New PHP version releases are available for Nginx servers.

• PHP 8.1.6 
• PHP 8.0.19
• PHP 7.4.29

It will be available on your Nginx servers within 72hrs automatically. 

*) For OpenLiteSpeed, the PHP version update is not handled by RunCloud. Once the PHP version update is available in OpenLiteSpeed, it should be updated automatically in your server.

The Server Health feature now is back with some new improvements.

• improved: the server health is checked/updated every minute, previously it is every 15 minutes delay.
• improved: instant notification when your server reaches the high resource threshold, no longer need to wait for 15 minutes delay.
• new: another notification will be sent when the server resource is back to normal usage, below the high resource threshold.
• new: (Business plan only) per-minute server health data that will show the server resource graph from the last hour (60 minutes).
• removed: weekly/monthly server health data because we only keep 30 days of data, so the weekly/monthly graph does not provide valuable info.

*) This update requires the RunCloud Agent v2.5.1 minimum.

New RunCloud Agent v2.5.1 has been released.

• improved: Server Health. now it collects data every minute, previously it is every 15 minutes
• improved: Server Health. now it can detect when server resources reach the high resource threshold and notify the user about it without 15 minutes delay.
• improved: Backup v3 beta. cleanup current backup job/files when a backup is canceled/removed.
• improved: Backup v3 beta. cleanup local storage in the server when a backup is canceled/removed. 
• fixed: Backup v3 beta. fix some incremental backup fail with the 'can not retrieve backup summary' message
• fixed: Web Application Cloning. fix cloning issue when cloning some custom Nginx config.
• improved: WordPress General Settings. do not run home/site URL updates when the current WordPress Multisite is broken.
• improved: WordPress General Settings. do not run home/site URL updates when a user tries to update a WordPress Multisite with an existing custom domain to prevent database issues.
• fixed: RunCloud Hub. fix magic link issue when WP-CLI output is corrupted by the active plugin(s)/theme.
• new: 1-Click WordPress. add new function to allow you to install WordPress Multisite in 1-Click WordPress

*) The RunCloud agent will be automatically updated on your server within 72hrs. If you get any warning alert after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

SSL/TLS

• added: new HSTS Preload option when enabling HSTS using Advanced SSL

Supervisor

• added: user can edit existing Supervisor job in the server

Fail2ban

• fixed: fail2ban page stuck on loading

Support Ticket

• improved: now user can re-open a closed ticket
• improved: now user can close an open ticket

Security Audit

• fixed: potential XSS vulnerabilities in the RunCloud panel

RunCloud Hub

• improved: Ignore Query String feature to allow query string with no value

Laravel Octane

• improved: add the proxy header for Octane as standard practice

Git Deployment

• fixed: incorrect system user when using Git deployment on existing web app
• fixed: git webhook does not work with a branch that contains a "/" character

Atomic Deployment

• fixed: atomic deployment bug when changing branch with "/" character

Server Firewall

• improved: now you can copy&paste multiple IPs (separated by comma) when adding a Firewall rule

Server

• improved: add extra information on the "Unable to communicate" error message from the agent

OpenLiteSpeed

• OpenLiteSpeed v1.7.15 is available for all OpenLiteSpeed servers

• improved: Add PHP8.1 for OpenLiteSpeed.
• improved: Add 7G Firewall v1.5 (the latest version).
• improved: Add China UnionPay for a subscription payment. Currently, we accept Visa, Mastercard, and UnionPay.
• improved: Add AVIF mime type in the web application Nginx configuration.
• improved: Improve web application Nginx configuration for static file part to support both lowercase and uppercase extensions.
• improved: Hide country flag on the datacenter selection during new server provisioning.
• improved: Show declined card error detail when your payment card is declined by Stripe payment gateway
• improved: Enable back Report Bug menu. Please be aware that this is a one-way reporting tool. Please always reach our support for any issue that requires immediate attention.
• fixed: Git deployment system user issue on an existing web application.
• fixed: Team issues when editing/updating permissions to team members.
• fixed: custom Nginx Config editor issue.
• fixed: 7G Firewall issue on bad bot rule redirect. You need to remove the current 7G custom Nginx config in your web application and create a new 7G config again to use the latest version.

