duplicati/changelog.txt

2025-11-20 - 2.2.0.101_canary_2025-11-20
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version now runs on .NET10! Apart from some speedup, the transition should not be noticeable.

This version also adds initial support for MacOS Photos, where it can now read photos, even if they are stored in iCloud.
Previous versions would back up the folder, which might not include all photos.
Use the option `--photos-handling` to disable or tweak this feature.

When using advanced options, the human-readable description is now displayed with the option name, and you can search for either.


## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed an issue with SyncTool and retries that would fail on some backends
- Improved support for OEM injection
- Return status of backup in ServerUtil, thanks @greyxr
- Updated to run on .NET10
- Improved deadlock detection for restore with fewer false positives
- Updated Uplink.NET to v2.14.3623 (for Storj backend)
- Added support for MacOS Photos
- Disabled internal timeout in AzureBlobStorage
- Updated localizations, thanks to all translators!

## ngclient changes:
- Updated to latest ShipUI
- Preload modules for better desktop performance
- Fixed some issues with localization not being applied
- Updates to the options list
- Updated localizations, thanks to all translators!
- Fixed an issue with Rclone not maintaining letter-case for remote
- Simplified the schedule setup page
- Improved AuthID picking
- Improved integration with console
- Cleaned the sidebar slightly
- Fixed an issue with styling in settings
- Restore flow will now default to not overwrite existing files
- Added both option name and short description to advanced options
- Fixed not showing "Verifying" at the start of the backup operation
- Handle global settings with and without `--` prefix
- Upgraded to Anguler 21

2025-11-05 - 2.2.0.100_canary_2025-11-05
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version is a bugfix release for some issues discovered with the previous canary build and stable release.
Some of the changes in this Canary will be applied to a new revised stable release.

The changes in this version are mostly bugfixes and minor improvements that are not expected to cause issues.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Reporting remote filename on errors instead of temporary file
- Added guards and fix for timeouts in MSGraph backend
- Added guard against sending an unsupported header in remote control
- Fixed href-base replacement, thanks @peloyeje
- Fixed an error parsing flag-options (multiple option names in a single option)
- Fixed an incorrect option name in release builder
- Clear notifications on startup for issues that are resolved
- Improved S3 hostname check to auto-prune trailing slashes
- Show the assembly version in the version number
- Made `--send-email-password` a password option so it is guarded
- Added a dynamically adjusting deadlock timer for the restore flow
- Improved parsing of WebDAV PROPFIND messages to cover more servers
- Exposed options for pCloud that were previously not showed
- Made the file-backend's `--use-move-for-put` option auto-disable streaming transfers
- Fixed an issue with restoring from a config file that would fail if the backups were encrypted
- Added option to disable remote control when connected to the console

## ngclient changes:
- Added support for picking the power-mode provider in settings
- Fixed some issues with filters
- Fixed some buttons that were missing styling
- Fixed issue with Test function not asking to create folder
- Fixed not showing tooltip to remember password when not encrypting exported file
- Fixed issues with parsing the exclude attributes and exclude by file size
- Improved hint texts on start page to be less cloud-oriented
- Correctly show duration if it takes over 24h
- Renamed the "Start" button to "Resume" when the server is paused
- No longer showing the usage reporter option if this is disabled by environment variables
- The settings page now shows the currently installed version
- Better detection of users language on initial load
- Add a warning when doing cross-OS restores
- Toggled some steps as disabled when clicking them would not result in a working flow
- Added password visibility toggle on login page
- Improved advanced options view to show file pickers and email parsers
- Improved the display of the warning when typing a custom destination URL
- Fixed some issues with the URL parsing, especially making it case-preserving and fixing Rclone
- Using the Commandline UI now includes the global advanced settings
- Very long error messages no longer overflow the screen but gets scrollable instead
- Changed order of options on the restore overview page to nudge towards using configured backups
- Added scrolling to source paths when entering more than 25 sources
- Hiding FileJump destination due to a pending migration
- Sizes can again be chosen in bytes, which also fixes the wrong warning displayed on the volume size picker
- Updated localization, thanks to all translators
- Added a new connection link that shows the console connection status
- Updated naming for the console connection to be more consistent
- Hide connection options when connecting remotely

2025-10-10 - 2.1.1.105_canary_2025-10-10
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version is a bugfix release for some issues discovered with the previous canary build.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Using the JsonSignature library instead of embedding the code
- Added status code check for B2 backend

## ngclient changes:
- Fixed an issue where usage reports could not be disabled
- Fixed an issue where tooltips could prevent buttons from being clicked

2025-10-03 - 2.1.1.104_canary_2025-10-03
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version is a bugfix release for some issues discovered with the previous canary build.


## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed unmasking password from commandline UI
- Fixed ngax loosing all customer destination editors
- Fixed a wrong lookup for file size during restore file listing that caused slowdowns
- Added alerts on login/signin pages that JavaScript is required
- Updated Storj library uplink.NET to 2.14.3598 for fixing Linux crashes
- Fixed an issue with restore flow that could deadlock an block restores

## ngclient changes:
- Updated localizations, thanks to all translators
- Added support for masked passwords when testing a connection
- Fixed some buttons not being styled correctly

2025-09-25 - 2.1.1.103_canary_2025-09-25
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version is a bugfix release for some issues discovered with the previous canary build.

## Database update to v9 (also in previous version)
This version updates the server settings database to v9 to add a new column to the `Backup` table.
The database tool can downgrade without data loss (assuming that external configs were not loaded).

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed issue with invariant formatting causing crashes during backup
- Added Administrator permissions to data folders on Windows
- Fixed an issue with the "Test connection" button after passwords are masked

## ngclient changes:
- Updated localizations
- Updated API calls to support masked passwords for test connection

2025-09-23 - 2.1.1.102_canary_2025-09-23
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version contains a number of fixes for issues discovered through testing, including fixes for the restore process and the index file recreate.

This version adds support for Service Account JSON when using Google Clouds Services for storage.

To improve security, this version adds masking of passwords so it is harder to leak sensitive values. 

## Database update to v9
This version updates the server settings database to v9 to add a new column to the `Backup` table.
The database tool can downgrade without data loss (assuming that external configs were not loaded).

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed an issue with the restore flow where it would fail if a local file existed but was locked
- Removed display of custom values in NGAX dropdowns
- Fixed an issue with locale settings affecting SQL statements
- Mask passwords when sending them through the API to avoid leaking secrets
- Added retry option for backend tester
- Downgrade Minio library to 6.0.0 due to faulty error handling in later versions
- Validate that the S3 hostname does not contain a path, thanks @smyja
- Updated logic for showing HyperV and MSSQL in source browser
- Fixed an issue where the MSGraph backend would attempt to re-read the response body for error messages
- Added support for remotely managed backup configurations
- Removed leading and trailing null characters from paths to work around an issue with .NET Core and some virtual filesystems
- Improved debug logging of SQL statements to use invariant locale
- Added support for Service Account JSON authentication with GCS
- Updated CoCoL to fix a flood of unhandled exception messages
- Fixed a case where a recreated index volume would sometimes not contain all data
- Added support for sending webmodule data without needing a callback

## ngclient changes:
- Fixed images not showing for the destination list
- Fixed some UI rendering issues caused by missing values in data
- Added destination icons to backup list view
- Fixed destinations page not scrolling correctly
- Updated ShipUI library
- Fixed an issue with text-editing of advanced options that could loose values
- Improved support for smaller screens
- Fixed some button displays and added dark theme for loading screen
- Simplified source and destination trees
- Source tree now supports HyperV and MSSQL sources, if present
- Updated to Angular v20.2
- Added support for showing externally managed reporting url and backups
- Fixed wording on channels to reflect Beta status
- Fixed some typo's and casing issues
- Correct handling of advanced options with leading slashes
- Prevent adding a leading slash for Windows UNC style paths
- Fixed file backend ignoring advanced options
- Added multiple search terms to destination list, and fixed priority sorting
- Added machine name to the left-hand menu for easier identification
- Improved logic for import to better reflect the current state when editing
- Fixed support for choosing filter groups when adding source filters
- Added support for GCS Service Account JSON
- Fixed wording on restore to not mention the option to restore a config from storage

2025-08-19 - 2.1.1.101_canary_2025-08-19
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions
This version has an update to the restore process that reduces the amount of temporary space used during restores. 
With the option `--restore-volume-cache-hint` it is now possible to choose how much size to use, and the dafult is 4GiB.

A problem with ngclient saving sizes with the default multiplier was fixed, and an improved list of destinations was added.

The breaking change in 2.1.1.100 with the `--allow-empty-source` was tested and found to have too many negative issues, so it was inverted to be `--prevent-empty-source` such that it is possible to turn it on, but it does not by default fail if the source folder is empty.

For Debian packages, the libICU package is now a recommended dependency and will not prevent installing the package.
A pre-install script warns if no libICU package was found, and shows how to run without libICU present.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed an issue with null values on Sharepoint mounted folders
- Improve support for libICU on Debian
- Fixed a case where testing would fail on a missing hash value
- Added support for limiting the usage of local temporary disk space during restore
- Inverted `--allow-empty-source` to `--prevent-empty-source` (opt-in)
- Fixed an issue with S3 backend reading stream twice
- Lowercase S3 AWS Client content hash for better compatibility with other providers

## ngclient changes:
- Improved searching for destinations
- Resolved some issues with colors not being applied
- Fixed an issue with non-default size multiplier causing invalid values to be saved
- Streamlined suffixes for sizes to be the same
- Removed support for picking `bytes` as the multiplier
- Fixed issue with livelog page requesting invalid data when disabled

2025-08-08 - 2.1.1.100_canary_2025-08-08
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions

This build adresses an issue with timeouts on B2 uploads, along with a number of minor fixes.

There is a breaking change in that Duplicati will now consider an empty *source* folder as an error, unless you specify `--allow-empty-source`. This is done to avoid common mistakes where a folder was supposed to be mounted but was not.

The Docker images have been overhauled and now supports running with a custom UID/GID combination.

