Hello Tim!
Perhaps it’s just me but download seems to be broken. Please let me know if it’s a ME issue.
Hi Hector!
Thanks for letting me know. I migrated my server to Debian 12 today and broke my download counter. I have corrected the issue, so the downloads should work now!
Best wishes,
Tim Parnell
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Thanks Timi!
Happy New Year!
Build 211
I hope everyone had a great holiday season, and to get back into the swing of things I have a new release. My favorite new feature is domain grouping on the Domains & Subdomains view. Lifeboat will now automatically group subdomains underneath the root domain, and allow users to collapse and expand the subdomains, retaining the state of the view.
In addition to my favorite feature, there are also several other handy new tools. Static Files configurations now officially support WordPress. There’s a new disclosure arrow on the Reverse Proxy setup that opens a menu, allowing users to select a running Web App as an upstream proxy source. It is now super easy to create domain-synonyms for Web Apps without duplicating instances.
Changes for Build 211
New: Web addresses now grouped by root domain
New: Static Files mod_rewrite support for WordPress
New: Reverse Proxy assistant to select existing Web Apps as an upstream source
New: Helper Runtime Exceptions can now be reported in-app
New: Optionally disable nginx access.log for high-volume servers
Fixed: Changing a web address no longer causes an upstream collision
Changed: View web address logs safety check is now more forgiving
More information about Lifeboat:
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat
Download Lifeboat and try it out free of charge!
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat/get
Happy coding!
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Build 228
Git ready for HAProxy!
Today’s release comes jam-packed with exciting new features and improvements all around. Load balanced Web Apps are now distributed with HAProxy for more fine-tuned control over the balance settings. Thanks to HAProxy, end users with multiple connections on one IP address can now be balanced to different instances. REST APIs can bypass HAProxy by using the new “HandleURL only app” setting. Apps that are not balanced (Instances: 1) are not directed through HAProxy either.
Also new in Build 228 is a tool to install your own Git Cloud! Migrate off of commercial Git providers and take control of your source code with automated Forgejo setup. Lifeboat will go through the steps necessary to set up and configure both Git and Forgejo. I myself use this feature to host remote copies of my own repositories.
SFTP uploading has received some love too. Both Web App and Static File uploads will now retry a few times when they get disconnected to keep the upload going. Uploads should now feel a little more reliable when connectivity wavers.
Changes for Build 228
New: Load balance with improved session persistence using HAProxy
New: Self-host a Git-cloud with automated Git and Forgejo installation
New: Server windows now remember their positions
Fixed: SFTP retry system works harder to avoid failing
Fixed: Safety check for web paths now checks Forwarding configurations
Fixed: Can no longer attempt to change SSH port to invalid values
Fixed: PHP Update Modules button now appears without resizing the window
Fixed: Renaming cron jobs works again
Fixed: A handful of FolderItem RuntimeExceptions have been resolved
Changed: Web App View Logs button to quickly get from detail view to logs
Changed: Deployment process will no longer start apps that were not running
Changed: Adjustments to the on-server temporary file system that should make it operate more consistently
Removed: CentOS 7 is no longer supported (unable to backport new features)
Removed: Lifeboat no longer requests email address for Lets Encrypt (who are no longer sending expiry notifications)
More information about Lifeboat:
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat
Download Lifeboat and try it out free of charge!
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat/get
Happy coding!
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I seriously LOVE Lifeboat! Yesterday I had a great experience having Lifeboat do the heavy lifting of configuring a new server and deploying an App.
Good job @Tim_Parnell !
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Lifeboat really is that great. The automatic archiving feature which I have just turned on is particularly neat.
Kudos points to Tim for an excellent app.
Steve
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Build 239
Focus fixed for a snowy day
It is actually snowing here today, but this is also my first “Snow Lifeboat” release that focuses mostly on fixing and improving the major changes from the previous version. Overall this version should be more stable and have a smoother user experience.
But that’s not to stop cool new features! This latest version of Lifeboat now scans the web app for missing dependencies. Blink of an eye and you’ll miss it fast, this check will help reduce the severity of events in the future where Xojo unexpectedly adds new library requirements.
Changes for Build 239
New: Deployment process checks for missing libraries
New: Manage ssh authorized_keys
New: mod_rewrite support for Easy!Appointments
Fixed: No longer crashes for some Mac users
Fixed: Remote disconnection no longer opens five alerts
Fixed: HTTP/2 setting no longer inverted
Fixed: Saving connections once again shows the error message when test fails
Changed: Sidebar uses color on macOS
Changed: Live App Files tab is now hidden when there are no remote files
Updated: Forgejo 10.0.3
Removed: Debian 10 is no longer supported (HAProxy too old)
More information about Lifeboat:
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat
Download Lifeboat and try it out free of charge!
https://strawberrysw.com/lifeboat/get
Happy coding!
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Very nice Tim!
Keep updating an already excellent product - I appreciate that!
Tim
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Thanks Tim. A great product, recently purchased.
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