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2.8.5 ‘Beta’ released

· 3 min read
  • Documentation: New sections "Replication > Failing over", "User migration", "System exclusions"

  • Documentation: Updated sections Replication, Upgrade Compatibility, Debian installation, Command-line arguments, Balancing

New Features

  • Allow setting custom favicon for Comet Server web interface
  • Command-line option to generate software installers from Comet Server
  • Display connection details for new storage buckets created in Comet Server web interface

Enhancements

  • Change write-balancing strategy to take free space into account once storage gets scarce
  • Support new Amazon S3 London region in Comet Backup
  • Support Ctrl+R in Comet Server web interface
  • Improve performance of browsing files to restore on high-latency connections
  • Improve performance of operating on profile data
  • Hide 'http: TLS handshake error' messages (almost always caused by port scanners on the Internet)
  • Hide the terminate live-connection button in Comet Server unless the situation calls for it
  • Default new Linux Comet Server installations to storing data in a /userdata/ subdirectory

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue that could occur if Comet Server is upgraded while a user has the login screen open
  • Fix an issue with scheduled tasks starting in system timezone instead of configured timezone
  • Fix an issue with error messages about storing items in finalized indexes
  • Fix an issue with untimely crash handling if packs were saved after snapshots
  • Fix an issue that could happen if a file changed after scanning
  • Fix an issue that could result in cleanup handlers not being called
  • Fix an issue with the Comet Backup package on Debian not automatically starting on boot, not automatically restarting on failure
  • Fix an issue with permission issues for application compatibility symlinks on Windows (e.g. 'My Pictures')
  • Fix an issue with attempting to back up '$Recycle.Bin' and 'System Volume Information' directories on Windows
  • Fix an issue with "Invalid value (:1)" errors when attempting to see content inside a backup job that contains no files
  • Fix an issue with generating Comet Backup installers on Linux servers
  • Fix an issue with unicode output on Comet Backup installers generated from a Linux server
  • Fix an issue with 'Failed to retrieve job information' messages in Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with being unable to make new file-type Exclusions in Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with allowing blank Before/After commands in Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with replacing in-use files when installing Comet Server on Debian
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with delayed errors when attempting to dispatch an invalid backup to a live connection
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with displaying live connections that are still handshaking with Comet Server
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with Comet Backup staying hidden in the background if remembering passwords was disabled
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with severity of warning when backing up files whose size changed after initial scanning
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with double-counting directories into the file count when restoring data
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with non-operational 'reset key' buttons in the Comet Server web interface