The login flow has been secured slightly and now features an extra nonce value that is required on requests. If you have custom code authenticating with Duplicati this is a breaking change.

Finally, there is now also an option to log internal HTTP requests to the log for tracing and debugging.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed commandline test command issuing a warning
- Fixed erratic timeouts on B2
- Corrected reported timeouts in BackendTester
- Fixed some quoting of SQLite queries
- Update Docker images with UID/GID support
- Fixed CLI help not showing the datafolder environment variable name
- Changed repair message to suggest purge-broken-files
- Fixed a thread resource leak in TrayIcon
- Fixed Vacuum failing to complete due to active transaction
- Fixed an issue with missing hashes on remote volumes causing crashes
- Updated localizations, thanks to all translators
- Fixed a case where databases could be opened with pooling enabled
- Remote Sync tool now restart and retries on transfer failures
- Fixed an issue that prevent setting a default theme
- Added detailed output option to serverutil list-backups command
- Added `--allow-empty-source` option
- Added nonce to refresh tokens and improved non-persisted logins
- Updated multiple packages to latest versions, including AWSSDK, Azure, SMB, FluentFTP, and SharpCompress
- Added option to log http requests and socket data

## ngclient changes:
- Converted from Sparkle to ShipUI
- Progress bar is now fixed length
- Updated translations, thanks to all translators
- Added support for a refresh nonce

2025-07-15 - 2.1.0.125_canary_2025-07-15
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions

This is almost identical to 2.1.0.124, but adds some destination URL parsing fixes.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed wrong SQLite environment variable name
- Don't show stack if stopping a backup due to missing sources
- Update logic for probing for an access method in ServerUtil
- Fixed ngax not supporting `--use-ssl`
- Use template icons on macOS
- Fixed an error when loading log data
- Avoid floods of notifications
- Corrected encode/decode of URLs
- Fixed issue with recreated index files not reporting deleted blocks

### New in 2.1.0.125
- Fixed parsing of correctly encoded file-based URLs on Windows

## ngclient changes
- Fixed SMB editor handling paths incorrectly
- Fixed source editor not inserting empty paths
- Fixed an issue with selecting paths with a space
- Fixed some dialogs not updating UI after clicking cancelable
- Removed an extra leading slash for Windows destination paths
- Recalculate file existing on database move
- Show correct date and format in logs

### New in 2.1.0.125
- Fixed URL for bugreport in ngclient
- Fixed incorrect encoding/decoding of Windows file-paths for destination
- Fixed logic for removing source paths to no create empty entries
- Added a partial marker for fileset version that are partial

2025-07-11 - 2.1.0.124_canary_2025-07-11
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Changes in this versions

This is primarily a bugfix release for some minor issues that were reported on 2.1.0.123.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed wrong SQLite environment variable name
- Don't show stack if stopping a backup due to missing sources
- Update logic for probing for an access method in ServerUtil
- Fixed ngax not supporting `--use-ssl`
- Use template icons on macOS
- Fixed an error when loading log data
- Avoid floods of notifications
- Corrected encode/decode of URLs
- Fixed issue with recreated index files not reporting deleted blocks

## ngclient changes
- Fixed SMB editor handling paths incorrectly
- Fixed source editor not inserting empty paths
- Fixed an issue with selecting paths with a space
- Fixed some dialogs not updating UI after clicking cancelable
- Removed an extra leading slash for Windows destination paths
- Recalculate file existing on database move
- Show correct date and format in logs

2025-07-09 - 2.1.0.123_canary_2025-07-09
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
This version is nearly identical to 2.1.0.121 which has a startup crash.
This version is nearly identical to 2.1.0.122 which has an issue with detached TrayIcon.

# Major changes in this version

This version introduces a new SQLite library, a new VSS provider, and some minor bugfixes.

## SQLite update
This version has changed the SQLite library from the previous System.Data.SQLite library to using `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`.
This update was quite invasive, as the new SQLite library does not support positional arguments in SQL queries, which was used extensively in the Duplicati codebase.
With the update we see measurable speedups across all queries, and we are producing an article that describes our findings.
The update also bumps the SQLite library to use the latest available version and makes all SQLite queries async and cancelable, making the stop commands more responsive.

## New VSS provider supprt
The AlphaVSS library that is used for creating VSS snapshots is no longer being maintained.
This version now defaults to using the Vanara API layer to call the Windows VSS API and create snapshots.
Like before, this still requires the VC++ Redist to be installed.
For now, it is still possible to use AlphaVSS by setting `--snapshot-provider=AlphaVSS`.
Note that neither works on ARM64 as Windows is lacking libraries and tools for native ARM64 snapshots, only `--snapshot-provider=WMIC` works on ARM64.

## Bugfixing for ngclient
A number of reported compatibility issues with ngax has been fixed in this version.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Commandline UI expands environment variables
- The `file://` backend is no longer throttle exempt by default
- Fixed issue with TrayIcon not outputting help text in all cases
- No longer retains SeBackupPrivilege after testing for permissions
- Refresh token lifetime can now be configured
- Fixed multiple issues with kill signals not stopping the process
- Secret provider now correctly applied for all TrayIcon arguments
- Updated SQLite library to use `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite` packages instead
- Default VSS provider is now Vanara
- Hide options that are not supported on the current OS
- Fixed backup schedule order after multiple missed backups
- Fixed an issue with Google Drive backend not creating folders
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators

### Updated in 2.1.0.122
- Fixed numeric Id sorting
- Updated texts for disabling index recreate
- Fixed a crash on startup in 2.1.0.121
- Fixed an issue with restore listing speed

### Updated in 2.1.0.123
- Fixed a crash with detached TrayIcon
- Fixed an error when creating a bugreport database
- Added faster status updates in UI
- Fixed a parsing issue with the remote sync tool
- Fixed an issue where some operations would report success even if they failed

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed issue with `--` option prefixes not being matched
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators
- Fixed issue with en-GB not using 24h time format
- Fixed issue with editor for GCS not having a path field
- Fixed issue with editor for B2 introducing extra `/` characters
- Fixed supporting -s postfix for backends for backwards compatibility
- Fixed case-insensitive support for boolean and enumeration options
- Custom arguments is now a two-line input

### Updated in 2.1.0.123
- Fixed showing destinations with no custom UI
- Fixed an issue with decoding URL artefacts in paths
- Change storage of preferences (this will reset som settings like sort order and dark-mode)
- Added option to not store a cookie token after login
- Added a button to create folders when restoring and picking destination
- Fixed deprecating CIFS and using SMB instead
- Added Next Scheduled Run to backup list
- Added a "Operation is starting ..." message to not show "Starting backup ..."
- Moved bugreport to the database page
- Fixed wrong editor mapping for COS and AliyunOSS
- Fixed an issue where a custom text for a dropdown would be lost on edit
- Fixed an issue with direct restore that would prevent restore from starting
- Added advanced settings for the direct restore flow
- Added an "Edit as text" option for advanced options

2025-07-07 - 2.1.0.122_canary_2025-07-07
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
This version is nearly identical to 2.1.0.121 which has a startup crash.

# Major changes in this version

This version introduces a new SQLite library, a new VSS provider, and some minor bugfixes.

## SQLite update
This version has changed the SQLite library from the previous System.Data.SQLite library to using `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`.
This update was quite invasive, as the new SQLite library does not support positional arguments in SQL queries, which was used extensively in the Duplicati codebase.
With the update we see measurable speedups across all queries, and we are producing an article that describes our findings.
The update also bumps the SQLite library to use the latest available version and makes all SQLite queries async and cancelable, making the stop commands more responsive.

## New VSS provider supprt
The AlphaVSS library that is used for creating VSS snapshots is no longer being maintained.
This version now defaults to using the Vanara API layer to call the Windows VSS API and create snapshots.
Like before, this still requires the VC++ Redist to be installed.
For now, it is still possible to use AlphaVSS by setting `--snapshot-provider=AlphaVSS`.
Note that neither works on ARM64 as Windows is lacking libraries and tools for native ARM64 snapshots, only `--snapshot-provider=WMIC` works on ARM64.

## Bugfixing for ngclient
A number of reported compatibility issues with ngax has been fixed in this version.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Commandline UI expands environment variables
- The `file://` backend is no longer throttle exempt by default
- Fixed issue with TrayIcon not outputting help text in all cases
- No longer retains SeBackupPrivilege after testing for permissions
- Refresh token lifetime can now be configured
- Fixed multiple issues with kill signals not stopping the process
- Secret provider now correctly applied for all TrayIcon arguments
- Updated SQLite library to use `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite` packages instead
- Default VSS provider is now Vanara
- Hide options that are not supported on the current OS
- Fixed backup schedule order after multiple missed backups
- Fixed an issue with Google Drive backend not creating folders
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators

### Updated in 2.1.0.122
- Fixed numeric Id sorting
- Updated texts for disabling index recreate
- Fixed a crash on startup in 2.1.0.121
- Fixed an issue with restore listing speed

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed issue with `--` option prefixes not being matched
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators
- Fixed issue with en-GB not using 24h time format
- Fixed issue with editor for GCS not having a path field
- Fixed issue with editor for B2 introducing extra `/` characters
- Fixed supporting -s postfix for backends for backwards compatibility
- Fixed case-insensitive support for boolean and enumeration options
- Custom arguments is now a two-line input

2025-07-07 - 2.1.0.121_canary_2025-07-07
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version

This version introduces a new SQLite library, a new VSS provider, and some minor bugfixes.

## SQLite update
This version has changed the SQLite library from the previous System.Data.SQLite library to using `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite`.
This update was quite invasive, as the new SQLite library does not support positional arguments in SQL queries, which was used extensively in the Duplicati codebase.
With the update we see measurable speedups across all queries, and we are producing an article that describes our findings.
The update also bumps the SQLite library to use the latest available version and makes all SQLite queries async and cancelable, making the stop commands more responsive.