• PHP Version Updates (8.1.3, 8.0.16, 7.4.28).
• Fixed: Issue with Ubuntu 16 installation.
• Fixed: Issue with RunCloud Agent high load.
• Fixed: Edge-case issue for staging WordPress for large sites.
• Improved: SSL expiration icon (now showing a red icon when your SSL is expired).
• Improved: RunCloud Hub’s Magic Login is now limited to the administrator user.
• Improved: RunCloud Hub’s Magic Login support for WordPress Multisite.
• Improved: WordPress Staging (to now automatically set up an SSL certificate based on the settings of your web application in production).
• Improved: WordPress Staging for edge-case large sites, we run a preliminary check before syncing. 
• Improved: The ability to report bugs via the dashboard is now back.
• Improved: The settings area to delete a web application will now show if there is a backup for the web application.
• Improved: Backup frequency suggestions to avoid backup errors. 

• added: PHP8.1 release for Nginx server (Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04 LTS)
• improved: (Backup) prevent "unable to get backup summary" in some cases
• improved: (Nginx Config) allow users to add custom Nginx config for handling favicon 
• improved: (WordPress) primary domain update database action is excluded for WordPress Multisite
• improved: (Subscription) add company info details to Stripe invoice
• fixed: (Login) some users reported login screen fails to load completely
• fixed: (Git) fail to setup new git deployment web app in some cases
• fixed: (Laravel Octane) fail to activate Octane for web app without Git deployment
• fixed: (Cloning) external cloning fails when the source web app has some file ownership issue
• fixed: (WP Staging) rare case where staging site get removed because of WP site issue
• fixed: (WP Canvas) fail to install/activate for custom theme/plugin URLs 
• fixed: (Tools) change web application owner could not be completed because of disk space issue
• fixed: (Database) some database users are not listed when assigning a database
• fixed: (UI) disable zoom on server health & transfer start graph bug
• fixed: (UI) bring back shared by owner name info on the team shared server
• fixed: (UI) bring back primary domain column info on the web application list

PHP8.1 Release

PHP8.1 update is currently available for the Nginx server and only for Ubuntu 18.04 & 20.04 LTS. Unfortunately, it is not available for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

It will be available on your Nginx server within 72hrs automatically. If you need PHP8.1 and do not get it after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

For the Openlitespeed server, PHP8.1 is still not available right now, and we are still waiting for the official release of PHP8.1 from the LiteSpeed repo.

RunCloud Agent v2.4.10 release

Some updates above will require the RunCloud Agent update in your server. It will automatically update on your server within 72hrs. If you get any warning alert after 72hrs, please contact our support for the manual update.

RunCloud Hub v1.2.0 WordPress Plugin

• added: new “Ignore query strings” option (RunCache - Rules page) that will completely ignore utm_*, fbclid, gclid, etc query strings and make your site served cached version when this query strings exits. It is very useful for SEO, SEM, and paid traffics in general.
• added: new “Exclude DONOTCACHEPAGE constant” option (RunCache - Rules page) that will automatically exclude page from cache when DONOTCACHEPAGE constant is detected on the current page. It is useful for automatic plugin integration, WordPress multisite, and Cloudflare integration. Please clear all cache after enable/disable this option.
• added: new Cloudflare integration (beta)that will allow you to:
  • purge Cloudflare cache after Nginx cache purged, both for all cache or post/page cache
  • test Cloudflare status to see if your page is cached via Cloudflare or APO
  • enable/disable Cloudflare page caching using “Cache Everything” page rule, available for all Cloudflare plan, including free plan.
  • enable/disable Cloudflare page caching using APO (Automatic Platform Optimization) from RunCloud Hub Settings page, if you have subscribed to APO in your Cloudflare account. Using official Cloudflare plugin will be optional when using RunCloud Hub.
  • note: if you enable Cloudflare integration, please make sure to enable  “Exclude DONOTCACHEPAGE constant” option.
  • this feature is still in beta, you need to enable Cloudflare menu from your WordPress Dashboard - Settings - RunCloud Hub - Settings page.
• improved: Redis Object Cache
  • improved onboarding to enable/disabe Redis Object Cache smoothly
  • for WordPress Multisite Subdirectory, Redis Object Cache can be enabled/disabled on network-wide level, it can not be enabled/disabled on subsite level.
  • for WordPress Multisite Subdomain, by default, Redis Object Cache can be enabled/disabled on subsite level by user with Administrator level on the subsite. It is useful for small WordPress Multisite network, where you have full total control for all subsites.
  • for big network of WordPress Multisite Subdomain, for example WaaS, it is better to hide enable/disable Redis Object Cache on subsite by adding constant to wp-config.php file define( 'RCWP_REDIS_NETWORK_ACTIVE', true );
• fixed: some various bugs reported by our users to make RunCloud Hub becomes more stable.

