Released 2026-06-22
What’s new
New features
- Backup Encryption (optional). New toggle on the Configuration page to set up the LINSTOR master passphrase that protects S3 backup keys, LUKS volume keys, and SED drive passwords. Off by default. Includes a generate-or-enter-your-own passphrase flow with a strength meter, an optional “auto-unlock on controller restart” setting, and a one-time recovery sheet you can download or copy. The passphrase is never saved to disk by the tool or written into cluster metadata.
- Clearer deploy log. Ansible output is now color-coded — green for ok, blue for changed, dimmed for skipped, red for failed/unreachable — with a color-coded final summary, so problems stand out at a glance.
- Faster registration. Your newest active support contract is selected automatically after login, and the cluster list defaults to “Create a new cluster.” Both are still fully over-ridable.
- Better in-app guidance. Tool tips added to every Deployment Profile field, and the HA Service VIP field now shows a live preview of the controller/GUI access URL.
Changes
- High availability is now always on. The option to deploy a single-controller (non-HA) database has been removed — it never produced a working cluster and conflicted with the two-controller minimum. Every deployment now provisions the HA controller and its virtual IP. Older saved configurations that had HA disabled are automatically upgraded on load.
- Branding and polish across the Linux, Windows, and macOS builds (window title, icons, installer metadata).
- Tooltips no longer get clipped at the edge of the window.
Fixes
- Custom SSH key path is now remembered across save/reload (passwords and passphrases are still never saved).
- Removed stray “cowsay” ASCII art that could appear in the deployment log.
- Fixed hard-to-read inline code text in light mode on the Deployment Complete / Operations screen.
Notes
- Configurations are saved in format v6. Configurations from earlier versions load unchanged.
- No sensitive material (passwords, keys, passphrases) is ever written to saved configurations or cluster metadata.