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· 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

· 2 min read

  • Rename field from SFTPPublicKey to SFTPPrivateKey (breaking)

  • Documentation: Mention username/password length and complexity requirements, uninstallation process, system requirements

New Features

  • Add new transactional profile set/get APIs

· 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

· 2 min read

  • Documentation: Update "Let's Encrypt", "Windows Server System State", "Backward Compatibility", "Comet Server Installation on Linux" sections

  • Documentation: New "Microsoft SQL Server", "Windows System Backup", "User Settings" sections

New Features

  • Support backing up Microsoft SQL Server
  • Support backing up Windows System Backup volumes
  • Granular Restore for MySQL database backups
  • Support backing up all databases except selected, for both MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server