## New VSS provider supprt
The AlphaVSS library that is used for creating VSS snapshots is no longer being maintained.
This version now defaults to using the Vanara API layer to call the Windows VSS API and create snapshots.
Like before, this still requires the VC++ Redist to be installed.
For now, it is still possible to use AlphaVSS by setting `--snapshot-provider=AlphaVSS`.
Note that neither works on ARM64 as Windows is lacking libraries and tools for native ARM64 snapshots, only `--snapshot-provider=WMIC` works on ARM64.

## Bugfixing for ngclient
A number of reported compatibility issues with ngax has been fixed in this version.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Commandline UI expands environment variables
- The `file://` backend is no longer throttle exempt by default
- Fixed issue with TrayIcon not outputting help text in all cases
- No longer retains SeBackupPrivilege after testing for permissions
- Refresh token lifetime can now be configured
- Fixed multiple issues with kill signals not stopping the process
- Secret provider now correctly applied for all TrayIcon arguments
- Updated SQLite library to use `Microsoft.Data.Sqlite` packages instead
- Default VSS provider is now Vanara
- Hide options that are not supported on the current OS
- Fixed backup schedule order after multiple missed backups
- Fixed an issue with Google Drive backend not creating folders
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed issue with `--` option prefixes not being matched
- Updated all localization, thanks to all translators
- Fixed issue with en-GB not using 24h time format
- Fixed issue with editor for GCS not having a path field
- Fixed issue with editor for B2 introducing extra `/` characters
- Fixed supporting -s postfix for backends for backwards compatibility
- Fixed case-insensitive support for boolean and enumeration options
- Custom arguments is now a two-line input

2025-06-24 - 2.1.0.120_canary_2025-06-24
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

The intention is to tap this release as an experimental release if no significant issues are uncovered.

# Major changes in this version

This release is mostly fixing minor issues reported from 2.1.0.119, with only a few changes that could impact backups.
A significant amount of fixes has been completed for ngclient.

The repair flow can now detect and fix cases where a file or folder has been assigned no metadata.
Since the codebase does not support this, the current fix is to assign an empty metadata block if possible, and otherwise use the smallest metadata block.
The Test output no longer reports failures on index files that were fixed during the test process.

The destination picker UI in ngclient has been reworked in multiple ways, providing a more robust experience with the Test button and results being more prominent.

The restore flow and file picker has been updated to fix a number of issues with files and folders that have the same prefix.
Some issues with the picker not having the correct visual representation of the state.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Reduced logging from remote connection
- Filter sent reports by destination to avoid duplicates
- Disable WebSocket for Agent
- Added support for using ssh-agent with the SSH backend
- Detect bind-permissions denied for the Duplicati webserver
- Improved secret provider pattern matching and misconfiguration detection
- Updated MailKit library to latest version
- Updated Windows script example
- Updated logic for assigning the OAuth url option
- Messages in test-command handler are now localizable
- Added attributes for macOS entitlements
- Detecting EPERM as "Permission Denied" on Linux/macOS
- Added null checks and invalid email detection for email report module
- Fixed 100s timeouts on some backends
- Reduced logging of messages during websocket authentication
- Changed secret provider option to be a password-type
- Changed `replace-faulty-index-files` option name to `dont-replace-faulty-index-files`
- Added correct loading and unloading of modules
- Added back PROPFIND debug options to WebDAV
- Added support for `X-Forwarded-For` prefix
- Added Mega S4 endpoints
- Added check and repair to detect empty metadata entries
- Fixed Ids being returned for filesets instead of version numbers
- Websocket sends update signal after metadata update
- Websocket has task-completed event
- Fixed not adding quadruple `----` on restore from config
- Removed fixed files from test output
- Handle transitive virtual folders in ListFolderContents

## Ngclient changes:
- Upgraded to Angular 20
- Fixed some colors not being selected
- Added plurals for log view
- Updated destination url picker
- Fixed issues with quadruple dashes in commandline
- Added support for "empty" view for backends with no UI configuration
- Added support for additional localization
- Fixed MSGraph not showing site-id as mandatory option
- Avoid `undefined` in target url
- Added support for custom OAuth URLs
- Updated logic in export page to be consistent with the current state
- Show the version number of the current server on the About page
- Added zh-Hans to list of languages
- Fixed issue with localized content not showing icons
- Fixed issue with localization not being applied
- Handling of plurals in localization
- Improved locale support for date/time/number formats
- Fixed issue with Azure blob storage UI
- Added summary to log lines headers
- Marking fields as required in destination configuration
- Fixed commandline sending empty arguments
- Prevent adding quadruple slashes
- All destinations are now in searchable dropdown
- Fixed some logic detecting an empty folder on restore
- Showing size of backup data during restore, if known
- Added backend config for AliyunOSS
- Improved logic for buttons on the database management page
- Fixed the "last backup" timestamp not showing the correct information
- Fixed an incorrect draft backup creation during restore
- Fixed loader on "Restore files" being shown even when not loading
- Restore view keeps track of temporarily recreated versions
- Restore view supports reload of the page and some navigation
- Database page does not attempt to delete non-existing file
- Added a check for restores with a backup that is missing a local database
- Fixed an issue with custom dropdowns in the destination selector not picking the correct value
- Added FTP to the list of backends (aFTP was already there)
- Added lazy-loading of custom dropdown values
- Fixed incorrect size being shown on the "Delete backup" page
- After direct import, go to home page
- Improved support for default backup options, retaining more options
- Fixed a non-working "back" button in the restore flow
- Added button to copy target url to clipboard
- Fixed some warning indicators not being correctly colored
- Updated restore view to support additional complex path configurations
- Added missing option to include metadata during restore
- Fixed not adding wildcards to file paths for restore flow
- Fixed an issue where task completion would sometimes leave the UI in an incomplete state
- Fixed url-encoding of options for export configuration
- Better detection of encrypted configuration in import configuration
- During export, disable buttons until data is correctly entered
- Fixed "No encryption" option being lost (visualy) on navigation
- Made the test status more visible and suggest to test on new backups and direct restore
- Improved waiting for repair to complete during restore without a local database
- Updated restore flow to better detect a completed restore
- Reworked all destination dialogs to better support hostname/bucketname, and path-only destinations
- Updated file picker to work better with multi-select and cross-os support
- Fixed importing metadata when importing a backup configuration
- Fixed a number of cases where icons and help-text would be rendered incorrectly
- Fixed an issue with settings view being obscured by the top-bar
- Fixed top-level source files in restore being shown as folders

2025-05-29 - 2.1.0.119_canary_2025-05-29
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

The intention is to tap this release as an experimental release if no significant issues are uncovered.

# Major changes in this version

## Index file corruption fixed
This update fixes a long-standing issue with index files being incomplete over time.
The effect of this is that the recreate database step takes much longer than expected.
With this update the index files no longer loose information during the compact step.

To remedy existing data, the test method can now be run and only check index files (`--full-remote-verification=indexesonly`).
By default, any defective index files that are found will be replaced with correct versions, so simply running the test command with a large sample size will fix the backup.

## Suppress warnings
A new option is added that can change warning messages to information messages, so the warnings no longer generate notifications.
The file access errors are now better grouped so it shows if the error is a permission error, a locked file error and others.
With the suppress feature it is possible to suppress one or more categories of these warnings.

## Better backend Test
The test feature has been updated to now check for write permissions, instead of just listing the remote folder.
For ngclient, the Test check now uses this extended check to inform the user if there are files in the destination folder.
This shows a warning if creating a new backup pointing to a folder with existing data, and a warning if attempting to restore from a folder with no files.
If the write part fails for a test during the restore flow, this is not treated as an error in ngclient. 

## Auto VSS on Windows
If the user has Administrator privileges (`SeBackupPrivilege`) VSS is now set to `Auto` by default.

## Updated backends
Updated the backends: Jottacloud, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, Dropbox, and OpenStack.
Removed the Sia backend as the current implementation is not compatible with the pending hard-fork.

## No throttle for the file backend
The file backend is now excempt (by default) from throttle settings via `--throttle-disabled-backends`.
Individual backups can set `--throttle-disable` to opt-out of throttling.

## Disabling reported options on Webserver
The ngclient is using the reported options to figure out what features can be enabled.
This can now be configured with `--webservice-disable-api-extensions` so websocket usage can be disabled, among others.

## ngclient updates
A number of fixes and additions are made to ngclient, including a new grid-view for users with many backups.

## Database version upgrade to v17
The local database is again upgraded with an index changes performance.
The bundled `Duplicati.CommandLine.DatabaseTool.exe` / `duplicati-database-tool` can downgrade databases.
Since the change is only index addition, there is no data loss on downgrades.


## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed issue with empty filesets being created
- Fixed issue with transactions being double comitted
- Fixed a case where a purge could loose a version
- Added option to register for remote control on TrayIcon startup
- Fixed an issue with purge-broken-files
- Fixed list-broken-files and purge-broken-files not reading database config
- Removed multiple unused libraries
- Fixed dbtool checks on Windows
- Added an extra check for the secret provider to ensure the modules behave
- Fixed a crash on serialization of result message
- Added an index to blockset entry
- Fixed an issue with compact not writing blocklists into index files
- Prevent overwriting config files with RPM install
- Add classification of file access errors
- Added feature to suppress warnings
- Fixed CIFS backend not parsing the writebuffer option
- More robust flushing of database messages on stops
- VSS is set to Auto on Windows, if the user has permissions to make snapshots
- Fixed incorrect text on compression level
- Removed mentions of removed backends
- Preserve space during compact by deleting files early, instead of at the end of the compact
- Reduced memory usage in SyncTool
- Fixed an issue where timestamps could drift and cause validation errors
- Updated translations, thanks to all translators
- Updated the Test method to also test for write-permissions (all backends)
- Removed the Sia backend due to incompatibility with hard-fork
- Updated GoogleDrive, GCS, and Dropbox to use HttpClient
- Updated Jottacloud to use HttpClient
- Updated OpenStack to use HttpClient
- Added simpler format for SSH key
- Removed old libraries and files that caused build warnings
- Default disable throttle for the file backend (configurable)
- Removed global options to set various unsupported options, in favor of per-backend options
- Improved error message if the backend is not a supported one
- Added support for repairing broken remote index files
- Improved response time for the Stop command
- Added a number of messages to websockets to automatically push updates to the browser
- Added support for toggling reported server features off
- Fixed a deadlock on restore when transfers failed

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed avoiding colon for default port on destination url
- Fixed buttons on database page to update
- Fixed an issue where commandline would have extra options
- Showing the name of the backup being edited
- Fixed showing the correct relative time
- Sliders now show correctly when editing
- Added Server State to About page
- Added a grid-based view of the backup list
- Showing the backend type in the backup list
- Ask to resume server if paused when activating command
- Improved throttle dialog
- Updated translations, thanks to all translators
- Added pluralization and other minor fixes to the backup view
- Improved color scheme
- Added drop-area for SSH keyfile
- Added warning on leading slash for paths in destination
- Advanced options show a warning if they are overriding a global option when editing
- Fixed tooltips
- Minor fixes to the SSH page
- Notifications are slightly more visible now
- Added page to do advanced job delete
- Added warnings when leaving the backup page without saving
- Removed HttpOptions area on destination
- Support for custom OAuth url
- Added deprecation information to advanced options
- Fixed advanced options not behaving the same in ngax and ngclient
- Added a stop / abort button to tasks
- Don't show warnings when checking if files exist

2025-05-12 - 2.1.0.118_canary_2025-05-12
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version
This version has a number of minor fixes and a major rewrite of the the "repair" command.
The logic for the "repair" command is that it should be possible to recover loss of `.dblock` files, if the data is still present locally.
This logic has been fixed in multiple ways and now also supports recovering data, even if no individual `.dblock` volumes can be fully recovered.
In this case, the repair will recreate as much data as possible in new `.dblock` files, and configure it so as many files as possible are available.

The `purge-broken-files` can be used after repair has failed to recover eveything, and will only purge the files that were lost.
The `purge-broken-files` command has also been updated to support using incorrect metadata, such that files are not purged if they are only missing metadata.

There are again numerous fixes to ngclient, including some faster browsing of restore contents, and better remote validation of folder contents.
The UI now supports a number of different languages.

## Database version upgrade to v16
The local database is again upgraded with two index changes for correctness and performance.
The bundled `Duplicati.CommandLine.DatabaseTool.exe` / `duplicati-database-tool` can downgrade databases.
Since the change is only index addition, there is no data loss on downgrades.


## Detailed list of changes:
- Support `CACHEDIR.TAG` as a default exclude file marker
- Improved `list-broken-files` to more accurately show contents, thanks @gpatel-fr
- Added new faster API for listing restores (only used in ngclient)
- Added new API for testing to check for existing files (only used in ngclient)
- Updated translations, thanks to all the translators
- Fixed pCloud OAuth url in CLI
- Improved logic for combining Regex filters, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Improved error parsing for `box.com` backend
- Simplified log closing to avoid cases where the log file is kept open
- Prevent database actions when delete is invoked with no versions to delete
- Updated throttle library to force more smooth output
- Tracking task metadata (start/stop time) for better log scoping
- Fixed AuthID not being reported as a password property
- Removed CloudFiles backend
- Fixed issue with throttle not working correctly on some backends
- Fixed an issue with rclone giving errors after each operation
- Fixed repair command to support repairs with partial data available
- Updated local DB schema to v16 (two new indexes)
- Fixed scheduling order when starting a backup
- Fixed case where warnings were emitted if the local data contains duplicates during repair, thanks @warwickmm and @Jojo-1000
- Updated iDrivee2 to use HttpClient
- Updated TahoeLAFS to use HttpClient
- Removed long-standing `FIXMEGlobal` class
- Fixed issue with `server-util` timing out after 15 min, if using the `--wait` option

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed "Export as commandline"
- Prevent GUI commandline from sending empty arguments
- Fixed some options were missing from the commandline view
- Added some confirmation dialogs
- Added indicator to show if backup is encrypted
- Improved notification state not always showing errors
- Fixed issue with multiple request fired on restore browsing
- Updated restore to use new faster API, if available
- Fixed issue with percent-encoded paths from configuration import
- Fixed issues with Test button not detecting SSL certificates or SSH key changes in all places
- Updated the Test button to check for existing files if the API is available
- Stop restore attempts early on known fatal errors (passphrase missing, empty folder, etc)
- Fixed an issue with advanced option lists not showing the correct labels
- Added a restore progress page
- Support multiple root folders on restore
- Test destination has a spinner while active
- Added spinners for long-running tasks from the start page
- Added TahoeLAFS UI
- Fixed the Live logs area
- Added multiple languages to the UI, thanks to all the translators
- Updated login page and loading indicator

2025-04-25 - 2.1.0.117_canary_2025-04-25
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version
This update adresses a few edge cases where a crash or other problem could cause the database to become out-of-sync.

Support for "archived" files makes Duplicati more compatible with life-cycle rules, that moves files into longer-term storage.
The support is currently added for S3 and Azure Blob Storage, and works by not attempting to test files that are archived.
Compacting still needs to be turned off if using life-cycle rules where files are inacessible.

The version of the local database is updated to v15 to support the archive timestamp.

A new tool is added `Duplicati.CommandLine.DatabaseTool.exe` / `duplicati-database-tool` which can downgrade databases.
The tool can be used prior to installing an older version, and will downgrade the database to the previous version (14 in this case).

The tool can target individual databases, but will default to take all databases in the storage folder.

Throttle options were broken with a recent update. The fixed version now shares the throttle between all transfers.
Previously, setting a 10kb/s limit would cause each individual stream to be capped to 10 kb/s, but now the setting will throttle the combined upload speed (each stream gets a fraction of the limit).

## Detailed list of changes:
- Added additional libICU compatibility versions
- Fixed an issue where dlist files would be uploaded ahead of time, causing failures on crashes
- Fixed an issue where compacting would sometimes kick off incorrectly
- File backend now throws the correct exceptions
- Ignore errors when closing and attempting pragma optimize
- Support reloading the page when restoring
- Added support for storage with archival options, like Glacier and Azure Cold storage
- Updated warning for cases where new files are found
- Added a database downgrade tool
- Added option to set SQLite cache size
- Fixed throttle not working, and made it a shared throttle
- Fixed an issue where the backup metadata could be cleared on save

## Ngclient changes:
- Continue button now works on editing backup
- Overlapping display on scrolling fixed
- Fixed Repeated background requests on some pages
- Database screen now shows the database state
- Improved support for resetting restore flow
- Settings page is more reactive to changes
- Server error messages are now shown
- Numerous fixes and updates to the source picker page
- Sort order and time display is now persisted in the browser

2025-04-17 - 2.1.0.116_canary_2025-04-17
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

This version is mostly the same as 2.1.0.115, so please see release notes from that.

# Major changes in this version

This is primarily a bug-fix release with only minor changes.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Upgrade Minio library from 3.13 to 6.0.4
- Fixed delete command handling retention as well as specific version
- Fixed an issue with queries that need more than 128 parameters
- Updated memory caching and logging interface packages
- Fixed an issue with schedules missing in the UI

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed a case where dialogs would be missing the confirmation button
- Improved the create-folder flow
- Improved default handling of retention settings

2025-04-14 - 2.1.0.115_canary_2025-04-14
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

This version is the same as 2.1.0.113 and 2.1.0.114 but rebuilt to fix a build-time issue.

# Major changes in this version

The ServerUtil tool can now ouput JSON instead of regular text.

Support for Zip64 is now always enabled, so manual data extraction requires a Zip64 enabled tool.

Added support for creating pre-authenticated headers to better support proxy setups.

Improved handling of duplicated blocks, both on compact and on backup.

Added support for Filen and Filejump storage destinations.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Improved build process and added checks for missing and outdated libraries
- Improved anti-sleep on Windows
- Added option to emit machine-readable JSON from `ServerUtil` / `duplicati-server-util`
- Fixed issue with Mega backend not authenticating
- Added back missing options to MSGraph based backends
- Improved Zip64 support (always on)
- Prevent crashes when unable to set permissions on data folder or database
- Added `Filen.io` backend
- Fixed some delivery failures to Telegram
- Prevent setting permissions on data folder from ServerUtil
- Added support for pre-authenticated headers in selfhosted (proxy) setups
- Stop early if restoring a backup and no passphrase is supplied
- Removed a warning show when using relative restore version time
- Removed positional arguments from SQL queries
- Improved number of blocks that can be discarded during compact
- Improved storage re-use if files are added/removed/added
- Fixed a case where connections were not closed after use
- Updated Wasabi S3 endpoints
- Fixed locale-sensitive parsing bug for fr-CA
- Added `rclone` to Docker images, thanks @wjansenw
- Added Filejump backend
- Fixed some error flows during restore with missing data

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed external links opening in new window
- Show error messages when testing connection
- Fixed bug with not setting server interface
- Added a tab to show crash log data
- Added sorting to list of backups
- Added Filen backend support
- Fixed removing backup when deleting
- Fixed dropping config file for restore
- Error messages can be dismissed
- Added support for date-time options
- Added live-logs and improved logs area
- Added controls for entering timespans
- Improved status bar and loading messages
- Fixed cases of white start screen
- Fixed issues with settings page not updating
- Fixed issue with loading exported config with path-encoded url
- Fixed File browser starting in broken state if path is missing
- Added support for Filejump backend
- Fixed issues with parsing dblock-size
- Added support for retention settings
- Fixed issues with timespans on edits

2025-04-14 - 2.1.0.114_canary_2025-04-14
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

This version is the same as 2.1.0.113 but rebuilt to fix a build-time issue.

# Major changes in this version

The ServerUtil tool can now ouput JSON instead of regular text.

Support for Zip64 is now always enabled, so manual data extraction requires a Zip64 enabled tool.

Added support for creating pre-authenticated headers to better support proxy setups.

Improved handling of duplicated blocks, both on compact and on backup.

