PHP 8.3 Release

RunCloud now supports PHP 8.3 in our panel.

It is currently available for all NGINX and Containerized servers on the following operating systems:

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

For OpenLiteSpeed, it is currently not available. We will support it once PHP 8.3 becomes available on OpenLiteSpeed.

To use PHP 8.3, you will need RunCloud Agent 2.8.0+2, which will be available on your server within 72 hours.

WPCLI 2.9.0 Release

For WordPress users, WPCLI has been updated to version 2.9.0, which includes compatibility with PHP 8.3.

Please make sure to use the latest version of WordPress, v6.4, as it has added "beta support" for PHP 8.3.

PHP Updates (NGINX)

• PHP 8.3.1
• PHP 8.2.14
• PHP 8.1.27

Note: If your server runs on OpenLiteSpeed, RunCloud does not handle PHP version updates. However, once a PHP version update becomes available for OpenLiteSpeed, it should also be automatically available on your server(s).

RunCloud Agent 2.8.0+2

• New: PHP 8.3 support
• New: WPCLI 2.9.0 support
• Fixed: 1-Click WordPress issue when using WPCLI 2.9.0
• Fixed: File Manager unzip feature produces incorrect filenames

The updates will be automatically applied to your server(s) running on NGINX within 72 hours and Containerized server(s) within 3 hours. If you don't receive the update in the expected timeframe, please contact our support team.

Backup

• New: Backup Activity Logs now available for all users

Effective from October 11th, 2023, the Backup Activity Logs feature will start recording all backup activities within your RunCloud account.

This valuable information can be accessed in two convenient locations:

1. Activity Logs under each individual backup instance provide a detailed history of backup activities specific to that instance.
2. Activity Logs on the main Backup page give you a comprehensive overview of important events occurring at the account level. This includes events such as the creation or deletion of backup instances.

Cronjob

• New: You can enable/disable a cronjob in your server easily
• New: You can click "Run Now" to trigger the cron job manually 

Note: This cronjob improvement requires RunCloud Agent v2.7.2 or higher.

SSH Login

• Fixed: Passwordless login setting does not work for Vultr server in some cases
• Fixed: Prevent root login does not work for Vultr server in some cases

Teams

• Fixed: Team invitation does not work and shows an empty step in some cases

RunCloud Hub

• Fixed: RunCloud Hub update config fails in some cases because of timeout issue

Backup V3

• Added new Vultr Object Storage integration for external backup storage (available for Business plan users).
• Added new Linode Object Storage integration for external backup storage (available for Business plan users).

Web Application

• Improved status icon color contrast (accessibility) in the web application list.
• Fixed redirect to 404 page in some cases when using Git deployment to an existing application.
• Fixed failed to update DNS records on Cloudflare when cloning web applications to a server shared in a team.

Server

• Fixed an error with toast notifications when deleting servers.

Web Applications

• You can now enable backups for new web applications as you create them.
• Fixed cases where the custom SSL Cipher and EDCH Curve wasn’t saving properly.

PHP Version Releases (NGINX/Docker Servers)

• PHP 8.2.3
• PHP 8.1.16
• PHP 8.0.28

This release contains security fixes for CVE-2023-0567, CVE-2023-0568, CVE-2023-0662.

Note: If your server runs on OpenLiteSpeed, RunCloud does not handle PHP version updates. However, once a PHP version update becomes available for OpenLiteSpeed, it should also be automatically available on your server(s).

PHP 8.2 Release

PHP 8.2 is now available for all server types

• Nginx
• OpenLiteSpeed
• Containerized Server (Docker)

The update will be automatically applied to your server within 72 hours. If you do not receive the update within this timeframe, please contact our support team for a manual update.

To use PHP 8.2 in a Containerized Server (Docker), navigate to the "Services" page and add PHP 8.2 to your server. Then, in your web application settings, you can select it as the default PHP version.

