Changelog - Hypernode

Release 8479: Now supporting WooCommerce

With this release we’d like to announce that we’ve added support for WooCommerce on the Hypernode platform! Since WooCommerce (or even WordPress) is just a PHP + MySQL application, we didn’t have to change a lot to add support for this open-source e-commerce solution. While the generic-php vhost type could technically be used, we wanted…

Release 8477: We’ve made improvements to our Control Panel menu

The last release was focused on the menu improvement in the Control Panel. We changed the behavior and structure of the navigation to not suddenly collapse the subitems over the main menu content. You can collapse the Hypernode submenu on hover or by clicking the arrow now. Besides that, the submenu stays open if you’re…

Release 8455: Generic PHP NGINX VHost Type

In this release we have added a new hypernode-manage-vhosts type: Generic PHP. While we mainly support eCommerce applications like Magento, Shopware and Akeneo, the Hypernode platform can be used for other types of applications like Laravel and Symfony as well. To use the new VHost type, use the following command: app@uaikoq-example-magweb-cmbl:~$ hypernode-manage-vhosts app.example.hypernode.io –https –force-https…

Release 8445: Magento 2 preinstall, Varnish 6 thread pools, phpMyAdmin 5.x and NGINX OCSP caching

Magento 2 preinstall improvements It is possible to order a Hypernode with a preinstalled Magento 2 application, or even preinstall Magento 2 on an existing Hypernode. This preinstall has received some changes lately: The store email addresses are now configured with noreply@<appname>.hypernode.io, so now emails sent will actually arrive in your inbox. The preinstall is…

Release 8407: Added functionality on transfer ownership of Hypernodes

Transfer Hypernode In this release we’ve added the option for owners of a Hypernode to keep access after an ownership transfer has been completed. After the new owner of the Hypernode accepts the request, a new team will be created with the new owner and the previous owner as an admin. With this option a…

Release 8403: PHP 7.4.28, 8.0.16 and 8.1.3

In this release we’re updating PHP versions to 7.4.28, 8.0.16 and 8.1.3. This is to counter the new CVE-2021-21708, where a bug was found in the PHP function php_filter_float. The changes in the new versions are covered in the PHP changelogs. Please refer to either the PHP 7.4.28 changelog, PHP 8.0.16 changelog or PHP 8.1.3…

Release 8396: More bash auto completing and logfile monitoring

Bash autocomplete In this release we have added bash auto completion for command line interfaces supervisorctl and varnishadm. supervisorctl With the supervisorctl auto completion, you probably don’t need to lookup the CLI documentation as often anymore. And perhaps you might learn about new subcommands too! varnishadm The varnishadm CLI can be a bit confusing, so…

Release 8354: DNS and Hypernode synchronisation on the Control Panel

Managed DNS In this release we’ve made it possible to enable syncing between a domain and a linked Hypernode. After enabling DNS synchronisation certain records will be added and managed for you from that point onward. Take for example the A record pointing to the IP address of your Hypernode. Enable / Disable syncing With…

Release 8341: Logfile monitoring

With this release we’ve started monitoring the /data/web/ directory for log files bigger than 1 GB. When we find such log files, you’ll receive an e-mail once a week with instructions to start rotating your logs using logrotate. But why? We believe that rotating log files is a win-win to both parties. Our backup processes…

Release 8336: Varnish 6 available on Hypernode

In this release we add a new feature for upgrading your Varnish version to Varnish 6. We will be installing Varnish version 6.1.1-1+deb10u1 when you upgrade your Varnish version to 6. Using Varnish 6 Upgrading your Hypernode to Varnish 6 is an easy process, but should be handled with some caution. The Varnish team says…

Release 8333: Composer 2 as the default system composer

A while back we added composer 2 in a separate path so that users could keep using composer 1 for backwards compatibility. app@levka6-appname-magweb-cmbl:~$ which composer /usr/local/bin/composer app@levka6-appname-magweb-cmbl:~$ which composer2 /usr/local/bin/composer2 Recently we’ve had some users experience issues because software like Shopware 6 which requires composer 2 couldn’t find this alternative composer path. Some of…