New Dashboard Beta 4

Thank you very much to all RunCloud users who actively report bugs in the new dashboard (beta).

In Beta 4, due to popular demand from new dashboard (beta) users, we bring back grid & list view option on main Servers page.

• added: Grid & list view for the main Servers page
• added: File manager breadcrumb
• improved: some UI/UX improvements, including new table UI & collapsible  sidebar
• fixed: Accept team invitation button does not work in Safari browser
• fixed: Disable Cloudflare integration issue on webapp domain
• fixed: File manager opens wrong file sometimes
• fixed: File manager search issue
• fixed: Cronjob edit loses time settings
• fixed: Typo in 'ROOT_PATH' inside Atomic Deployment
• fixed: Allow view supervisor jobs but disable update supervisor settings

PHP Version (Nginx Server)

• PHP 8.0.12 (Nginx)
• PHP 7.4.25 (Nginx)
• PHP 7.3.32 (Nginx)

Note: For OpenLiteSpeed, PHP version update is not handled by RunCloud. Once PHP version update is available in OpenLiteSpeed, it should be updated automatically in your server.

PHPRedis (Nginx Server)

PHPRedis has been recompiled to support serializer & compression.

• igbinary serializer
• lzf compression
• lz4 compression
• zstd compression

PHPRedis serializer & compression is good for high performance site because it can reduce Redis memory usage and network communication. Please check if your CMS has feature/addon that support Redis object cache with PHPRedis serializer & compression. 

Performance Update

Performance is one of our main focus. Our team has improved performance for Nginx server from the server side. During our internal testing, we can see webapp performance increase from 20% to 50%. 

Currently, this performance update is fully available for new deployed Nginx server, starting from 4 October 2021. We are still working on to make this performance update also available on the existing server in the near future.

New Dashboard Beta 3

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 2-3 weeks.

• fixed: LiteSpeed Cache plugin not installed issue when creating WordPress webapp in OpenLiteSpeed server
• fixed: file manager search crash error issue
• fixed: left menu tooltip flickering issue
• fixed: incorrect webapp public path issue in webapp dashboard
• fixed: arrow key skip result issue when navigating global search result
• fixed: can not create subscription with credit only, without credit card
• fixed: missing "Run In" field value when editing cron job
• fixed: missing private key & certification fields when editing Custom SSL/TLS
• fixed: missing Firewall menu under webapp with OpenLiteSpeed stack
• fixed: missing "Remove Git" option in Git deployment webapp
• fixed: Laravel .env file editor keep adding new field when when editing other field
• fixed: "Reset Default" button when editing Litespeed config does not work
• fixed: Symlink webapp checkbox issue in Atomic Deployment
• fixed: File manager opens wrong file, the first selected item
• fixed: server installation progress stucks in 2% and needs to be refreshed to see the progress
• improved: global search keyboard accessibility
• improved: disable global search atomic deployment & teams category for non-business user
• improved: Server Health graph scale should begin from 0
• improved: assign database user modal is improved by using dropdown select
• improved: copywriting improvements in some area

Cloning&Staging

• improved: improve stability of cloning & staging features in RunCloud
• improved: skip DEFINER on database cloning, to prevent database cloning stuck because of DEFINER presence in your database
• fixed: global notification sometimes is not correct order for ongoing staging/cloning progress 

