Introduced a new function to check if a directory or its parent is writable. Updated the logic to resolve the server source root for updates, ensuring it falls back to a predefined path if the preferred path is not writable. This change enhances the update process by providing better error handling and flexibility in server source management.
- Introduced server URL validation via `GET /api/bd/server-info` and `probe_server_url`.
- Added LAN discovery capabilities using UDP and optional mDNS for local network panel detection.
- Implemented a local settings window for managing URL, TLS settings, and user preferences.
- Enhanced dashboard with a unified sidebar and improved scrolling behavior.
- Updated documentation and pre-release checklist to reflect new features and requirements.
- Introduced a new glass surface effect for cards, modals, and forms, enhancing the UI with a frosted glass appearance.
- Added localization strings for the glass surface feature in multiple languages.
- Implemented settings for enabling/disabling the glass effect, adjusting color, blur, and opacity through the settings interface.
- Updated CSS variables to support the new glass surface styling.
- Added a modular studio layout with a live preview panel, autosave, server-side appearance profiles, and a built-in theme gallery.
- Expanded Google Fonts picker and enabled custom font uploads (woff2/ttf).
- Updated the appearance tab for real-time changes without full page reloads and introduced a read-only mode for users without edit permissions.
- Improved localization by updating language files with new strings for branding and appearance features.
- Introduced email notifications for help requests, allowing operators assigned to device folders or groups to receive alerts.
- Moved SMTP configuration to **Settings → Email**, including options for host, credentials, and alert email.
- Updated console layout for better usability and removed legacy SMTP automation tab.
- Added `nodemailer` as a dependency for email handling.
Updated the language code validation logic to improve security against path traversal attacks. The regex now uses separate constants for base tags and sub-tags, ensuring better readability and maintainability.
Updated the entire project to AGPL-3.0, including all components and documentation. The stable releases up to v3.3.x will remain under Apache 2.0 until the next major feature release. Withdrawn and recreated French and Traditional Chinese translations under the new license. Updated relevant documentation and changelog to reflect these changes.
Fixes#192 — script and GHCR update flows now drop data/.last_update_result.json
the same way betterdesk.sh already does, so a failed in-panel attempt no longer
sticks around after a successful external update.
- Added functionality to clear stale update results when the local SHA matches the target SHA, preventing unnecessary warnings in the panel.
- Enhanced the update result persistence logic to filter out non-critical failures, ensuring only actionable errors are displayed.
- Updated the update service to handle remote SHA retrieval and integrate with the new result display logic.
- Improved tests for the update result handling to cover new behaviors and ensure reliability.
Centralize path-segment validation in goApiProxy for fleet/commercialization/cross-platform routes while preserving RustDesk peer ID compatibility; sanitize panel JS output and cap audit Recent queries.
Add goApiPath guard on betterdeskApi axios requests, sanitize org/device
IDs in policy routes, and confine server-management directory listings
with resolveChildPath.
Stop logging generated admin passwords, redact API login usernames,
confine font and file-transfer temp paths with safePath, and scope
GitHub Actions permissions in build.yml.
After deleting dev-only i18n scripts from the repo, post-update repair
was still trying to fetch them from GitHub (404). Exclude removed paths
from repair seeds and delete root-level script files on removal.
Hardened installs could not replace betterdesk-server in /opt/rustdesk
from Settings → Updates. Add a validated sudo deploy helper, extend
console update sudoers, and sync privileges before server deploy.
Fixes#183
Introduce bump-version.js with CI workflows for patch bumps on dev and
stable releases on main, plus panel and installer UI to choose stable vs
development GitHub update branches.
Added a new API endpoint to retrieve the last update result, enhancing the user interface by displaying detailed error messages for failed updates. Improved the update completion modal to reflect the status of services and console restarts, ensuring users are informed of any issues. Updated the settings JavaScript to load and display the last update result dynamically, improving overall user experience during updates.
Improved the update process by adding detailed error reporting for failed updates, including specific file and service errors. Implemented a function to manage passwordless sudoers for console service restarts, ensuring smoother updates on Linux systems. Enhanced npm installation error handling to capture and log detailed failure messages.
Introduced a new function, isResolvedByIndexModule, to determine if a local path is resolved by an index module. This enhancement allows the repair process to skip phantom routes when an index.js file exists, improving the accuracy of the console file repair logic. Added corresponding tests to validate this behavior.
Enhanced the update process to better manage console restarts by checking for blocked permissions before attempting a restart. Added logic to handle cases where console service user permissions are not verified, ensuring that appropriate messages are logged and the update phase is accurately reflected. Updated the console restart scheduling to occur after the response is sent, improving overall reliability. Additionally, modified the comment handling in the dependency scanning process to ignore requires within comments.
