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 

New Update: Predefined Nginx Configs

• New predefined Nginx config: Header - Opt-out of Google's FLoC Network. You can use this config to disable / opt your website out of Google's FLoC Network, an initiative that seeks to replace third-party cookies with a new way for browser to group together people with similar browsing habits to enable interest-based advertising on the web. Follow our guide for more details.
• Updated predefined Nginx config: Cloudflare - Restore Visitor IP. Cloudflare has two new IPv4 address and we have updated the latest Cloudflare IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on this Nginx config. For everyone who currently use this predefined Nginx config, you can simply remove it and re-add it again on your web application.

RunCloud has released new PHP versions for Nginx server.

• PHP 8.0.3
• PHP 7.4.16

This update should be available in your Nginx server within 24-48 hours automatically.

New Update: DigitalOcean Server Provisioning

RunCloud have supported the new DigitalOcean Basic droplet options. You can build your DigitalOcean server with Premium Intel & Premium AMD and NVMe SSD directly from RunCloud dashboard.

RunCloud has released new PHP versions for both Nginx and OpenLiteSpeed stack.

• PHP 8.0.2
• PHP 7.4.15
• PHP 7.3.27

This update should be available in your server within 24-48 hours automatically.

New Update: Predefined Nginx Configs

• We have added short description to all existing predefined Nginx configs in our Custom Nginx Config feature. If you have some ideas on what predefined Nginx configs that we should add for Laravel, WordPress, and other PHP web applications, please let us know by leaving your feedback.  
• New predefined Nginx config: WordPress Multisite Subdirectory. You can use this config to support WordPress Multisite Subdirectory for Native Nginx stack in RunCloud. This config is only for WordPress Multisite Subdirectory, you do not need this config for WordPress Multisite Subdomain.
• New predefined Nginx config: WordPress Block Direct PHP Execution. You can use this config to block direct PHP file execution in wp-content/uploads, wp-content, wp-includes directories at the Nginx level for extra security purpose to avoid backdoor on these directories on your WordPress web application.
• New predefined Nginx config: WordPress Block Trackback. You can use this config to block trackbacks at the Nginx level for extra security purpose to stop trackback spam comments on your WordPress web application. Use it only when your WordPress app does not use trackbacks feature.
• New predefined Nginx config: FlyingPress WordPress Plugin. This config is for FlyingPress user who wants to serve FlyingPress caches directly from Nginx, without touching PHP, especially when you use Native Nginx stack in RunCloud. You can use this config with either FlyingPress standalone only or combine it with RunCloud Hub. You need to install FlyingPress WordPress plugin first before using this config.

New Update: Backup

• Backup stability improvement. We have released another improvement to our backup system to make it more stable for all backup users.

RunCloud Agent v2.4.4 release

• New RunCloud Agent v2.4.4 is released to improve backup stability 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.

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 optimization. Backup 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.

In RunCloud, your server security is our top priority.

We have released a security update to patch all servers from CVE-2021-3156 (Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Sudo) vulnerability that allows privilege escalation to root via "sudoedit -s" and a command-line argument that ends with a single backslash character.

Sudo linux package in your servers has been patched to the latest version in Wednesday, 27 January 2021.

• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) : sudo v1.8.31-1ubuntu1.2
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver): sudo v1.8.21p2-3ubuntu1.4
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus): sudo v1.8.16-0ubuntu1.10

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.

We have successfully released the New Incremental Backup System along with some other important updates. Thank you for your patience and understanding during maintenance.

Here are the details of the release:

What’s New:

Introducing the Incremental Backup System

Backup Features:

• Backup both Web Application and Database under one Site (previously called Instance). This is ideal for WordPress applications.
• Create multiple backup variations for one Web Application/Database.
• Exclude File, Folder, and Database Table that you don’t want to backup.
• Label your backups for easy identification.
• Customize backup frequency (min 30 minutes and max 1 week)
• Schedule your backup.
• Backup retention up to 1 month.
• Restore on the same domain name or different domain name.
• Restore to RunCloud Test Domain

If you were using our previous backup system then it will still run according to the schedule. However, you can’t create any new backup instance on Legacy Backup System. We will sunset our Legacy Backup System on Q1 of 2021.

Introducing Backup Pro

Our new backup system is launched with a freemium model. Free Plan will come with Basic Features and for more flexibility and personalization Pro Plan is crafted.

• All the paid accounts are default enabled with Backup Basic for Free. 
• You can also subscribe to Backup Pro for only $1/mo. per application. 

Both Backup Basic and Backup Pro have their own respective storage.The sites that run on Backup Pro will not consume Backup Basic storage and vice versa.

Introducing the New Payment Partner

We have taken the leap to a new payment subscription system with Stripe. We regret to inform you that we are no longer supporting PayPal as part of our payment method. 

Here are the important notes that you need to know:

• All free and new users will be automatically switched to Stripe.
• The Braintree platform will be active for existing paid users until the billing cycle ends. 
• All of your previous Backup Credits will be transferred as Stripe Credits. You can use Stripe Credits to subscribe to any of our plans and add-ons.
• You can now personalize your subscriptions. This gives you flexibility to subscribe to any of our products, add-ons and future offerings.

BONUS: Backup Pro for 30 Days

As a token of appreciation, we would like to give 30 Days free access to the Backup Pro.

• This offer is applicable to all of our users.
• Existing paid users just need to switch their payment method from Braintree to Stripe in order to enjoy this offer.
• This offer is only valid until 31 December 2020.

IMPORTANT NOTE

If you are switching from Braintree to Stripe now:

• Your plan will be prorated and run on a new billing cycle. 
• You may have to pay the difference amount to reset the billing cycle and activate the new incremental backup.