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· One min read

Changes compared to 23.8.0

Enhancements

  • Updated language translations

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with the caching layer used by the "Prefer temporary files instead of RAM (slower)" setting using more memory than expected

· One min read

Changes compared to 23.9.1

Enhancements

  • Updated language translations
  • Improved Comet Server behavior when it fails to start due to license issues. It now starts successfully with limited functionality and displays an error message indicating how to identify the issue
  • Added logging of the reason the job started at the beginning of backup job logs
  • Added option to aggregate usage by Account Name for Gradient PSA integration
  • Added automatic cancellation of running jobs using a Storage Vault when that Storage Vault is deleted
  • Improved the appearance of the "About" window in the Comet Server Service Manager

· One min read

Changes compared to 23.9.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue with Storage Vault configuration if the Object Lock duration was set to zero days
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with displaying the wrong file path syntax for Windows devices when editing a Protected Item in the Comet Server web interface

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 23.8.0

New Features

  • Feature: Added a lobby option to the Comet Backup desktop app installers, allowing for silent installation with fully-remote device authentication via the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface.
  • Feature: Updated the name of the Connected Devices page to Devices in the Comet Server web interface and redesigned the page to show all devices.
  • Feature: Added bulk actions to the Devices page in the Comet Server web interface.

· 5 min read

Adrastea is the latest entry in our quarterly rollup series. It branches off from our main rolling Voyager development into a fixed target for our partners to qualify and build upon.

Like Comet's previous recent quarterly software releases, Adrastea is named after a moon of Jupiter, which in turn takes its name from an ancient Greek mythological figure. Adrastea is the smallest of Jupiter's four inner moons and has an irregular shape measuring 20 x 16 x 14 km across. A surface area estimate would be between 840 and 1,600 (~1,200) km².

It was discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1979, but owing to its small size and position, almost nothing more could be discovered until the next spacecraft Galileo visited two decades later. Scientists believe it contains water ice.

As for the software, Comet 23.8.0 Adrastea brings 7 new features and 29 enhancements, including a new design for the Comet Backup desktop app, support for single sign-on for Comet Server admin users via OpenID Connect 1.0, significant improvements to restore speeds, and more.

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 23.6.11

Enhancements

  • Improved performance of cleaning up Object Lock delete markers during retention passes for S3-compatible Storage Vaults
  • Improve initial startup performance of browsing files to restore from a disk image

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 23.6.7

Breaking changes

  • New, simpler configuration may be required for PKCS11 Authenticode codesigning with a hardware dongle

New Features

  • Added support for using OpenID Connect 1.0 for Single Sign-On for Comet Server admin users. This allows admin users to authenticate themselves to Comet Server using their existing credentials at an external Identity Provider, such as Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Google, or other OIDC providers