Just like we started last year's article, this year was not much different. COVID-19 is still in our lives and by the looks of it, it's going to take a while before we get rid of it too.
Anyhow, we are not doctors or scientists, so let's get on with the positive! 🤓
This year was once again a wild ride, we've been able to introduce so many awesome new features & tools to speed things up server management-wise. Let's sum up a few of the highlights up for 2021!
- Release a mobile app
- Added a bunch of awesome 1-click installers
- 1-click enable a Laravel Octane application
- A fresh frontend design
- Added a marketplace for users to share their knowledge
- Easily deploy your NodeJS applications
- Server insights help you discover potential issues in your server
- Welcomed a new partnership with Katapult server provider
- Ploi Core became a 1-time payment product
NGINX 1-click install Amplify
NGINX Amplify is a free, SaaS-based monitoring tool for NGINX Open Source and NGINX Plus. With NGINX Amplify you can monitor performance, keep track of infrastructure assets, and improve configuration with static analysis.
And now, you may easily install NGINX Amplify with 1-click on the button. Head over to your manage tab, press “Install NGINX Amplify” and enter your API key, it's as easy as that. Obviously, we also offer the ability to easily uninstall.
And now, you may easily install NGINX Amplify with 1-click on the button. Head over to your manage tab, press “Install NGINX Amplify” and enter your API key, it's as easy as that. Obviously, we also offer the ability to easily uninstall.
Log4j
Just recently a security vulnerability was discovered in the Log4j package for Apache (CVE-2021-45046). In response to that, we’ve done extensive testing to see whether Ploi provisioned servers we’re vulnerable as well. We can safely say that Ploi has never installed Log4j, and does not install packages that rely on the Log4j package. Obviously, if you’ve manually installed any software, we still recommend checking out whether your server is vulnerable.
We’ve also tweeted about this matter: https://twitter.com/ploi_deploy/status/1470331708960555010 (be sure to follow us 💙)
What's coming for 2022?
So when you’re looking at our roadmap, you might have noticed we’re not done yet. There is so much awesome stuff on there, and we do not stop working until we’ve finished all those cards. If you have a feature in mind or discovered a bug, do not hesitate and submit it to our roadmap. We also post regularly on our social media about the updates we do.
Be sure to follow us on social media!
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Thank you for using Ploi in 2021 and we hope to see you in 2022, waiting for a big bag of features to come that year 😎👋
Here is the recap of last year: https://ploi.io/news/recap-ploi-2020
Changelog
- [Added] 1-click install NGINX Amplify
- [Added] New server insight (open package & security updates)
- [Added] Forced to remove the scrollbars on the UI, especially for windows devices
- [Added] Ability to see where a log item came from (Ploi Core, Ploi API, Mobile App)
- [Added] You may now enter your VAT number to your profile without getting in touch with support to get verified
- [Added] PHP 8.1 support
- [Added] Ability to relate databases to sites (for more clarity as to which site is using which database)
- [Added] Ploi will now tell you about the —no-dev flag for composer you can add in your deploy script (more tips: https://ploi.io/documentation/deployment/composer-installation-tips)
- [Added] Ability to specify an environment file when creating a daemon
- [Updated] Email server list of accounts now shows 200 email accounts
- [Updated] Made the environment edit window bigger
- [Updated] Branding kit & stickers (https://ploi.io/branding)
- [Fixed] Small issue with colors in the deploy log, you might not notice this, but it’s fixed
- [Fixed] Show error when max upload size is changed and not correct entered
- [Fixed] DNS record issue when using TXT & Cloudflare, resolved now
- [Fixed] When changing the PHP version while having tenants to that domain, those tenants will now also shift the PHP version
- [Fixed] Issue with team members and elastic search servers in regards to saving
Changelog API
- [Added] Server insights to API (https://developers.ploi.io/insights/list-insights)
- [Added] Tenants feature documented properly now (https://developers.ploi.io/tenants/list-tenants)
- [Added] Ability to set project_type when creating a site (https://developers.ploi.io/sites/create-site)