Added support for Filen and Filejump storage destinations.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Improved build process and added checks for missing and outdated libraries
- Improved anti-sleep on Windows
- Added option to emit machine-readable JSON from `ServerUtil` / `duplicati-server-util`
- Fixed issue with Mega backend not authenticating
- Added back missing options to MSGraph based backends
- Improved Zip64 support (always on)
- Prevent crashes when unable to set permissions on data folder or database
- Added `Filen.io` backend
- Fixed some delivery failures to Telegram
- Prevent setting permissions on data folder from ServerUtil
- Added support for pre-authenticated headers in selfhosted (proxy) setups
- Stop early if restoring a backup and no passphrase is supplied
- Removed a warning show when using relative restore version time
- Removed positional arguments from SQL queries
- Improved number of blocks that can be discarded during compact
- Improved storage re-use if files are added/removed/added
- Fixed a case where connections were not closed after use
- Updated Wasabi S3 endpoints
- Fixed locale-sensitive parsing bug for fr-CA
- Added `rclone` to Docker images, thanks @wjansenw
- Added Filejump backend
- Fixed some error flows during restore with missing data

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed external links opening in new window
- Show error messages when testing connection
- Fixed bug with not setting server interface
- Added a tab to show crash log data
- Added sorting to list of backups
- Added Filen backend support
- Fixed removing backup when deleting
- Fixed dropping config file for restore
- Error messages can be dismissed
- Added support for date-time options
- Added live-logs and improved logs area
- Added controls for entering timespans
- Improved status bar and loading messages
- Fixed cases of white start screen
- Fixed issues with settings page not updating
- Fixed issue with loading exported config with path-encoded url
- Fixed File browser starting in broken state if path is missing
- Added support for Filejump backend
- Fixed issues with parsing dblock-size
- Added support for retention settings
- Fixed issues with timespans on edits

2025-04-11 - 2.1.0.113_canary_2025-04-11
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version

The ServerUtil tool can now ouput JSON instead of regular text.

Support for Zip64 is now always enabled, so manual data extraction requires a Zip64 enabled tool.

Added support for creating pre-authenticated headers to better support proxy setups.

Improved handling of duplicated blocks, both on compact and on backup.

Added support for Filen and Filejump storage destinations.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Improved build process and added checks for missing and outdated libraries
- Improved anti-sleep on Windows
- Added option to emit machine-readable JSON from `ServerUtil` / `duplicati-server-util`
- Fixed issue with Mega backend not authenticating
- Added back missing options to MSGraph based backends
- Improved Zip64 support (always on)
- Prevent crashes when unable to set permissions on data folder or database
- Added `Filen.io` backend
- Fixed some delivery failures to Telegram
- Prevent setting permissions on data folder from ServerUtil
- Added support for pre-authenticated headers in selfhosted (proxy) setups
- Stop early if restoring a backup and no passphrase is supplied
- Removed a warning show when using relative restore version time
- Removed positional arguments from SQL queries
- Improved number of blocks that can be discarded during compact
- Improved storage re-use if files are added/removed/added
- Fixed a case where connections were not closed after use
- Updated Wasabi S3 endpoints
- Fixed locale-sensitive parsing bug for fr-CA
- Added `rclone` to Docker images, thanks @wjansenw
- Added Filejump backend
- Fixed some error flows during restore with missing data

## Ngclient changes:
- Fixed external links opening in new window
- Show error messages when testing connection
- Fixed bug with not setting server interface
- Added a tab to show crash log data
- Added sorting to list of backups
- Added Filen backend support
- Fixed removing backup when deleting
- Fixed dropping config file for restore
- Error messages can be dismissed
- Added support for date-time options
- Added live-logs and improved logs area
- Added controls for entering timespans
- Improved status bar and loading messages
- Fixed cases of white start screen
- Fixed issues with settings page not updating
- Fixed issue with loading exported config with path-encoded url
- Fixed File browser starting in broken state if path is missing
- Added support for Filejump backend
- Fixed issues with parsing dblock-size
- Added support for retention settings
- Fixed issues with timespans on edits

2025-03-26 - 2.1.0.112_canary_2025-03-26
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version

- Updated backends
The major change in this version is the addition of timeouts to every backend.
This has the potential to affect each backend individually.

- Improved validation
Further increased the checks made to validate that the database is consistent, and added new features to the repair operation to assist in recovering.
Certain problems are now checked before and after a backup, in an attempt to better close in on the conditions that create these situations.

- Updates to ngclient
Updates to reconnect logic and locale support.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Added retries for sending HTTP-based reports
- Added warning icon back to TrayIcon
- Fixed a check that prevented repairs in timezones that are have a negative UTC offset
- Rewrote a number of SQL queries to avoid localization of SQL strings
- Added guards against faulty startup delays
- Updated all backends to use same parsing logic for authentication options
- Updated all backends to support timeouts
- Fixed a bug where databases would be created with strict permissions, even if opting out
- Updated SQLite loading to always set custom pragmas
- Updated SQLite loading to support custom `SQLITE_TMPDIR` environment variable
- Removed unwanted data in report JSON output
- Added support for deleting empty index files on repair
- Improved handling of stop "errors"
- Updated `box.com` backend to use HttpClient
- Added option to inject custom parameters into reports
- Improved error message on manifest version mismatches
- Removed a warning when attempting to pick a restore date with a negative prefix
- Support for large form-encoded HTTP reports
- Fixed an issue where the URL parser would return different results for similar inputs (for the `file://` input)
- Handling backspace on console password input
- Added guard against fileset errors in the database
- Added support for rebuilding filesets from remote data on repair
- TrayIcon can now start in a disconnected state, and keep probing for a connection
- Added current update channel to reports
- Added automatic zip64 usage for large bugreports
- Added support for showing the crashlog in the UI
- Fixed an issue with some dates causing problems in the timezone aware calculations
- Added support for sorting the list of backups in the UI
- Fixed an issue with restoring timestamps and metadata on folders

2025-03-15 - 2.1.0.111_canary_2025-03-15
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version

- Restore improvements
This version has a few tweaks to the new restore flow that makes it more robust.

- Improved validation
To safeguard against internal errors, there is now a more strict validation before performing cleanup.
The new logic checks if the previous operation failed and will only automatically repair the remote if this is the case.
The repair command bypasses this check and can repair the remote regardless.

If the previous run was fully completed, any leftover remote files are now treated as an error.
Additionally, operations that does not change remote state (list, test, restore, etc) will not repair the remote state, but just verify that it is working for the requested operation.

- Updates to ngclient
Multiple updates to ngclient: improved auth flow, searchable menus, Windows filesystem support, restore from configuration, and more.

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Reduced number of samples taken for testing
- Improved restore flow
- Improved error handling for Azure Blob storage
- Improved help text for remote synchronization tool
- Implemented more rigorous validation and safeguards for failed backups
- Better support for IPv6 and unmapped localhost scenarios
- Added check to avoid block sizes that are the same or less than volume size
- Introduced more async calls for better thread usage in handlers
- Added forced culture for SQL strings and simpler transaction logic
- Added Arm v7 Agent builds
- Improved certificate validation to check expiration and support root or intermediate certificate hashes

2025-02-28 - 2.1.0.110_canary_2025-02-28
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Major changes in this version

- Restore improvements
Building further on the new restore engine, this version has significant performance speedups during restore.

- New signing keys
The builds are now signed by "Duplicati Inc" for MacOS and Windows.
The Windows signatures are now done with an extended validation (EV) certificate and should not trigger Windows Defender warnings.

- New enumeration logic
The enumeration of files and folders has been rewritten to better support some edge cases.

- Improved pagination support
All backends are updated to support the new list methods that supports pagination and cancellation. 
The test method will now only load a single page of results, instead of listing all items.

- Support for backend-as-source
This version has support for backups of both remote and local data.
In this version, S3, IDrive, SSH and CIFS sources are supported.
The UI does not yet support this, but it is possible to read data from a remote location by "mounting" it into the local filesystem.
For the commandline (and manual text entry in the UI) enter sources such as:
```
// Linux/MacOS
@/mnt/s3-data|s3://example?auth-username=...

// Windows
@X:\server1|cifs://server/share?auth-username=...
```

# Potentially breaking changes (from 2.1.0.109)
  - Location of data folder has changed in some cases, refer to previous release for details
  - Permissions are now applied to the data folder, refer to previous release for details
  - New user interface, `ngclient` is the default; there is a button to switch between the two

## Detailed list of changes:
- Improved script examples
- Fixed double-click TrayIcon on Windows, thanks @Alex-Heard
- Fixed an issue with CORS headers
- Parallel downloads for restore
- Report interface and port in Webserver startup message
- Fixed missing example script on Windows
- Fixed a case where a leading slash could be stripped from the path or a URL
- Added additional Infomaniak endpoints, thanks @ochaze
- Backend listing is now async for better pagination and cancellation support
- Updated signing support for the release builds
- Added a link from `ngax` to `ngclient` (the other way already exists)
- Added alternate source providers and new enumeration process
- Performance optimizations for restore process

2025-02-11 - 2.1.0.109_canary_2025-02-11
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Important change for Windows Service
This build changes the folder locations for the `Duplicati-server.sqlite` file on Windows and Linux when running as a service.
There is support for backwards compatibility, so existing installations should not be affected.

The detailed changes are:
Windows: Avoid storing data in `C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Duplicati` and prefer `{CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA}\Duplicati`
Linux: Avoid storing data in `/Duplicati` and prefer `/var/lib/Duplicati`.

If you are not running Duplicati as a service, this has no effect.
If you are using `--server-datafolder` or `DUPLICATI_HOME`, this has no effect on the database, but may cause your machineid and installid to change.

The `machineid.txt` and `installid.txt` would previously be stored in the local app data folder, even when using portable mode or choosing a specific data folder.
This has been fixed, so the files will now follow the database.
If you are using the Duplicati console or otherwise depend on these values, you need to move them into the folder where the database is stored.

