Changelog - 14 September 2021: New Dashboard Beta 2

Thank you very much to all RunCloud users who actively report bugs in the new dashboard (beta). Our team has fixed all issues that have been reported from the last 2 weeks.

New Dashboard Beta 2

  • fixed: some responsive issues on iPad/tablet screen size
  • fixed: ssh config should be enabled also for Basic & Pro users
  • fixed: could not create WordPress staging
  • fixed: assign database user to a database issue
  • fixed: edit cronjob issue where Run In value is not selected automatically
  • fixed: remove clone webapp alert, clone webapp is available for all paid users
  • fixed: subscription page issue
  • fixed: linked database issue on web app settings
  • improved: .env file editor for laravel webapp type
  • improved: code block color contrast in support ticket description
  • improved: stability on password generator when creating webapp

You can switch from classic dashboard (manage.runcloud.io) to new dashboard (new.runcloud.io), and vice versa, anytime from the top-right profile dropdown menu. You can switch back to RunCloud classic dashboard at any time and it will still be available during this beta.

During the beta version of RunCloud's new dashboard, you can leave direct feedback by using the Report Bug menu on the top right (flag icon).

Please kindly understand that the Report Bug menu is not for asking technical support. Please contact us through the Support Ticket page for technical support queries.

Changelog - 31 August 2021: New Dashboard (Beta)

New dashboard is now available in beta for all RunCloud users. Some highlighted features of the new dashboard (beta):

  • New interface with fresh look and fully responsive. Our new dashboard is fully accessible from any device, including your mobile device.
  • Global Search (beta). You can quickly search anything in your RunCloud account (servers, web applications, database, etc). We will keep improving our global search during this beta.
  • Server Tags. You add tag(s) to your servers from Servers menu. It is very useful to organize your servers when you have many servers.
  • Web Applications top level menu. You can see the list of all web applications from any servers. It is very useful when your business is growing and you have many servers & webapps.
  • Laravel web app type. For Laravel users, you can edit web app settings and change web app type from Custom to Laravel to unlock some Laravel features.
    • Laravel Octane. Yes, you can run your web app with Laravel Octane in RunCloud with Nginx server easily.
    • Artisan. You can run some common artisan commands directly from RunCloud dashboard
    • Shortcut to edit .env file and deployment script
  • And many improvements, for example:
    • Recently viewed servers & web apps feature.
    • Improved Billing/Subscription flow.
    • Improved Team flow when creating team and invite team member with email notification
    • Improved Web App creation and Git deployment flow
    • Improved activity logs, sorted by date

You can switch from classic dashboard (manage.runcloud.io) to new dashboard (new.runcloud.io), and vice versa, anytime from the top-right profile dropdown menu. You can switch back to RunCloud classic dashboard at anytime and it will still be available during this beta.

During beta version of RunCloud new dashboard, you can leave direct feedback by using Report Bug menu on the top right (flag icon).

Bug Fixes and Improvements

  • Added: File manager zip/unzip feature
  • Updated: RunCloud Agent version 2.4.8 iteration 7
  • Updated: WAF Modsec CRS version 3.3.2
  • Updated: NodeJS version 14 LTS for new server
  • Fixed: team member can not manage domain and ssl on shared team server
  • Fixed: invoice/receipt print issue

Changelog - 16 June 2021: SSL, Domain, and Bug Fixes

SSL/TLS Method (Basic / Advanced)

  • RunCloud provides two different SSL/TLS Method, Basic and Advanced
  • SSL/TLS Basic is where one SSL certificate is issued for all domains under a web application. It is the same feature before this update, and all existing SSL before this update becomes SSL/TLS basic for backward compatibility. It is available for all paid plans.
  • SSL/TLS Advanced is where one SSL certificate can be issued for each domain under a web application. It is available for Business plan user.
  • SSL/TLS Advanced is ideal for a web application with multiple domains, ideal for SaaS/WaaS sites with multisite/multitenancy support.
  • You can switch SSL/TLS basic Basic <--> Advanced SSL from WebApp settings or SSL/TLS page.

AutoSSL

  • AutoSSL provides ability to deploy Lets Encrypt SSL automatically after you create new webapp, add new domain to webapp, cloning web application, and WordPress staging.
  • AutoSSL option is available when you use SSL/TLS Advanced method. It is available for Business plan user.
  • AutoSSL will try to  deploy LetsEncrypt for the added domain within 24 hours. Self-signed SSL certificate is provided as fallback during AutoSSL process. Please make sure that DNS record of the domain should be updated and propagated within 24 hours. 
  • AutoSSL can be combined with Cloudflare DNS integration to make both updating DNS records and deploying Lets Encrypt SSL run automatically.
  • For existing website, AutoSSL option can be enabled/disabled anytime from WebApp settings menu

SSL/TLS Improvements 

  • RunCloud offers new SSL option, to deploy Self Signed SSL Certificate. It is useful for development/testing purpose, not for production use.
  • Self Signed SSL Certificate can be used for RunCloud test domain.
  • Deploy/Edit SSL page layout has been improved and easy to use.
  • For advanced users, you can also change SSL chippers and EDCH curve if you need it.

