FastX 3.2 Server Release Notes

Release Channel: 3.2.52

Early Access Channel: 3.2.58 (Updated System Configuration Documentation)

* denotes Release Channel Release

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3.2.58
December 16, 2021

Server

• Ubuntu often doesn’t have SELinux installed
• Case 78810: Change background form so it looks nicer
• Case 78800: Separate login background from protocol background CSS
• Case 78801: Add title to file browser button
• Case 78802: If SAML explicitly disabled, show it in log
• Case 78799: Fix user link error with bad stats
• Case 78803: Start node sub processes using the process.execPath
• Case 78788, Case 70741, Case 72673: Build Debian package for fastx-cluster and fastx-microservices.
• Merge setup-fastx-cluster-secure.sh and setup-fastx-cluster-secure-ubuntu.sh so that 1 script works for both dists.
• Changed the package names “FastX-cluster” to “fastx-cluster” and “FastX-microservices” to “fastx-microservices”.  Script setup-fastx-cluster-secure.sh uses new “preview/stable” repositories.
• UI: fixed the system menu from popping when different dropdowns are open
• Case 79852: sort columns in manage/user
• Fix up system menu
• Deparate themes preview and login
• Add the script that will setup the repository.
• Case 79880: delete system bookmark id on merge.  Use sessionId if it was defined from user input
• Case 79910: UI — Upgrade grids in system config
• Fix Debian package syntax error
• Case 79864: Cet valid serverIds from the message services
• Case 79947: Continue if bookmark not found
• Case 79912: Save initial params in “originalParams” object, which will be sent in each update
• Case 79912: Get rid of the unused “userdata” argument.
• Case 79962: Set default params if params object missing
• Case 79949: Save admins properly
• Case 79991: Add extra checks to make sure serverId exists before remote exec
• Case 79991: Fixes for starting sessions
• Case 80009: Link will wait for pending operations before exiting.
• SELinux changes for new directory structure
• If load balancing script returns an array, go through each array member and get the actual server data based on type.  This simplifies the user experience if using an outside method to get the serverId
• Added an exec script template

3.2.53
December 8, 2021

Server

• UI changes to lists in bookmarks
• Case 78708: Clientcomm backwards compatibility
• Feature: Added “–retry” option to clientcomm script (PGS)
• Case 72673: Debian package dependencies
• Case 77695: Link login problem
• Case 77695:  Login UI improvement
• Case 78680: Bookmark fix
• Add SAML gateway
• Case 78681: Highlight selected bookmark
• Case 76499: Reject non-RSA keys in browser client
• Case 78703: Fix scaling not being saved

3.2.52*
December 1, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Relaunch a worker thread if one dies.

Server

• Case 78538: A gateway can route to multiple clusters.
• Case 78169: Improve the ssh-tunnel system for setting up a FastX gateway.
• Case 78496: When using the Admin page to view cluster members, don’t refresh the list if a cluster member is selected.
• Case 78503: User interface change: When codec is set to RFX-Progressive, the minimum quality as seen by the user will not change to 1, as it did in previous versions.

3.2.50
November 17, 2021

Server

• RFX Progressive encoding
• Moderators can admit guests
• Fix for gateway server when using certificates
• Added better debugging for sudo, saml errors
• Removed env from sudo
• Case 78432: Fixed menu defaults in browser client
• Case 78452: Make sure web setting is in the list of approved settings before sending it

3.2.49
November 15, 2021

Server

• Progressive encoding implemented
• Case 78401:  Try to sudo link launch the file manager if no links found
• Authenticate user on file manager
• Case 78401: Throw a file manager disabled message if failed and can’t sudo
• Changed the sudo options to an advertise select box
• Case 78433: Change scaling to 0.1 increments
• Changed organizer name to moderator