## Important for users running 2.1.0.108
For **2.1.0.108 version only**, the service folder was `{SYSTEMDRIVE}\Users\LocalService\Duplicati` which was dropped.
If you have only installed 2.1.0.108 and ended up using the previous folder, you must manually move it to `{CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA}\Duplicati`.

# Permissions on database and data folder
This update sets permissions on the data folder and the databases to prevent unauthorized access from local accounts.
To opt out of setting permissions on each startup, place a file named `insecure-permissions.txt` inside the data folder.

# New user interface
This version uses the `ngclient` as the default interface. If some feature is not working as expected, it is possible to switch back to the `ngax` client.
To switch client, replace `ngclient` with `ngax` in the url, or use the `theme.html` page to choose the UI (example: `http://localhost:8200/theme.html`).
Please report any issues with the new UI.

# Removed timeout guard
Due to many reports of failures with the timeout mechanism this has been removed in the current version. It will be added back into each of the backends later.

# Added a new tool for offsite backup
This release features a new tool: `Duplicati.CommandLine.SyncTool.exe` / `duplicati-sync-tool` which can be used to create copies of backup files in multiple locations. The tool is currently documented with the built-in help, and more documentation is on the way. The tool is intended to be more integrated into Duplicati later and enables a straightforward way to achieve 3-2-1 backups, including copies in immutable storage.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Support topics on Telegram reports
- Added remote syncronization tool
- Removed high-level backend timeout
- Added guard to prevent dataloss on shared destinations
- Added option to disable automatic update checks
- Fixed a bug with the new restore that could cause incorrect files to be restored if files alredy exists
- Fixed a case where updated timestamps were discarded if no data was changed
- Added permission updates to data folder
- Fixed automatic fallback on unsupported Zip files
- Fixed multiple issues with TrayIcon state
- Mark Mega.nz backend as deprecated
- Switched to ngclient as the default UI
- Added support for 429 responses on B2

2025-01-31 - 2.1.0.108_canary_2025-01-31
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

# Important change 
This build changes the folder locations for the `Duplicati-server.sqlite` file on Windows and Linux when running as a service.
There is support for backwards compatibility, so existing installations should not be affected.

The detailed changes are:
Windows: Avoid storing data in `C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\Duplicati` and prefer `{SystemRoot}\Users\LocalService\Duplicati`
Linux: Avoid storing data in `/Duplicati` and prefer `/var/lib/Duplicati`.

If you are not running Duplicati as a service, this has no effect.
If you are using `--server-datafolder` or `DUPLICATI_HOME`, this has no effect on the database, but may cause your machineid and installid to change.

The `machineid.txt` and `installid.txt` would previously be stored in the local app data folder, even when using portable mode or choosing a specific data folder.
This has been fixed, so the files will now follow the database.
If you are using the Duplicati console or otherwise depend on these values, you need to move them into the folder where the database is stored.

# New UI
This release contains an updated version of the new UI.
In the url, change `ngax` to `ngclient` to try the new UI.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed encoding of exported files
- Fixed issue with restore trying to read files opened with write-only
- Improved backend tester
- Missing file detection during recreate is now a warning
- Fixed Minio backend not throwing exceptions
- Fixed hidden files display in source picker
- Added additional source folders for MacOS
- Removed SHA1 signatures on Windows signing
- Rewrote the backend manager to better control backend (re-)use
- Updated reporting to support sending OS type and backend type
- Tagging Docker images with channel, thanks @stavros-k
- Added support for CORS headers in the Webserver
- Unified help arguments across all executables
- Fixed parsing flags as multiple values for FTP SSL type
- Added guard against storing files in Windows folder
- Fixed crash in AutoUpdater

2025-01-17 - 2.1.0.107_canary_2025-01-17
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

This release contains a substantially updated version of the new UI.
In the url, change `ngax` to `ngclient` to try the new UI.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Avoid optimize after vacuum
- Prevent inifinite shutdown loop
- Fixed a recreate database issue
- Added a warning in the UI if the volume size is excessive
- Fixed an issue with AWS S3 permission check
- Prevent a termination error caused by unused transactions
- Updated B2 backend to use HttpClient
- Changed timeouts for WebDAV
- Updated new UI (ngclient)

2025-01-11 - 2.1.0.106_canary_2025-01-11
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Added server status and wait to ServerUtil
- Fixed an issue where index files would contain replicated blocklists
- Fixed an issue with duplicate blocks preventing repair
- Size strings are now formatted as kikibytes
- Fixed some issues with CIFS/SMB backend

2025-01-07 - 2.1.0.105_canary_2025-01-07
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fix issue with FTP not connecting correctly
- Improved large restore speed (+5TiB), thanks @snamds
- Corrected reported options for Azure, Aliyun, OpenStack and Storj
- OpenStack detects protocol version from URL
- Sia redundancy option is now a decimal (culture invariant parsing)
- Added help links to connection dialog and login pages
- Fixed issue with new restore not auto-creating missing folder structure
- Fixed issue with new restore without overwrite
- Fixed a place not honoring disabled quota
- Added CIFS / SMB backend
- Updated MacOS DMG image

2024-12-31 - 2.1.0.104_canary_2024-12-31
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build is using .NET8, unlike the 2.0.8.1 build**

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed issue with launchAgent for CLI server not taking an argument
- Added simultaneous file processors, thanks @gpatel-fr
- Updated translations, thansk to many contributors!
- Added NOOP Daemon for FTP backend
- Excluded Google Drive and GCS from timeout streams
- Fixed an issue with the TrayIcon being disconnected after 15 minutes
- Removed the captcha fro full backup removal
- Reduced number of backend instances created
- Removed Windows-only options on the File backend on non-Windows
- Added option to log FTP messages to regular log

2024-12-21 - 2.1.0.103_canary_2024-12-21
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build is using .NET8, unlike the 2.0.8.1 build**

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Updated MacOS LaunchAgents to run as current user
- Updated preloader logic to search additional paths
- Fixed a few potential issues in JS
- Disabled openid probing on the server
- Fixed problem with FTP backend not unescaping special characters
- Reduced amount of logging output from Server
- Fixed bugreport download
- Fixed pause/stop/resume/abort and throttle control
- Fixed issues with timeouts in Microsoft Graph-based backends
- Fixed a potential exit crash
- Renamed some strings from "OneDrive v2" to "OneDrive"
- Removed `--use-http-client` from Microsoft Graph-based backends
- Logging on Windows moved to separate Windows Log

2024-12-12 - 2.1.0.102_canary_2024-12-12
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build is using .NET8, unlike the 2.0.8.1 build**

**Note that this build has a redesigned restore flow**
Should issues arise, the previous restore engine can be enabled with `--restore-legacy=true`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Upgraded FluentFTP to fix a crash on socket timeout
- Removed named channels to fix a rare exception
- Rewrote the restore process to be multithreaded and target optimal disk I/O write performance
- Added missing documentation to the iDrive e2 backend
- Added activity timeout on backend transfers
- Added support for generating a "forever token"

2024-12-06 - 2.1.0.101_canary_2024-12-06
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build is using .NET8, unlike the 2.0.8.1 build**

## Breaking change from previous canary
The pCloud backend is updated to support subfolders.
Paths with `/` will now be treated as a folder structure on pCloud.
Previous version would treat `folder/subfolder` as a single foldername,
this version treats it as `folder` / `subfolder`.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed a case where the TrayIcon would hang in detached mode
- Improved OpenAPI description for filter groups
- Fixed an issue with websocket requests through a proxy
- Updated icons for Linux and dark-mode MacOS
- Added logging of unobserved exceptions
- Fixed a compatibility issue with FTP not correctly detecting explicit TLS
- Fixed an issue where the quota was reported incorrectly
- Removed the unused `--use-block-cache` option
- Agent now has a dedicated `register` command
- Sizes can now be supplied as kikibytes, eg. `20kib`
- Fixed supporting subfolders in pCloud
- Added option to send http requests with relaxed TLS security
- Agent can now be asked to retain the previous UI password
- Updated SSH.NET to v2024.2.0

2024-11-25 - 2.1.0.100_canary_2024-11-25
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.

**Note that this build is using .NET8, unlike the current beta**
See release notes from previous canary builds for details.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed startup delay caused by AWS upgrade
- Running WindowsService INSTALL will now automatically start the new service
- Removed log messages from GPG detection
- Fixed an issue with Agent not being able to see connection status in the UI
- Added Downloads folder to list of special folders
- Fixed an issue with the remote control heartbeat period
- Re-introduced the crashlog feature
- Updated FTP backend to be compatible with the previous FTP backend
- Fixed an issue with quiet MSI upgrades
- MSI will automatically attempt to stop and restart the service during install
- Added single-click handler to TrayIcon on Linux+Windows
- Added pCloud native backend
- Fixed issue with DST changes causing schedule time-of-day to change
- Fixed issue with lingering update notification
- Added option to ignore snapshot warnings from HyperV on client-Windows

2024-11-14 - 2.0.9.111_canary_2024-11-14
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
This release is expected to progress to a stable release if no major blockers are found.

**Unlike regular canary 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.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- 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`.

# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Added missing options to Agent commandline
- Fixed a warning when using the S3 backend
- Sending package type id to usage reporter
- Reduced log output and increased heartbeat period for Agent

2024-11-09 - 2.0.9.110_canary_2024-11-09
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
This release is expected to progress to a stable release if no major blockers are found.

**Unlike regular canary 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.

For users running on builds prior to 2.0.9.x, this build will appear later as an update that requires manual installation.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- 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

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.

## Downgrade backup database to v12
If you need to go back to v12, run these two SQL statements:
```
DROP INDEX "UniqueBlockVolumeDuplicateBlock";
UPDATE "Version" SET "Version" = 12;
```

## Detailed list of changes:
- Minor updates to help text and option types
- Fixed an issue with file backend url on Windows, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixed a condition that could hang the trayicon on a crash
- Updated AWSSDK to latest version
- Fixed an issue with the AWS Secrets Manader provider stalling the load of settings
- Fixed Telegram notifications
- Added Agent MSI installer
- Updated Avalonia to the latest version to fix crash on Debian
- Added Agent PKG for MacOS
- Added CLI PKG for MacOS
- Added autolaunch for Agent Deb package
- Added option to let scripts create log entries

2024-11-06 - 2.0.9.109_canary_2024-11-06
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing.
This release is expected to progress to a stable release if no major blockers are found.

