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 

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.

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.

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.

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