2.1.0.0_experimental_2024-11-15
This release is an experimental release intended to be used for testing prior to a stable release.
This release is expected to progress to a stable release if no major blockers are found.
Unlike previoius builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.
The builds are self-contained so Mono or .NET installations are not required to install.
Automatic updating to this version is not supported.
Important changes from last Experimental
- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme for server
- Settings database version updated to v8
- Backup database updated to v13
New tool to manage a running server
Due to incompatibility with duplicati_client a new tool is included, named Duplicati.CommandLine.ServerUtil.exe/duplicati-server-util.
Summary of changes
- Updated to .NET8
- Updated to Kestrel/ASP.NET Core
- Updated the authentication system
- Added support for encrypting database fields
- Updated most packages to the latest version, including SQLite
- Changed to Avalonia for the TrayIcon
- Split into operating system specific packages
- Fixed a number of stability issues
- Updated backends to work with
async - Added a Telegram report destination
- Updated WebDAV and FTP backends
- Added support for remote control
- Improved IPv6 support
- Removed 7z compression
- Added secret providers
- Added a new experimental UI
- Added new server-util executable
- Added new Agent executable
- Removed Tardigrade in favor of Storj
- No longer using local blocks for restore by default, and testing more blocks
- Updated blocksize to 1MiB by default
- Removed RC4 database encryption (auto-decrypt)