3.2.48
November 15, 2021

Server

• Fixed OIDC Error

3.2.47
November 12, 2021

Server

• Progressive encoding implemented
• Migrate 2.0 style $HOME/.fastx_server/bookmarks into the web server
• Case 78324: Fix  home button on safari
• Fix for saml/oidc
• Fix for saml and gateway
• Case 76749: Added plasma desktop bookmark
• Case 78325: Removed sharing TODOS
• Case 78168: UI fix scaling
• Case 78161: Disable Exec button when command empty

3.2.46

Server

• Session Sharing Implemented
• Separate session-browser  from website settings in system
• Case 78210: Add ability to filter tags
• ​​Case 78209: Upgraded tags, click away submits the tag
• Case 77695: Added bookmarkView default
•  case 77833: Allow gateway to fork
• Allow gateway to use routers
• UI ssh page improvements

3.2.45
November 2, 2021

Cluster Manager

• None

Server

• Case 77773: UI store grid and list mode
• Case 77823: new gateway implemented using ssh tunnels
• Case 77695: UI added more options for ssh login
• Added a doc folder that contains example files for ha-configs
• Upgrade QT to 5.15.2 because 5.14 is no longer supported
• Case 78024: UI System Menu Session Start changed to Clustering/Scheduling
• Case 77882: UI fixed error in web client that made the network menu not appear
• Case 77996: ignore checks when doing proxy authentication

3.2.44
October 15, 2021

Cluster Manager

• None

Server

• Case 77773: Store grid and list mode for bookmarks
• Case 77695: Added a list mode for bookmarks in web client
• Case 77758: ccs for ssh logo
• Case 77713: Show disclaimer
• Case 77695: Try to show more details of bookmark
• Case 77757: Store cache objects as strings so the internal objects don’t get deleted

3.2.43
October 12, 2021

Cluster Manager

• New FastX-microservices package
• Case 76760: User events implemented
• Wait for storage services first, then wait for others

Server

• RLM version 14.2 will exit in 10 minutes if there is a user with a blank password.
• Add a test to see if the names don’t match
• Fixed config-cache for missing config objects
• Case 70458: Only send low quality areas in high res image update
• Improved login page ui
• New FastX-microservices package
• Case 77215, Case 76595: Merged ssh auth page
• Reduce number of redis requests
• Case 75816: Make a config-cache service.  System configuration is cached locally and stored in memory.
      Get requests are pulled from the cache
      Updates are written to the store/mongodb service
      The service monitors the updates and resets the cache when an admin makes a database change
• Case 76768: Switched automatic to default, server second
• Case 76768: Added DPI options to the settings
• Case 76596: Get the whole VERSION_ID from /etc/os-release.
• Case 76591: Add a little icon to show that the disconnect will timeout soon
• Case 76591: Add ui elements for disconnect Timeout
• Case 76769: Moved the file manager to the header so it is more in your face
• Case 76591: Oops: PollingUpdate is in minutes, not seconds.
• Case 76591: Add “disconnectTerminate” and “timestamp” to update object.
      “pollingUpdate” profile setting is number of minutes to send update,
      even if nothing has changed. “timestamp” will always be current with each update.
• Case 76760: User events implemented
• Case 76596: Bash script error on RHEL 8.4
• Wait for storage services first, then wait for others
• Case 76751: Removed arch so it can be installed on ARM
• Case 76729: Disable extra codec capabilities if createImageBitmap is not available
• Case 76682 : UI removed the () from automatic
• New RLM version 14.2 build level 5
      Separated rlm binaries based on architecture.
• Case 76588: Fix theme logo
• Case 76595: Moved welcome check to first thing
• Case 76595: Added a na-accepted. The terms-accepted cookie is only set if the webpage has been delivered
• Case 76595: Added extra claims to the jwt including terms-accepted
• Case 75817: Cache the user permissions for 10 minutes to reduce the number of database queries
• Case 76323: Move extra file server stuff into the file server itself.

