".
      • Unattended installation support with "/silent" or "/console".

Build 7776.33243

• Deployed a new StableBit Cloud installer (https://stablebit.cloud/Area/Apps):
  • Single binary with no dependencies, other than standard OS components.
  • GPU-powered rendering engine.
  • Lets you install or upgrade your StableBit apps quickly and easily.
  • Automatically links your apps to the cloud (when run from the browser).

Build 7757.25034

• Added twitter account linking / sign in.
• Added notifications:
  • Back-end is horizontally scalable and fault tolerant:
    • Split into 2 sets of services, one for applying intelligent triggers and one for sending the notifications using the various supported providers.
    • Each service type has N redundant nodes and is able of splitting the workload among peers.
    • Due to the built-in redundancy, all notifications are processed and sent in real-time, even in the event of node failure.
  • Notification triggers:
    • Come preconfigured with reasonable defaults but can be changed by the user.
    • Support all 3 StableBit apps with notifications about Health and Activity.
  • Notifications UI:
    • Supported providers:
      • SMS (with international support)
      • Email
      • Twitter
      • Pushover
      • Web browser Push API.
    • Settings:
      • Enable / disable individual notification triggers.
      • Notifications can be sent when:
        • An event starts.
        • An event stops.
        • Periodically while an event is occurring.
          • Or only when an event persists for a certain amount of time.
          • Up to a maximum time span.

Build 7690.27457

• Public BETA.

Build 7625.31408

• Site status (https://cloud-status.stablebit.com):
  • A separate web site dedicated to reporting the status of the StableBit Cloud infrastructure.
  • Updates in near real-time from multiple locations (within 60s).
  • Able to report on a partial failure or a total failure of a service or server cluster.
  • Monitors:
    • Web site clusters.
    • Database sets.
    • Database routing clusters.
    • Live connection servers.
    • ...and other services.

Build 7612.5585

• New dashboard area:
  • Shows summarized statistics for apps that are online (updated every minute).
  • Shows relevant app health and activity alerts (real-time).
  • Shows real-time metrics for select alerts.
  • Utilizes the Live Connection protocol and web sockets for real-time on demand low overhead communication with apps.
• UI redesigned for the public BETA.

Build 7395.37265

• Implemented a real-time database change client / server architecture:
  • Uses a custom ultra low overhead secure UDP protocol (based on the live connection protocol).
  • Establishes only one database connection per database cluster node and collection.
  • Supports an unlimited number of real-time web sessions.
  • Horizontally scalable and fault tolerant with transparent failover.
• Added App UIs:
  • App UIs are web-enabled user interfaces for StableBit apps.
• Added metrics support:
  • Various metrics are supported, depending on the application (e.g. disk space, performance, bandwidth).
  • Metrics can be sent either in real-time (for immediate display purposes), or periodically (for historical statistics).
    • Real-time metrics require a live connection and will be enabled as needed, depending on the web app usage.
    • Historical metrics are sent at all times.
  • 3 transmission protocols are supported:
    • Unreliable secure UDP (very low overhead): used for real-time metrics.
    • Reliable secure UDP (low overhead): used for historical metrics.
    • JSON HTTP (normal overhead): used for historical metrics when UDP is not available or cannot be used due to poor network conditions.
  • Batching of multiple metrics is supported on all protocols for efficient transmission (up to 60 metrics per 1000 bytes for UDP).

Build 7247.3861

• Some app settings were not being synchronized in a timely manner when there was no live connection.
• Added the ability to purchase additional licenses with automatic instant activation.

Build 7246.3428

• Added centralized license management.
  • Add one or more Activation IDs to enable.
  • Once enabled, local license management is disabled in apps and the Activation ID is not visible in the App UIs.
  • Optionally, assign a license to a site to limit its use to that site.
  • Apps are activated and deactivated in real-time (or within 5 minutes when a live connection is not available).

Build 7234.34177

• V3 APIs:
  • Store:
    • Settings are now streamed in binary from the app to the database for maximum efficiency.
• V1 APIs:
  • Security:
    • Securely establish links with apps.
    • Provides token security services (refresh, etc...).
  • AppHello:
    • Welcomes new apps.
  • Store:
    • Comprehensive object-based hierarchical data synchronization system with conflict resolution.
    • Supports multiple synchronization scopes (e.g. global, site, device).
    • Notifies apps in real-time when settings change via the live connection (if available).
  • DiskIds:
    • Maintains a centralized disk fingerprinting database allowing for unique identification of each disk connected to an app.
    • Used by the Store to associate a set of settings with a particular disk.
• App settings:
  • Delete all settings associated with an app in one place.
• Live connection:
  • Low overhead custom designed secure UDP protocol.
  • Horizontally scalable and fault tolerant custom signal servers.
  • Device online status is updated in real-time.
  • Disconnecting apps notifies apps in real-time.
  • Moving a device to a different site notifies all apps linked to that device that their site-based settings have changed.
  • When an app changes a site-based or global setting, all appropriate apps are notified of that change and will update that setting in real-time.
• Apps:
  • Link one or more apps to a device at a site.
  • Disconnect apps from devices without deleting the device.
• Devices:
  • Link new apps to create devices.
  • Move devices between different sites.
  • Delete devices and disconnect apps.
• Sites:
  • Create, update, and delete sites.
• Accounts:
  • Create, update, and delete accounts.
  • Password recovery.
  • Set time zone.
  • Microsoft login.
  • Google login.
• Privacy policy.
• Terms of service and terms revision mechanism.
• Custom designed Covecube component-based TypeScript framework with sentry.io error reporting and bootstrap scss.
• Horizontally scalable and fault tolerant web servers.
• Horizontally scalable and fault tolerant document database servers.