Domain Types

  • Domain in web applications now is divided into 3 types domain: primary, alias, redirect
  • Primary domain is the main domain of your web application
  • Alias domain is an extra/additional domain of your web application
  • Redirect is domain that will be redirected to primary domain (301 redirect).
  • For backward compatibility, all of your existing webapp domains become alias domain. 
  • You can set an alias/redirect domain as primary domain in your web application. 
  • For WordPress web application, when you change your primary domain, search & replace will be done to update domain URL of your WordPress database.

WWW, Preferred Domain Version, and Wildcard

  • Previously, you need to add www version or wildcard as another domain name, separated from the main domain.
  • Now, you can enable/disable www version and/or wildcard from a domain directly from your Domain name menu.
  • If www version is enabled, you can choose preferred domain version, either www or non-www or no preference. 
  • When you set “www” for preferred domain version, non-www to www redirection is applied automatically without extra config.
  • When you set “non-www” for preferred domain version, www to non-www redirection is applied automatically without extra config.
  • For backward compatibility, RunCloud doesn’t set preferred domain version for all domain in your existing webapp before this update.
  • You can enable www version and select preferred domain version when you create new webapp, add new domain, and create cloning/staging.

Cloudflare DNS Integration

  • You can enable Cloudflare DNS integration when you create new webapp, add new domain, and create cloning/staging.
  • When Cloudflare DNS integration is active, DNS record(s) will be added/updated automatically also when you add new domain, enable www, and enable wildcard
  • You can disable Cloudflare DNS integration of a domain under Domain menu in your Web App. It is useful if you want to add the same domain to another server with Cloudflare DNS integration. 
  • When you deploy Lets Encrypt SSL with dns-01 authorization method with SSL/TLS Advanced and Cloudflare DNS integration is active, Cloudflare API key will be automatically selected.

DNS Manager

  • You can add/update MX Records in Cloudflare via DNS Manager menu
  • You can search a domain name in DNS Manager menu. It is useful if you have a lot of domains in your Cloudflare account

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed: update Traffic Stats for OpenLiteSpeed webapps
  • Fixed: show correct Server Management plan under user dropdown profile.
  • Fixed: delete Apache log when not using Nginx-Apache Hybrid stack
  • Fixed: clear RunCloud Hub Nginx cache from RC panel will still work when there is issue on WordPress site
  • Fixed: when cloning webapp for static site, index.html file should not get removed 

Changelog - 28 April 2021: OpenLiteSpeed

We are excited to bring the official release of OpenLiteSpeed in RunCloud.

All major features those are supported on Nginx server are fully available also on OpenLiteSpeed server now.

Clone Web Application

This feature now supports both Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed servers. Follow our guide for more details.

You can clone your web application easily,

  • from Nginx to Nginx
  • from Nginx to OpenLiteSpeed
  • from OpenLiteSpeed to Nginx
  • from OpenLiteSpeed to OpenLiteSpeed

Note: if you clone a WordPress site from Native Nginx stack to OpenLiteSpeed, and experience 404 page because of missing .htaccess file, you can simply login to WordPress dashboard, go to Settings - Permalinks page, and click Save Changes button.

WordPress Staging

This feature now supports both Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed servers. Follow our guide for more details.

You can easily create an exact copy of your entire website (web application) for staging and development purpose in seconds. 

Atomic Deployment (Zero Downtime Deployment)

This feature now supports both Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed servers. Follow our guide for more details.

OpenLiteSpeed .htaccess Changes Detection:

Normally once you edit/update .htaccess file in your OpenLiteSpeed web application, you will need to restart OpenLiteSpeed service to take effect for those changes.

When you use OpenLiteSpeed using RunCloud, all .htaccess changes/updates will be detected and OpenLiteSpeed service will be reloaded without downtime automatically.

Deploying & managing OpenLiteSpeed (OLS)servers has never been easier than it is with RunCloud. Follow our guide on how to install WordPress on OpenLiteSpeed.

Changelog - 24 February 2021: Temporary SSH Key

New Update: Temporary SSH Key

For Business plan users, we have released a nifty feature to add temporary SSH key to your servers that will be automatically deleted after 12 hours. 

It is useful when you want to give temporary access to your server for your team/developer/freelancer.

Changelog - 8 February 2021: Backup Improvements

New Update: Backup

  • Backup queue system. When you have multiple backup scheduled at the same time, backup will be queued. Maximum concurrent backup is 1.5 * number of CPU. 
  • Backup CPU optimizationBackup resource is restricted and will not use 100% CPU usage when running.
  • Backup cancellation. When you remove a running/queued backup file, backup will be canceled immediately in your server.
  • Fix backup files created twice.
  • Fix backup download issues.
  • Fix multiple ended pro trial notification.
  • And some other backup issues reported by our users have been fixed.