Continue full-tree sync and missing-file repair when individual GitHub
downloads fail, matching ensureServerSource behaviour and reporting each
failure in update results instead of aborting the whole operation.
GitHub compare returns at most 300 changed files, so in-app panel updates could
deploy updated routes without new service modules (e.g. serverAttestation.js).
Add full web-nodejs tree sync on truncated diffs and repair missing local require
targets after incremental console updates.
Added new localization strings for group membership actions, including "added to group" and "removed from group," across various language files. This enhancement improves user experience by providing clear feedback on group membership changes in the user's preferred language.
Refactored the consent handling logic for both terminal and desktop sessions to utilize a unified requestRemoteConsent method. This change simplifies the consent process, ensuring consistent behavior across different session types. Additionally, introduced default session ID handling and improved logging for consent status. Updated related payload structures to include operator names for better tracking.
Updated the build scripts to include the server library in the agent build process. Introduced new environment variables for Go module and build caches to improve build efficiency. Enhanced the generator route to support multiple languages and added locale labels for better user experience. Updated the generator view to dynamically populate language options based on supported languages.
On flat Linux deployments, server source sync was writing to /opt/betterdesk-server
instead of the console directory, causing EACCES during rebuild and updates.
Go toolchain downloads and sumdb checks also use $HOME/go even when
GOMODCACHE is set. Point HOME at the console data directory during
server auto-rebuilds.
Point GOMODCACHE and GOCACHE at data/go-cache when auto-rebuilding the
server binary. The betterdesk service user often has HOME=/var/lib/betterdesk
which may not be writable, causing "could not create module cache" on update.
Add Go LDAP verify endpoint and probe it from the console when a local
user's password fails, so valid domain credentials return HTTP 409 with a
clear collision message instead of a misleading password mismatch. Includes
i18n for auth.username_collision across all console locales.
Existing Docker volumes crashed at startup because ensureAuthTables indexed
token_hash before the column existed on upgraded auth.db files. Bump images to 3.0.0.
After RustDesk→BetterDesk migration, HTTP heartbeats can update last seen while
UDP signal registration is still missing. Show a distinct "No signal" badge,
document the two-channel presence model, and publish peer_online on registration.
Sync console file ownership before the dedicated service user starts, add
ExecStartPre permission repair on systemd, and skip in-app restart when
permissions are not verified so the panel does not die with Bad Gateway.
Use npm install without a lockfile in CI, treat root-owned installer scripts as non-critical update failures, and skip privileged H-7 hooks when betterdesk already exists without sudo.
Hash RustDesk access tokens at rest (phase 1), add SSRF guards for admin network tools with LAN monitoring support, run dedicated console service user on Linux, and hook post-update verification plus service patching into both betterdesk.sh and the in-app updater.
The panel updater assumed a native install with Go source on disk. In
Compose/GHCR mode it now uses the embedded image commit, clears stale
binary markers, and directs operators to pull new container images instead.
- Added a new database table to track read notifications per user, enhancing the notification system's functionality.
- Updated the API routes to utilize the new read state, allowing users to mark notifications as read and retrieve their read status.
- Refactored related functions to improve code clarity and maintainability, ensuring that read states are efficiently managed and persisted.
- Reintroduced the creation of a unique index on the slug column in the agent_bundles table, ensuring that slugs are unique and not null or empty.
- Added a check to create the slug column if it does not exist, enhancing the database schema integrity during the adapter setup.
- Introduced new localization strings for short download links and their hints in various languages.
- Added validation messages for short link requirements, including character restrictions and length constraints.
- Updated existing download link hints to inform users that old hex links will continue to function after changes to short links.
- Ensured consistency across all language files to enhance user experience and clarity in the interface.
Sync all 26 locale files to the EN+PL baseline (3432 keys), add OBSIDIAN tier strings, and ship i18n apply/audit tooling. Improve server attestation UX and convert orphaned node:test scripts to Jest so the full test suite passes.
- Swapped the descriptions for the 'platinum' and 'titanium' tiers in both English and Polish localization files to accurately reflect their connection capacities.
- Updated the tier descriptions to enhance clarity regarding server performance and infrastructure capabilities.
- Introduced server attestation functionality with performance benchmarking capabilities.
- Added new localization strings for server attestation in English and Polish.
- Updated authentication routes to include server attestation data on login.
- Enhanced desktop and standard login views to display attestation badge.
- Integrated server attestation link in the sidebar for easy access.
This feature provides users with insights into server performance and connection capacity.
Do not auto-convert an existing local account if Go authenticates the same
username via LDAP/OIDC. Treat it as a collision and require admin action,
preventing potential privilege confusion when names overlap.
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