3.2.42
August 27, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Case 72673, case 73023, case 70741: FastX cluster manager uses new StarNet repo.
• Case 76050: Obtain the microservices version number from package.json
• update packages to use our published npm packages rather than github versions
•  case 75974: removed ssh2 package
• Cluster Manager setup script: Cache StarNet’s public key.
• fixed microservice require

Server

• Case 76253: Set initial color on theme
• Update packages to use our published npm packages rather than github versions
• Changed ssh2 to fastx-ssh2
• Case 76434: Properly save settings in ui
• Hide bell icon if no notifications
• Case 76323: Added api method /v3/api/user/service
• Case 76323: Implement user/service API if connected via web.
• Fixed permissions when not set
• Added session cookies to prevent redirects from SAML and OIDC
• Case 76589: Make sure token can decode when trying to validate a cookie
• Case 76498: Implement /v3/api/user/me in failsafe mode. This will cause the desktop client to enable the file browser button if the server supports it, and disable the “info” and “purge” menu items, because failsafe mode doesn’t have those.
• If no-redirect set dont redirect
• Case 76323: Launch user-link script if running in failsafe mode and client requests it.

3.2.40
August 10, 2021

Server

• Case 58827, Case 69098: Use the new widthMM and heightMM numbers from the ChangeScreenSize Settings message. This should allow the client to pass the DPI to the session.
• Added highQualityUpgrades to protocol
• Case 76118: — diagnostics channel now in session menu. refactored settings because we had too many. added ability to disable upgrades
• Case 70458: upgrade to high quality in 1 frame
• Case 76130: add option to disable high quality upgrades
• Fix logins if settings.json is screwed up
• Case 76157:  create a 100mm div and then get the width/mm
• Case 75818: cache http headers and reload them only when the database changes
• Case 75819: cache theme for faster access
• Library upgrades
• Always return user info parameters whether they are enabled or not

3.2.39
August 3, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Updated nedb package
• Update NodeJs to 16.6.0

Server

• Update NodeJs to 16.6.0
• Case 75590: Fixed Mouse input in multiple monitors
• Case 75885: remove header from motd
• Updated nedb package
• Fix for older safari browsers
• Case 75503: Fixed incorrect Command Key being sent on Firefox

3.2.38
July 16, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Patched microservices to use new getBroker
• Fix issues with upload-store and download-store tools
• Fixed export script if no config set

Server

• Case 73024: Downgrade sass to get rid of warning messages
• Case 73007: Explicitly set background-image: none
• Case 70882: Add sudo and wheel as an admin group by default
• Case 70964: Avoid retyping password when starting a session on a cluster member
• Case 75503: Send Command key on Mac browsers
• Case 75367: Fixed forms for bookmarks
• UI add the serverid in the server list form
• UI added ui fixes, hostname to ssh stages
• Full screen for bookmarks
• Case 72900: Fixed website shortcuts
• Case 72984: Readded forceIndirect for clustering
• Case 75258: Preload forms and profiles before edit bookmark
• Fixed export script if no config set
• Activation keys can now use FastX and FastX2 tag
• Case 75258: Show correct profile in bookmark edit
• Patched microservices to use new getBroker
• Fix issues with upload-store and download-store tools
• Various UI fixes
• Various library upgrades

3.2.36 *
June 10, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Case 71015: The redis.conf file is in the /etc/redis directory.
• Case 72452: update health node to mark the node as down instead of removing it

Server

• Case 71015: Systemd ExecStart line must start with full path.
• Perl error: getpwuid is a function, not a subroutine.
• Case 71252: FX_LINK_DIR specifies directory for link sockets.
• Case 71252: Add the “–url” argument (like the link script).
• Case 72482: Added missing require
• Case 72452: UI option to delete old servers option to put server in maintenance mode (this will remove it from the server list, but it will still receive updates). Users with running sessions can still connect to existing sessions
• UI update for loading permissions
• Removed debug statement
• Case 72616: Get the correct VERSION_ID from /etc/os-release.
• Downgraded ng-bootstrap to fix themes
• Updated libraries