WordPress 

• improved: support for non-Latin characters in passwords when using the 1-Click WordPress Install feature

Web Application

• improved: when adding a new domain name and enable www option, by default use "non-www to www redirection" option

Cloning

• fixed: a rare issue where web application cloning failed due to MOTD

Backup v3

• improved: support for EU region of pCloud external storage
• fixed: SFTP backups failing due to special characters in user passwords

Modsec Firewall (WAF)

• fixed: Modsec firewall was blocking the upload process for WordPress plugins
• fixed: Modsec firewall for OpenLiteSpeed servers displayed incorrect Nginx descriptions.

Servers

• fixed: server location/flag display incorrect location in some cases
• fixed: server tags were not being created in some cases
• fixed: wrong IP address was displayed for Vultr integration
• fixed: Server Grid view was not displaying any servers in some cases
• fixed: servers with high loads were not being displayed when using server tag

Docker Containerized Server (beta)

• improved: various improvements to the Services page

Notifications

• fixed: email notifications for high resource usage on servers did not display the memory/disk usage percentages
• fixed: incorrect html tag issue on Telegram and Slack notification

Billing

• fixed: failed payments (card declined) were still redirecting to the thank-you page
• fixed: incorrect applied credit was being displayed in subscription summary
• fixed: paid invoices were not unlocking server resources in some cases

RunCloud Agent 2.6.1

Some of the updates above require an update to the RunCloud Agent on your server. The agent will automatically update within 72 hours. If you receive any warning alerts after this timeframe, please contact our support team for a manual update.

Support Ticket

• Fixed: File upload issue with support form.
• Fixed: Issue with dropdown not visible. 

Billing and Subscription

• Improvement: Updates invoice and receipt appearance.
• Improvement: Better alerting for backup subscriptions.
• Fixed: Issue with receipt information.

Cloudflare API

• Improvement: Users are now able to link the Cloudflare account to RunCloud by using the Global API Key and API Token.

RunCloud Hub

• Improvement: Better method of handling cache purging.

SSL/TLS

• Improvement: Error notifications are now more informative.

Backup Improvement

• New: Backup menu is now accessible from the web application menu.
• Improvement: Web Application list now shows backup status.

System User

• New: Ability to promote system user as sudoer.

Containerized Server [BETA]

We're introducing support for Docker (containerized services), allowing us to deliver various improvements:

1. SSH Jail by using RunCloud Shell.
2. Better PHP management by eliminating the dependency on PHP installation and PHP modules makes PHP lighter on the server.
3. Better MySQL management by making upgrading easier.
4. Better Web Security.
5. Cleaner server management by removing dependency on the server.

Note: Containerized servers are now in beta.

Backup v3 Official Release

• Basic – 2 GB RunCloud storage
• Pro – 10 GB RunCloud storage
• Business – 30 GB RunCloud storage

Incremental Backup Improvements

• Improved: incremental backups are now more stable and faster than ever
• Improved: better error messages on any issues with incremental backups

Server Provision

• Added: direct server provisioning for Hetzner provider using the API key

RunCloud Agent v2.5.8

• Improved: Better RunCloud Incremental backup.
• Fixed: Health graph not showing the actual server time.
• New: Added Jammy Jellyfish support.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Ubuntu 22.04 has been released to production so you can now choose it as your operating system image when you deploy new servers with RunCloud.

Backup v3 beta

• (Beta) New: pCloud is now supported as external storage for backups on the Pro plan.
• (Beta) New: SFTP option for all plans.

API beta

• New: create a Web Application alias now available using API v2.

Billing Improvement

• Improvement: Added Credit Alert on billing to notify users when credit is low. 
• Improvement: Added payment failed notification for unexpected cases.

Support Improvement

• Improvement: CSAT is now accessible on the notification menu.
• Updated: Moving CSAT location on the support page.

Subscription v3

• improve: new subscription interface to enhance user experience 
• added: new invoice and receipt layout and new information added (Business ID, Tax ID)
• added: billing email can be chosen from the notification channel

Backup v3 beta

• improve: filter backup instances by server
• fixed: RunCloud Storage Full backup download issue

DNS Manager

• fixed: Save button disappears and not able to save the settings

Server Notification

• fixed: Snooze setting dropdown empty after refresh

RunCloudHub

• fixed: Server not responding when trying to update RunCache settings