[1.0.0-beta1] - 2025-08-21
Major Release - Beta Version
This beta release represents a significant milestone in the AdminBolt development journey, consolidating over 50 releases worth of features, improvements, and bug fixes into a stable, production-ready platform.
New Features
Core Infrastructure
- DNS Management System: Complete DNS domain health check tools with detailed diagnostics and autodiscovery support
- Email Services: Comprehensive mailing list support with subscription management, email accounts autodiscovery, and autoconfig XML configurations
- Security & Firewall: Advanced firewall rule configuration, Fail2Ban management with IP banning, and public port accessibility checker
- License Management: Complete license validation, revalidation, removal, and trial license request system
- Database Management: SQLite as default database with MySQL option, enhanced database installation defaults
Hosting & Web Services
- MyApache Profiles: Advanced profile management with JSON import/export, provisioning workflows, and modern wizard interface
- PHP Management: MultiPHP support with version profiles, consolidated action panels, and reinstall capabilities
- FTP Services: Enhanced FTP account management with password reveal/copy actions and domain-based relationships
- SSL & Security: Certificate management, SSL status tracking, and comprehensive security tools
Monitoring & Analytics
- Server Statistics: Detailed disk usage widgets, CPU/RAM history charts, and resource monitoring
- Log Management: Raw access logs browsing, centralized log paths, ModSecurity audit logs, and persistent log search
- Health Checks: Resource validation before module installation, service status monitoring, and system diagnostics
User Experience
- Admin Panel: Modern SPA interface with improved navigation, search with synonym matching, and interactive help tooltips
- Client Dashboard: Enhanced metrics, unified progress bars, and improved usability across all interfaces
- API Management: Comprehensive API key management with enhanced security and validation
Improvements & Enhancements
Performance & Stability
- Installation Process: Streamlined installation with resource checks, port validation, and improved error handling
- Configuration Management: Cached INI access, centralized setters, and dynamic configuration updates
- Service Management: Enhanced service reconfiguration, improved error handling, and better process management
User Interface
- Modern Design: Icon-based actions, responsive layouts, improved styling, and better visual feedback
- Navigation: Enhanced sidebar navigation with automatic scrolling and improved menu organization
- Forms & Validation: Simplified forms with centralized defaults, improved validation, and better error handling
Security & Reliability
- Permission Management: Enhanced Linux root password handling, improved domain session directory permissions
- Error Handling: Graceful error handling, improved notifications, and better user feedback
- Data Integrity: Enhanced validation, relationship management, and data consistency improvements
Bug Fixes
- Disk Statistics: Improved accuracy and comprehensive disk reporting
- Mail Services: Resolved Dovecot SSL permissions, mail server rebuilding, and configuration issues
- PHP Management: Fixed MultiPHP ini editor and extensions application across all versions
- Hosting Plans: Improved plan changing process with usage validation and error handling
- DNS Management: Enhanced synchronization logic and improved record management
- Service Status: Corrected health check logic and service restart procedures
Chores & Maintenance
- Code Quality: Removed deprecated dependencies, cleaned up imports, and improved variable naming
- Documentation: Updated installation scripts, improved test output, and enhanced user guidance
- Dependencies: Removed Laravel Pulse, updated UI dependencies, and streamlined package management
- Testing: Enhanced test coverage and improved testing infrastructure
Technical Achievements
This beta release represents:
- 50+ releases of continuous development and improvement
- Comprehensive feature set covering all aspects of web hosting management
- Production-ready stability with extensive testing and bug fixes
- Modern architecture built on Laravel and Filament frameworks
- Scalable infrastructure supporting multiple hosting environments
System Requirements
- PHP 8.1+ with required extensions
- MySQL 5.7+ or SQLite 3.x
- Apache 2.4+ with mod_rewrite
- Linux server environment (Ubuntu/CentOS recommended)
- Minimum 2GB RAM, 20GB disk space
What's Next
As we move toward the final 1.0.0 release, we'll focus on:
- Additional testing and stability improvements
- Performance optimizations
- Enhanced documentation and user guides
- Community feedback integration
- Final polish and refinement
This beta release represents a major milestone in AdminBolt development. We encourage users to test thoroughly and provide feedback for the final 1.0.0 release.
