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· 2 min read

Changes compared to 21.3.1

New Features

  • Redesign restore dialog and job report's 'File' tab to use two panes, improving performance for very large numbers of files
  • Redesign Protected Item configuration to separate 'Authentication' and 'Items' tab (in the Comet Backup desktop app)
  • Allow supplying a custom *.icns branding image to use for the Menu Bar icon for the Comet Backup desktop app on macOS
  • Show the status of last/current Self-Backup jobs on the About This Server page in the Comet Server web interface

· One min read

Changes compared to 21.3.0

Enhancements

  • Improve performance of authenticating a large number of admin API requests
  • Prevent creating blank paths in the Mandatory File and Folder Exclusion policy section in the Comet Server web interface

· One min read

Changes compared to 21.2.0

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with newly created Organization admin user accounts being immediately reset to the top-level Organization in the Setup Wizard in the Comet Server web interface

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 21.2.1

  • The top-level administrator user accounts can now only log in to the Comet Server web interface at a non-Organization URL

New Features

  • Support suspending an Organization
  • Support advanced search queries when restoring files in the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Allow multiple admin users to have the same username if they belong to different Organizations

· 3 min read

Changes compared to 20.11.3

New Features

  • Allow configuring isolated Organizations in the Setup Wizard in the Comet Server web interface
  • Restore to original paths
  • Support silent install for Comet Backup on macOS
  • Support new /ISLOCALSYSTEM="yes" silent installation flag to force the Comet Backup desktop app's background service to use LOCAL SYSTEM authentication
  • Support new TrustXForwardedFor option in cometd.cfg to support customer IP addresses behind a reverse proxy such as nginx
  • Support editing advanced email settings from the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Support requesting a "Custom Remote Bucket" from an API endpoint
  • Support Static Locations for new Spanned targets, improving performance in limited situations

· One min read

Changes compared to 20.11.2

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with clicking segments of the homepage "Last 24 hours (Status)" chart in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fix an issue with no longer copying header properties from job reports in the Comet Server web interface
  • Fix an issue with returning HTTP 403 instead of HTTP 400 for an unknown user account in some API responses
  • Fix an issue with default automatic server login URLs for Organizations when generating new branded client software

· 2 min read

Changes compared to 20.11.3 and 20.12.2

New Features

  • Support editing advanced email settings from the Comet Backup desktop app
  • Support Static Locations for new Spanned targets, improving performance in limited situations
  • Support requesting a "Custom Remote Bucket" from an API endpoint