**Unlike regular canary 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.

For users running on builds prior to 2.0.9.x, this build will appear later as an update that requires manual installation.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- 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

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.

## Downgrade backup database to v12
If you need to go back to v12, run these two SQL statements:
```
DROP INDEX "UniqueBlockVolumeDuplicateBlock";
UPDATE "Version" SET "Version" = 12;
```

## Detailed list of changes:
- Updated list of S3 endpoints to include Segate Lyve
- Updated all backends to support asyncronous calls
- Bugfixes for the new API implementation
- Bugfix for recreate failing on some systems
- Added option to disregard advisory locking on Linux
- Fixed issues with WebDAV and self-signed certificates
- Removed the deprecated FTP backend and made FluentFTP handle both FTP and aFTP
- Fixed a performance issue with compacting
- Fixed issues with remote control registration
- Fixed a performance issue with SharpAESCrypt
- Fixed an incorrect error masking another error in backups
- Support for EC-based certificates, thanks @mnaiman
- Always excluding the SQLite journal file for the active database
- Added support for detecting self-signed certificates and securely accepting them
- Cleaned up CSS/Less files, thanks @luixxiul
- Improved IPv6 support for `loopback` and `any`
- Fixed Rclone backend not setting defaults for empty strings
- Fixed a bug in the recompress tool, if not using encryption
- Fixed an issue where SharePoint would not honor the server throttle requests
- Improved cleanup after removing volumes, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Removed 7z compression
- Simplified showing the default value of boolean options
- Fixed an issue with leftover index files, thanks @Jojo-1000 and @ts678
- Fixed an issue that would cause verification errors if the compact was interrupted, thanks @Jojo-1000 and @ts678
- Fixed an issue where `dindex` files would be missing a blocklist, causing extra download on restores
- Fixed CSS/Less to rely on autoprefixer, thanks @luixxiul
- Added support for reducing the system load intensity
- Disabled Telegram notification destination
- Added support for external secret providers

2024-10-03 - 2.0.9.108_canary_2024-10-03
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

The builds are self-contained so Mono or .NET installations are not required to install.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- 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

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.

# New experimental UI
This version features a new more modern UI based on Angular18 :tada:
Not all features are implemented just yet, so the new UI is not yet default.
The curious ones can try it by visiting `http://localhost:8200/theme.html` (or similar).

## Detailed list of changes:
- Added export feature to server-util
- Default to using .NET built-in Zip code for performance improvements
- Added `/health` healthcheck API to server + server-util
- Removed unuspported use of `Thread.CurrentCulture`
- Removed unsupported use of `Environment.OSVersion`
- Removed support for piped download as it was slow and caused hangs
- Fixed an issue with multi-instance detection that caused crashes
- Added a new experimental UI
- Added support for enabling remote control

2024-09-11 - 2.0.9.107_canary_2024-09-11
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

The builds are self-contained so Mono or .NET installations are not required to install.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- 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

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

# Upgrade from `v2.0.9.105`
If you are upgrading from 2.0.9.105 please see the release notes from 2.0.9.106 for how to prepare the database. 
Upgrades from other versions do not need special steps.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Prepared some additional localization strings
- Fixed a bug with server-util not finding backups by name
- Added support for insecure connections from server-util
- Embedding backwards compatible ARMv7 binaries in builds
- Another fix for MSI packages breaking on upgrade
- Improved Swagger output to include types
- Replaced `WebRequest` for WebDAV with `HttpClient`
- Reduced log output from server-util and TrayIcon
- Microfix for USN parsing
- Fixed a case where almost identical files could cause broken index files, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Also improved handling when reading index files with broken lists, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixed auto-repair failing due to locked databases, thanks @Jojo-1000

2024-09-03 - 2.0.9.106_canary_2024-09-03
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme
- Settings database version updated to v8

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

The new tool can pause/resume a backup, run a backup, change the password and more:
https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/pull/5483

# Encrypting database fields
To reduce the risk of leaking encryption passphrases and credentials, 
many fields in the `Duplicati-server.sqlite` file can now be encrypted with user supplied key.

The following environment variables control the encryption options:
- `SETTINGS_ENCRYPTION_KEY`: Provides the settings encryption key.
- `DUPLICATI__REQUIRE_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=true`: Prevents starting with a key (also supported via `--require-db-encryption-key-true`).
- `DUPLICATI__DISABLE_DB_ENCRYPTION=true`: Forces Duplicati to run without encryption (also supported via `--disable-db-encryption=true`).

If you need to change the key, you can temporarily decrypt the database by starting the server with `--disable-db-encryption`.
After starting, stop the instance again, change `SETTINGS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` to the new key and start again without the argument, to have it re-encrypted.

To downgrade from this version, run once with `--disable-db-encryption`, and change the version number to 7, then install the previous version.

**Note for users of 2.0.9.105:** The method for extracting an encryption key from the machine seriail number did not produce secure results. 
This feature has now been removed, and will prevent you from upgrading. To upgrade from 2.0.9.105, start with `--disable-db-encryption`, then exit, then upgrade to 2.0.9.106+.
Users from other versions than 2.0.9.105 will not have difficulties, and Docker users should not see any issues either.

## Detailed list of changes:
- Fixed console duration output including days
- Added blacklisting of some settings encryption keys
- Refactored the way databases are located to use shared code
- Fixed translation consistency issues, thanks @luixxiul
- Fixed missing commandline help on Windows
- Added dift support for JWT expiration
- Removed DeviceId as the source for settings encryption keys
- Fixed an issue where an authentication issue was reported as a server error
- Fixed MSI packages failing to upgrade
- Re-added the `FORSERVICE=true` flag to MSI packages
- Improved diganostics output from server-util

2024-08-29 - 2.0.9.105_canary_2024-08-29
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme
- Settings database version updated to v8
- Encrypting data in `Duplicati-server.sqlite` with machine serial number

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

# 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`.

The new tool can pause/resume a backup, run a backup, change the password and more:
https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/pull/5483

# Encrypting database fields
To reduce the risk of leaking encryption passphrases and credentials, 
many fields in the `Duplicati-server.sqlite` file will be encrypted after running this version.
The key used to encrypt is derived from the machine serial number, so **the database cannot be decrypted on another machine**.

If your strategy relies on being able to read this database, you must take action.
These two setups are vulnerable:
- If you do not store a copy of the passphrase elsewhere
- If you make a copy of the settings database

We strongly recommend that you store a copy of the passphrase(s) securely, regardless of your setup.

If you want to choose the settings encryption key, you can set the environment variable `SETTINGS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` to a custom value.
If you want to never use the serial number as the passphrase, set the environment 
variable `DUPLICATI__REQUIRE_DB_ENCRYPTION_KEY=true`, which will prevent Duplicati from starting without a user provided key.

If you need to change the key, you can temporarily decrypt the database by starting the server with `--disable-db-encryption`.
After starting, stop the instance again, set `SETTINGS_ENCRYPTION_KEY` and start again without the argument, to have it re-encrypted.

To downgrade from this version, run once with `--disable-db-encryption`, and change the version number to 7, then install the previous version.

As always, feedback is appreciated!

## Detailed list of changes:
- Simplified logic for finding the folder containing the settings database
- Encrypting settings in database with machine serial number
- Fixed issue with server not responding to CTRL+C or stop commands
- Fixed issue with TrayIcon not trying multiple ports
- Added utility program to control a running server
- Improved the initial password setup experience
- Added support for logging to Windows Event Log and added Description to Windows Service
- Fixed an issue where the retention value could not be saved if it was a number
- Fixed an upgrade issue where `%HOME%` would not resolve correctly on Linux
- Fixed an issue with parsing `--send-http-result-output-format`
- Updated Docker image to use environment variables and not use settings encryption by default
- Added support for pre-loading default settings on a machine or installation

2024-08-21 - 2.0.9.104_canary_2024-08-21
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

**Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8.**

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

**Important changes from last Beta**
- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme
- Settings database version updated to v7

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

## Detailed list of changes:
- Removed some console logging in JS
- Updates to localization, thanks @luixxiul
- Improved navigation in UI, thanks @luixxiul
- Fixed some issues with using TrayIcon detached from Server
- Made hostname validation more backwards compatible

2024-08-15 - 2.0.9.103_canary_2024-08-15
==========
This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

** Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8. **

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

** Important changes from last Beta **
- Updated to .NET8 with OS specific builds
- Using Kestrel as the API/UI server
- Mandatory password and new authentication scheme
- Settings database version updated to v7

Please see list of known issues related to .NET8/Kestrel upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

## Detailed list of changes:
- Multiple updates for styling and visual consistency, thanks @luixxiul
- Extensive work on making all documentation strings follow a consistent logic, thanks @luixxiul
- Fixed support for Websocket over https, thanks @Riches
- Fixed an issue with `--webservice-allowed-hostnames` being renamed
- Fixed support for captcha on systems without the Arial font
- Using different default filenames for logging with TrayIcon and Server
- Fixed issue with livelog not showing contents
- Fixed an issue where a login issue would not show an option to log in
- Fixed showing correct port number in log output
- Fixed not showing scheduler state and next backup
- Fixed an issue where a crash would show the wrong stack trace
- Fixed an issue with generating massive number of inotify watchers
- Re-enabled the button to log out
- Added option to disable the visual captcha
- Added support for providing server commandline arguments via environment variables
- Fixed log error message related to update download url
- Added Telegram reporting module

2024-08-02 - 2.0.9.102_canary_2024-08-02
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

** Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8. **

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

Please see release notes for `v2.0.9.100` for a summary of changes.
Please see list of known issues related to .NET8 upgrade:
https://github.com/orgs/duplicati/projects/2

This build is changes the underlying webserver to Kestrel, which is common for .NET based projects.
A big thanks to @tsuckow and @npodbielski for their contributions towards this goal.