Release 8325: Automatic clearing of SOAP WSDL cache when changing PHP version

In this release we’ve added the automatic clearing of the SOAP WSDL cache when changing PHP versions. This prevents users from running into fatal PHP SOAP WSDL errors after running a PHP upgrade and makes sure that such system changes happen even more smoothly. These errors can be caused by the fact that the WSDL…

Release 8324: Domain registration system on the Control panel

Domain registration system As from now domain registration and transferring is possible through the Control Panel. After ordering you can edit DNS records directly from the DNS manager. For transfers, DNS records can already be configured before finalising you transfer. DNS Only We also support using our DNS manager without the domain registration. By pointing…

Release 8286: Scheduled up and downgrading your Hypernode is available on the Control Panel

Scheduled up and downgrading As from now you are able to schedule up or downgrades for your Hypernode on a date and time (UTC +1) of your choosing. Control Panel We have added a date & time picker on the Hypernode’s change plan menu by which you can schedule an up or downgrade for future…

Release 8250: PHP 8.1

Every Black Friday / Cyber Monday period we try to minimize our deployments to the production platform to ensure maximum stability, so it’s been a while since our last platform changelog. This year during Black Friday we’ve had traffic peaks double of what we’d have on a calm Saturday two months earlier. Some shops on…

Release 8169: Two factor authentication on Hypernode Control Panel

Two factor authentication As from now we added two factor authentication (TOTP) to the login proces on the Hypernode Control Panel. This extra security layer was added to meet current security standards for accessing the Hypernode Control Panel. When you login, you’ll be prompted to enable the 2FA option. If not enabled directly, you can…

Release 8125: Magento 2 preinstall updated to 2.4.3

Recently Magento 2.4.3 was released. We updated our default preinstall to this latest version. If you want to take this new Magento version for a spin you can easily deploy it on your Hypernode using the hypernode-systemctl preinstall command-line tool or by selecting the preinstall option when ordering a new Hypernode or starting a new…

Release 8100: Access MailHog with Basic Authentication

In this release we’ve added the option to make MailHog accessible without using a SSH Tunnel. This can be done by creating a vhost with hypernode-manage-vhosts and adding a –type mailhog. If HMV (Hypernode Managed Vhosts) is enabled on your Hypernode, you can easily create a vhost for MailHog by using the command below which…

Release 8092: New feature added to the Control Panel: Managed SSL

Managed SSL As from now you can order an SSL certificate for your Hypernode(s) in the Control Panel. We’ll manage issue-ing and renewing the certificate so chances on downtime because of SSL certificate issues will be eliminated. (And this does happen a lot with unmanaged certificates) A new menu-item SSL is added to the Control…

Release 8036: New SSL functionality added

Recently we’ve added a new SSL menu item in our Hypernode Control Panel. Initially, only owners of a Hypernode could add a third-party certificate and view the specifications on the renewed SSL detail page. From this page, an owner could link a certificate to any number of other Hypernodes owned by this user. With this…

Release 8035: More settings on dashboard and New Relic bugfix

In this release we have updated the dashboard on our Hypernode Control Panel to display more configurable settings for your Hypernode and we have made our Hypernode configuration management more resilient against stubborn newrelic-daemon processes. Additional Dashboard settings During the development of our new Hypernode Control Panel which is going to replace our old legacy…

Release 8033: Firewall overhaul and keeping tabs on MySQL memory

In this release we have overhauled our hypernode-firewall and we’ve added a handy script for users to keep tabs on excessive MySQL memory usage. Hypernode Firewall overhaul In the past we have blogged about the self-learning Hypernode firewall. For all Hypernodes we aggregate data about suspicious requests in our central Elasticsearch so that we can…

Release 8022: Human readable filesize for hypernode-auto-logrotate

In this release we’ve updated our recently new hypernode-auto-logrotate command to display human readable file sizes as part of the output. The command can be used to automatically set up and configure logrotation for your application’s logfiles. Of course on Hypernode we have built in logrotation out of the box for system services such as…

Release 8019: Blackfire Agent v1 to v2 Upgrade

In this release we’re updating our Blackfire packages. Blackfire is deprecating their V1 agent version and the V1 version will be sunset on the first of September 2021. Blackfire is a tool that you can use to profile your webshop from your browser. Check out this Hypernode knowledge base article to see how you can…