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2.5.0 ‘Beta’ released

· 3 min read

  • Documentation: New "Missed Backups" section

  • Documentation: Update "Linux Server installation", "Let's Encrypt" sections

  • Revert back to the logo and interface theme last used in 2.2.0

New Features

  • Remote update Comet Backup from within Comet Server
  • Generate virtual Missed Backup jobs for backups not run on schedule
  • Bulk update the address for Comet Server Storage Vaults
  • Display live online/offline status when viewing user profile in Comet Server
  • Support "$self$" macro to refer to this server address within Comet Server configuration file
  • Replace -Unpacked flag with -WebrootDir flag

Enhancements

  • Include separate Missed count on homepage widget charts in Comet Server
  • Display "GB" instead of "GiB" (although still 1024-based)
  • Installer with "/S" flag now launches the software in the background after installation
  • Add self as overseer target to default Comet Server configuration
  • Improve load time for user profiles when accessing the Comet Server interface over a high-latency connection

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with restoring to UNC paths on Windows
  • Fix an issue with jobs hanging on "Finding backup job(s) in Storage Vault" phase, causing many lingering "backup-tool" processes
  • Fix an issue with exposing S3 and S3-compatible credentials to Command binaries in the environment
  • Fix an issue with logging out of the web interface when creating a new user account in Comet Server
  • Fix an issue with using certain characters in autogenerated installer files
  • Fix an issue with backing up paths shorter than a certain limit on Windows
  • Fix an issue with UNC path handling
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with missing display of VSS error messages
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with inconsistent job handling behaviour for auxiliary job types
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with not deactivating the edit/remove buttons in the Schedule dialog
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with forgetting unsaved settings when creating a new Storage Vault directly from the Schedule dialog
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with the number of errors displayed on homepage widget charts in Comet Server
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with positioning of text logo in the top-left corner in Comet Server
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with not applying branded border colouring to the Windows 10 Start Menu tile manifest
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with random ordering of entries within error messages from the Overseer role
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with not clearing the username and password entry boxes when creating a new account in Comet Server
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with Type, Ended column name mismatch between Comet Server and Comet Backup interfaces
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with extra characters appearing in log output