** This build changes authentication for the WebUI **
With this build it is no longer possible to use the web-UI without a password. 
If no password is set, a random password is generated.
For users activating the UI via the TrayIcon, this will automatically log in, as the TrayIcon hosts the server.
For users that rely on the WebUI without the TrayIcon, as special link is emitted during startup that allows login.
For both cases, the password can be (re-)set with `--webservice-password=...` as a startup commandline argument.

## Detailed lits of changes:
- Updated libraries: Mega, SharpAESCrypt, Storj, FluentFTP
- Updated Webserver to Kestrel, thanks @tsuckow and @npodbielski
- Implemented websocket based messages in WebUI, thanks @npodbielski
- HTTP reports now give a warning if the server rejects the message
- Extensive changes to strings to improve localization, structure and layout in WebUI, thanks @luixxiul
- Uplink libraries fixed on all platforms, thanks @TopperDEL
- Fixed an issue where strings with line-breaks would not show in translated form
- Removed remnants of Tardigrade backend in favor of Storj API
- Added Sakura Cloud to list of S3 providers
- Changed aFTP default SSL to `None`, meaning "System Default"
- Added check to find Duplicati server database in old location on MacOS
- Fixed issues with `.deb` packages overwriting options file on update
- Fixed issue with backups using VSS and a drive letter as the source
- Fixed issue with Arm 32bit not reading files larger than 4GiB

2024-06-27 - 2.0.9.101_canary_2024-06-27
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

** Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8. **

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

Please see release notes for `v2.0.9.100` for a summary of changes.

## Detailed lits of changes:
- Removed obsolete platform detection code, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Changed XMPP library to Artalk.Xmpp, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixed an issue with rendering non-ascii
- Cleaned up some library licenses
- Fixed SQL quotes and added quote guard to SQL queries, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Updated AWS region list
- Fixed compare logic not working on Linux, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Added logic to set AWS hostname in UI based on selected region
- Removed deprecated S3 options `--s3-european-buckets` and `--s3-use-rrs`
- Removed support for deprecated spelling of S3 credentials
- Removed bundled GPG Windows binaries
- Removed unsupported AlphaFS
- Changed restore to not use local blocks by default
- Updated Poli Systems endpoints, thanks @IIPoliII
- Added Debian Arm7 packages
- Updated CoCoL to latest .NET 8 version
- Added support for arguments for scripts
- Improved speed of the recovery tool, using in-memory lookup and added configurable open archive cache
- Increasing the default number of archives tested to 0.1%
- Updated SharpAESCrypt to v2. Note this deprecates threaded encryption, and adds padding validation. Set the environment variable `AES_IGNORE_PADDING_BYTES=1` if you re-encrypt archives with an external AES Crypt tool.

2024-05-30 - 2.0.9.100_canary_2024-05-30
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This release is a canary release intended to be used for testing in preparation of a later stable release.

** Unlike regular canary builds, this one has a major change in the build system, so it now runs on .NET8. **

For that reason, the updater in previous canary builds does not detect this update yet, but this can be activated at a later time.

## These are some of the major changes that can cause surprises, so please review and see if any are relevant for your usage:

- Changed runtime to .NET8, shipping with dependencies, no more Mono or .NET install required
- Changed from portable executable to operating system and CPU architecture dependent packages
- Server database with SQLite is no longer "encrypted" with RC4, running a new canary or later will decrypt the database
- The executable `Duplicati.Library.AutoUpdater.exe` is renamed to `Duplicati.CommandLine.AutoUpdater.exe` and has limited functionality
- The Windows MSI installer has been reduced, it offers essentially no options for now and no UI
- The updater has been rewritten to rely on installing the packages, instead of having the "in-place" updates
  - There are now longer a spawned secondary process
  - The updates folder can be deleted
  - Installing an update now requires manually downloading and running the installer (you still get a notice)
 - To fit better with non-Windows systems the executables on non-Windows are all lower-case and prefixed with `duplicati`:
    - `Duplicati.GUI.TrayIcon.exe` -> `duplicati`
    - `Duplicati.CommandLine.exe` -> `duplicati-cli`
    - `Duplicati.RecoveryTool.exe` -> `duplicati-recovery-tool`
    - ... and similar for others

## More detailed list of changes:
- More than 300 commits for the change to .NET8, credits to @mnaiman, @tsuckow, @Jojo-1000, @npodbielski and many others
    - These commits were done over many years an accumulated, so here is a summary
    - Changes to support new .NET framework methods
    - Changed to use Avalonia UI instead of WinForms
    - Removed `mono` support and requirement
    - Upgraded packages
    - Reworked binaries and some queries for SQLite
- 1MiB blocksize default, thanks @mr-russ
- IOScheduling for RPM packages, thanks @achims311
- Selective dynamic loading of modules to avoid loader errors
- New manifest for updater
- Added GNUGP to Docker, thanks @wjansenw
- Improved cross-platform support, thanks @SimonNyvall
- Fixed issue with custom reporting message for http-modules
- RC4 database encryption
- Fixed issues with recoverytool, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Additional quota control options, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Improved file-source picker with filters, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixes to forced local, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixed an issue with OpenStack loosing username and password, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Improved handling of boolean options in the UI, thanks @Jojo-1000
- Fixed issues with missing executables and permissions on non-Windows
- Fixed an issue when restoring without a localdatabase, using non-default blocksize, and no parameters
- Rebuilt the MSI proces for `wixl` support
- Added Win-Arm64 support

2024-04-19 - 2.0.7.103_canary_2024-04-19
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- Added microfix that adds a missing default value to the backup reports.

2024-04-03 - 2.0.7.102_canary_2024-04-03
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This build is intended to be the last build that uses .Net4 (aka .Net Desktop).
Future builds are expected to use .Net8 and will require a manual update,
because the .Net builds are no longer operating system independent.

The upside is that there are fewer dependencies (no more Mono),
and execution times are greatly improved.

* Removed donation messages
* Updated MacOS Installer license text
* Updated installer to support future manual upgrade
* Added information to reports when encountering an exception

2024-03-08 - 2.0.7.101_canary_2024-03-08
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* Updated license to MIT, thanks @kenkendk
* Fixed crash when logging startup errors, thanks @Jojo-1000
* Updated SSH.Net, thanks @gpatel-fr
* Fixed exception happening when stopping the running backup, thanks @Jojo-1000
* Fixed issue with connecting to server thanks @kellycampbe
* Improved file-backend listing speed, thanks @Jojo-1000
* Added support for IPv6 addresses as hostnames, thanks @Jojo-1000
* Added AliyunOSS backend, thanks @trueai-org
* Added fix to not show empty form on restarts, thanks @kenkendk
* Updated Uplink for Storj to 2.12, thanks @gpatel-fr and @kenkendk
* Added machine and backup id options for reports, thanks @kenkendk
* Fixed issues with using alternate OAuth server url, thanks @gpatel-fr and @kenkendk

2023-12-27 - 2.0.7.100_canary_2023-12-27
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This canary is a bugfix release with error reporting improvements, no database format change.
Options changes:
     `--s3-disable-chunk-encoding` added to the AWS backend (only useful for some providers)
     `--full-remote-verification` changes from a boolean option to a tri-valued one. Existing configurations should not be impacted.
     `--aftp-log-to-console` and `--aftp-log-privateinfo-to-console` added to the Alternative Ftp backend (for debugging purposes only)
     `--repair-force-block-use` added to the database rebuild process (only for very damaged databases)

Changes:
  - Fix various bugs with backup filters, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Fix highlighting in restore file picker, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Update mail libraries, thanks gpatel-fr
  - Remove dead facebook link and add doc link, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Remove obsolete hubic backend, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Remove obsolete tool TlsTest, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Update Serbian translation, thanks @sagitarion
  - Improve result reporting for interrupted/failed backups, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Add return code 3 to help.txt, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Fix missing file error caused by interrupted compact, thanks @jojo-1000 and @warwickmm
  - Include exception type and message in job log, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Update thirdparty info to remove obsolete references, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Remove JS error in negated 'IN' expressions, fixing bad restore prompt (thanks @gorosgobe and Bloomberg)
  - Update restsharp, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Update FluentFTP (Alternative FTP) to 46.0.2 and fixes for initial directory creation, thanks @taz-il
  - Add console log to the Alternative FTP backend, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Fix hidden username and password options when changing backends, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Add option to disable chunked encoding for AWS S3, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Specify the name of the backup when reporting failures, thanks @taz-il
  - Allow to perform tests without checking file list, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Enhance database rebuilding of very damaged databases, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Set the job state to error when post backup verification fails, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Allow full-remote-verification to target only list and index files, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Fix restore search error in RestoreController, thanks @jojo-1000
  - Replace agsXmpp with Sharp.Xmpp, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Set default log level to Dryrun if dryrun option is set, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Enhance Python restore tool, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Report all filesets in error in VerifyConsistency, thanks @gpatel-fr
  - Remove reliance on statusText for error messages (http2 proxy support), thanks @jojo-1000
  - Keep user-defined whitespace in description field (allow multiline support), thanks @jojo-1000
  - Force a vacuum of bug report database for privacy reasons, thanks @gpatel-fr

2023-05-25 - 2.0.7.2_canary_2023-05-25
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- update Github tests versions, thanks @taz-il
- Add Catalyst Cloud as an OpenStack target, thanks @Andrew Ruthven

2023-05-25 - 2.0.7.1_beta_2023-05-25
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After almost 2 years, a new Beta has taken its time, but it’s finally 
there. It’s a roll-up of all the fixes since the last beta build and is 
expected to cause very few issues when upgrading. This release is almost 
identical to Canary 106.

It involves a better UI for dark mode, better support for Dropbox, 
Jottacloud, S3, Tencent backends, add IDrive backend, TLS modernization, 
bug fixes, upgrades to libraries.

Points of attention:

- database upgrade from 11 to 12: Downgrade from this version requires 
manually adjusting the version 
number in the database. The additions can be re-applied if the database is 
upgraded again later.