v0.3.8

v0.3.8 Release Notes

Release Date: August 17, 2024

Admin UI, enterprise search, VPS deployment, and custom services framework.

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Overview

Major feature release introducing the Admin UI, multi-engine search, SSH deployment, and the Custom Services (CS_N) pattern.

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Features

Added

Admin UI Integration

• nself admin - Complete admin UI management system
• Visual service monitoring and control
• Configuration editing through web interface
• Real-time status dashboard
• Password management and authentication

Enterprise Search

• nself search - Search service management with 6 engine options
• PostgreSQL FTS, MeiliSearch, Typesense, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Sonic support
• Interactive setup wizard for optimal engine selection
• Built-in testing and configuration validation

VPS Deployment

• nself deploy - Complete deployment management
• Support for DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr, Hetzner, and Ubuntu/Debian VPS
• Automated Docker installation and service setup
• GitHub webhook integration for continuous deployment
• Built-in rollback and monitoring capabilities

Interactive Project Setup

• nself init --wizard - Interactive setup wizard
• Automatic framework and language detection
• Smart service recommendations based on project type
• 6 pre-configured templates: SaaS, E-commerce, Blog/CMS, API, Mobile, Custom
• Project-specific environment configuration

Custom Services Framework (CS_N Pattern)

• CS_N=name,framework pattern for defining services
• 20+ supported frameworks (js, py, go, rb, php, java, rust, lua, etc.)
• Popular framework support (nest, django, flask, rails, laravel, fastify)
• Queue worker support (bull, celery, sidekiq)
• Complete hello-world templates for all frameworks
• Auto-generated docker-compose.custom.yml

Frontend Applications Support

• FRONTEND_APPS configuration for multiple frontend applications
• Independent routing and deployment per app
• Database isolation with table prefixes
• Production deployment to Vercel, Netlify, Cloudflare
• Remote schema integration with Hasura

Enhanced Environment Management

• Environment-specific files (.env.local, .env.staging, .env.prod)
• Secure secrets management with .env.secrets
• Environment compilation and validation
• Production security checks and warnings

Enterprise Monitoring & Management

• nself validate - Configuration validation with auto-fix
• nself exec - Execute commands in containers
• nself metrics - Metrics collection and observability
• nself monitor - Real-time monitoring dashboard
• nself rollback - Comprehensive rollback system
• nself scale - Resource scaling and management

Enhanced Backup System

• 10 backup subcommands
• S3 backup support with multiple providers
• Incremental and differential backups
• Point-in-time recovery
• Backup integrity verification

Automatic SSL System

• Fully automatic SSL certificate generation
• Auto-detection of all domains
• Support for wildcard certificates
• Let's Encrypt production support

Security

• Password management for production environments
• Separate .env.secrets file for sensitive data
• Admin authentication with password hashing
• Production validation and security checks

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Full Changelog: v0.3.7...v0.3.8