Cloning&Staging (WordPress)

• improved: add support for WordPress multisite network
• improved: double check if WordPress wp-config.php has been updated properly with the new cloned/staging database info before updating domain URLs
• improved: update Wordfence WAF path during staging & cloning. we fully support Wordfence WAF now
• improved: regenerate Elementor CSS cache files during staging, cloning, and general settings update, and primary domain update.
• improved: generate .htaccess automatically when cloning from Native Nginx to Openlitespeed, to prevent 404 issue.
• improved: minimize staging/cloning issue because of WordPress theme/plugin conflict
• improved: temporary disable object cache & must-use plugins during cloning/staging process
• improved: handle if wp-config.php is placed outside of webapp RootPath
• improved: handle if wp-config.php or Bedrock .env file is a symlink, especially when you use custom deployment in RunCloud
• improved: handle custom Bedrock deployment structure, especially when you use custom deployment in RunCloud
• improved: handle mixed content http/https in the database during cloning/staging
• improved: automatically update DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE, WP_HOME, WP_SITEURL, COOKIE_DOMAIN constants if they exist in wp-config.php file
• improved: automatically trying to clear cache of your WordPress site after cloning/staging process is finished

One-Click WordPress Install

• improved: improve stability of 1-Click WordPress webapp creation in RunCloud and fix some random/various issues, including could not download WordPress core files, and could not create wp-config.php file
• improved: automatically setup default permalink to /%postname%/ for best SEO practice
• improved: make sure .htaccess is generated for OpenLiteSpeed & Nginx-Apache2 Hybrid stack
• improved: make sure the file/folder permission is 755/644

RunCloud Hub 

• improved: improve stability of RunCloud Hub feature in RunCloud and fix some random/various issues during install/update/remove RunCloud Hub and magic link
• improved: support custom WordPress in subdirectory

WordPress Canvas 

• improved: improve stability of WordPress Canvas feature in RunCloud
• improved: allow user to choose to activate plugin from WordPress repository 
• improved: allow user to choose to activate custom theme/plugin (ZIP file link)
• fixed: allow user to use plain (empty) permalink

WordPress General Settings & Primary Domain change

• improved: improve stability of WordPress General Settings & Primary Domain change feature in RunCloud
• improved: when changing the domain, automatically search&replace domain URLs in the database
• improved: when changing from http to https, or vice versa, automatically fixed mixed content http/https URLs in the database
• improved: when changing the domain, automatically update DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE constant in Bedrock .env file
• improved: when changing the domain, automatically update DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE, WP_HOME, WP_SITEURL, COOKIE_DOMAIN constants if they exist in wp-config.php file
• improved: when changing the domain, automatically trying to clear cache of your WordPress site

WordPress Improvements

With the latest RunCloud Agent update (v2.4.8+11), now all of RunCloud features, RunCloud Hub, WordPress Staging, Cloning, and General Settings (update home URL) is fully compatible with most WordPress web app types, including:

• single WordPress (standard)
• WordPress Multisite subdomain
• WordPress Multisite subdirectory
• WordPress Bedrock
• Custom WordPress with WordPress files in subdirectory but served from the website root

File Manager ZIP/UNZIP

• fixed: issue on ZIP/UNZIP without password

OpenLiteSpeed

• new release: OpenLiteSpeed v1.7.14
• fixed: previously you could not add new wildcard domain in OpenLiteSpeed, now you can add it again. It is when you add new domain to your app, but a wildcard domain, not by using our domain v2 feature where you can enable wildcard in your domain.

PHP Version (Nginx Server)

• PHP 8.0.10 (Nginx)
• PHP 7.4.23 (Nginx)
• PHP 7.3.30 (Nginx)

Note: For OpenLiteSpeed, PHP version update is not handled by RunCloud. Once PHP version update is available in OpenLiteSpeed, it should be updated automatically in your server.

AutoSSL

• improved: LetsEncrypt SSL deployment retries has been increased from 24 hours (1 day) to 72 hours (3 days)
• improved: When AutoSSL is active, previously it is available only when adding new domain, now it is available also when you deploy LetsEncrypt SSL for existing domain.