3.2.35
May 21, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Case 70741: Smaller script to install a FastX cluster

Server

• Case 72454: downgraded bootstrap because it has breaking changes

3.2.34
May 7, 2021

Cluster Manager

• None

Server

• Attempt remote exec on links to start sessions
• Case 71276: Link will wait until it receives the reply from the POST to localhost:/local/link before returning the result to stdout.
• Case 62616: Don’t send network detects for empty frames
• Case 71030: Added fix for fastx in a subdirectory
• Submit password on ssh login

3.2.33
April 30, 2021

Cluster Manager

• Handle dirty .db documents when uploading

Server

• Remote-exec implemented
• Remove error message on startup
• Fixed error in login with double authentication

3.2.31 *
April 20, 2021

Cluster Manager

•   Cluster setup: Write a “success” message when the script finishes successfully

Server

• Case 70526: Improved jpeg performance
• Case 70781: Listen for create events on database
• Case 70829: Continue if there is a bad public key in start
• Case 57921: Server can send things through webrtc datachannel and it will be honored like a regular channel
• Case 70767: Continue if one type of bookmarks fails
• Case 70920: Add the little eyeball to show password on password fields
• Case 70933: Make the activate script more friendly in non-root installations
• Case 70937: Install: Don’t let an earlier error cause a false error message
• Case 57921: Add stun server configuration
• Case 70963: Throw permission denied when trying user disabled
• Disable error message until gritty terminal fixed
• Case 70964: Implement remote-exec method.
• Uses authorized_keys in a network file system to run a command on a different server
• Case 70781: Initial commit of saml auth
• Case 71054: If a json line has a $$deleted parameter, then attempt to remove the document
• Case 70781: Added logout to SAML

3.2.28
March 30, 2021

Cluster Manager

• No new changes

Server

• Case 70669: Add some more permissions to SELinux policy.
• Case 70826: Removed old default theme
• Case 70790: Force codec to RFX7 – in web client
• Case 70777: Send a keepalive when a user interacts with the browser after a threshold
• Case 70776: Create option to force reauth
• Case 70736: Save history
• Case 70734: Recreate keys if one is missing
• Case 70636: Try multiple ways to find a gateway port and host to connect to

3.2.27
March 23, 2021

Cluster  Manager

• Default storage service up to 8 CPU cores
• Generating a random password made faster
• Added a “-m” option to setup-fastx-cluster.sh to force download of microservices
• Case 70527: Cluster setup script requires node version 10 or later (If it finds only an earlier version, it will tell the user to uninstall it first)
• Case 70564: Added the “-o” option to make setup-fastx-cluster.sh work in the “offline” mode
• Case 70193: Make setup-fastx-cluster.sh work with /bin/sh (Doesn’t require non-POSIX from /bin/bash)
• Case 70635: Publishes node-relay-tunnel to npm

Server

• Case 70527: Login continues after 60 seconds if the service is not found
• Case 70536: default to local server Id if issuer is proxy
• Case 69210: Adjustments to RFX quality settings
      – Increased quality in quality level 5 to almost loss-less
      – Increased color accuracy in quality level 4 to reduce color bleeding on edges
• Case 69918: Avoid crashing because of improper thread synchronization with FxDiagnosticsChannel
• Added more checks for bad user input
• Case 69297: Added folder icon to the web interface
• Case 70596: Fixed notification positioning
• Case 70628: Changed config/session/profile/default to default
• Setup: Doesn’t ask to update home directory of fastx if user doesn’t exist
• Case 67902: Added MOTD (message of the day)
• Case 70686: Attempts to create store dir if it doesn’t exist
• Case 69297: File-manager moved into an iframe
• Disable animations on request
• Base molecular config nodeID adds the PID
• Case 67902: Won’t create an admin.json or override.json
      – Stores admin groups directly in local/store directory
      – Won’t ask for admin groups if in cluster mode.
• Case 70526: Tested encoding performances of the encoders with different quality levels

3.2.25
March 15, 2021

• New modular Clustering Architecture implemented
• Service Based Architecture implemented
• CouchDB replaced with more efficient database
• Notifications added
• Proxy Authentication added
• File Manager added for uploading and downloading to fastx host
• New Fine Grained Permissions implemented
• Improved performance in single window mode