New Update: Server Provisioning

  • Amazon Lightsail server provider supports Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

RunCloud Agent v2.4.3 release

  • New RunCloud Agent v2.4.3 is released to support backup improvements in your server.
Note: RunCloud Agent will automatically update on your server within 72hrs. If you get any warning alert after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

Changelog - 22 January 2021: PHP 8

New Feature: PHP 8.0.1

  • PHP 8.0.1 is now available on all Nginx servers (Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 LTS), and all OpenLiteSpeed servers (Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 LTS) 
  • PHP 8 is available when creating a new web application and also through the web application settings for existing web apps.
  • PHP 8 option is available on PHP-CLI Version under the server menu. 
  • PHP 8 vendor binary option is available on Cron Job and Supervisor menu. 
  • PHP 7.4 is still the recommended version for production use in RunCloud, and becomes the default option.
  • It is recommended to test it on a staging environment first before enabling it on your production application. Certain PHP modules are still not officially compatible with PHP 8. 
  • Kindly use PHP 8 with caution and contact your developer in case there are issue on the application side. Please note that our support is limited to technical issues on the panel side only.
  • For WordPress users, PHP 8 is beta compatible with WordPress 5.6 and above. Some WordPress themes/plugins may not be fully compatible with PHP 8.  

New Update: PHP 7.4.14

  • PHP 7.4.14 is now available on all Nginx servers (Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 LTS), and all OpenLiteSpeed servers (Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 LTS) 
  • PHP 7.4.14 release contains many bug fixes for PHP 7.4 version 

RunCloud Agent v2.4.2 release

  • New RunCloud Agent v2.4.2 is released to support PHP 8 in your server

Note: RunCloud Agent will automatically update on your server within 72hrs. If you get any warning alert after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

Changelog - 11 January 2021: OpenLiteSpeed Beta & PayPal Credit Top-up

New Feature: OpenLiteSpeed Beta

  • User will see an option to configure the server either for Nginx or OpenLitespeed stack when spinning up a new server in RunCloud
  • OpenLiteSpeed is currently in beta and recommended for testing only, not for production use
  • Some RunCloud features are not supported under OpenLiteSpeed stack during beta period until further announcement, including WordPress Staging, Web App Cloning, RunCloud Hub, and Atomic Deployment
  • OpenLiteSpeed beta is available for all paid plan users on Basic, Pro, and Business plans

New Feature: PayPal Credit Top-Up

  • Currently, the RunCloud subscription system only accepts Visa and MasterCard.
  • If you wish to use PayPal or any credit cards supported by PayPal, please use the credit top-up feature on our subscription page to add non-recurring credit to your account
  • You can use the credit for a subscription, and you may top-up more credit manually at any time or each month to continue your subscription

Bug Fixes: Backup

  • The queue system for our new backup system has been implemented to make it more CPU-resource friendly, especially for servers with many web applications
  • Some new backup issues reported by our users have been fixed

RunCloud Agent v2.4.1

  • RunCloud builds different agents for the Nginx stack and OpenLitespeed stack
Note: RunCloud Agent should be updated automatically on your server within 48 hours. If it is unable to be updated within 48 hours, please contact our support to fix this issue.

Changelog - Dec 3, 2020

Update

RunCloud Hub WordPress Plugin V1.1.1

RunCache

New

  • Allow user to control automatic purge of all event
  • New option to purge all when:
    • Custom permalink structure is changed (default = yes)
    • Switch to different theme (default = yes)
    • Customizer is saved/updated
    • Theme/plugin is updated
    • Plugin is activated/deactivated
    • Nav menu is updated
    • Sidebar/widget is updated
  • New hook:
    • runcloud_purge_nginx_cache_post
    • runcloud_purge_nginx_cache_home
  • Display notice:
    • When no NGINX configuration detected
    • When purge failed because of incorrect cache method
    • If Redis not connected
    • If there are no custom permalink structure

Improved

  • RunCache Purger - Optimize cache purger method
  • RunCache Preload - Run preload in batch to make it more CPU-resource friendly
  • Redis Object Cache - Update Redis object cache dropin

Fixed

  • RunCache Purger - Fix various minor bugs reported by users
  • RunCache Purger - Fix WP-CLI purge all issue
  • Redis Object Cache - Fix Redis debug shown on Jetpack stats page


Miscellaneous 

Improved

  • Simplify settings page

Fixed

  • Fix notice doesn't appear when Redic Object Cache is activated but not connected
  • Fix admin menu styling that conflict with other plugin

Changelog - Aug 12, 2020

 

Update

RunCloud Hub V1.0.4

  • Fix Redis Object Cache issue with WordPress 5.5.
  • Prevent debug purge and debug Redis output in WP Rest API.
  • Change default preload speed to 12 posts/pages per minute for fresh RunCloud Hub installation.

Note:  If you get locked from accessing WP Admin caused by the Redis Object Cache in WordPress 5.5, please disable RunCloud Hub on your web application inside RunCloud Dashboard. Then, re-enable it again to get the latest RunCloud Hub version.


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