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· 2 min read

  • Documentation: New "Client new account registration" section

  • Documentation: Updated "Configuring local storage paths > Windows", "Linux (Other distribution)" sections

  • Drop support for OS X 10.7 and older

New Features

  • New client account registration via external URL
  • Copy report content to clipboard in Comet Backup

· 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

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Update Linux installation instructions for Comet Server

  • Documentation: Update SSL section to mention insecure login warnings beginning in Chrome 56

  • Documentation: New section "Renaming a user", document availability

  • Documentation: Fix an issue with API parameter descriptions

New Features

  • Debian 8 "Jessie" installation package for Comet Server
  • Allow rebranding corner image in Comet Backup from Comet Server

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Mention new dependencies for Comet Server on Linux, add more distro-specific instructions

  • Documentation: Clarify auto-start status of Comet Backup on Linux for the distro-agnostic package

New Features

  • Allow setting a PKCS12 Authenticode certificate in Comet Server, for signing Comet Backup installers for Windows
  • Provide stub wrapper to provide SmartScreen reputation if Authenticode certificate is not present
  • Allow eliding https, trailing-slash in Comet Backup interface login dialog
  • Add Control Panel link to configure Comet Server on Windows

· One min read

Enhancements

  • Cosmetic enhancements for the new Comet Backup interface theme
  • Display more details about completed job operations in Comet Backup
  • Improve performance of rendering large job histories in Comet Backup
  • More accurate timezone display on the Comet Server web interface
  • Only consider the current computer's backupsets when importing from Ahsay 6.x

· One min read
  • Silently enforce profile protection instead of returning an error message upon unauthorised user modification

New Features

  • Policies to restrict available Storage Vault types
  • Policies to restrict creating and editing Storage Vaults
  • Import settings from compatible backup products (including AhsayOBM/ACB 6.x)

· One min read

Bug Fixes

  • Fix an issue with launching the Windows version of Comet Backup
  • Fix an issue with launching the Comet Server service manager GUI
  • Fix an issue with attempting to install the Linux client on a machine without xz installed
  • Fix a cosmetic issue with message display when configuring Comet Server for the first time

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: New sections about Device Registration, Linux client installation

  • Documentation: Include hints to aid Comet Server installation on CentOS 7

New Features

  • Share an account with your multiple devices (Protected Items are per-device, Storage Vaults are shared)
  • Comet Backup for Linux
  • New Comet Server API to retrieve individual job properties
  • Display job properties on detail page in Comet Server
  • Allow editing a user's raw JSON profile in Comet Server