##### ⚠️ Breaking changes:

You will need to start with a new database instance. Run `docker compose down -v` before updating to remove your current database and cache.

##### New:

- Added the [Libraries](https://help.cardinalapps.io/guides/cardinal-home-server/libraries) page to the Dashboard for music.
- Jobs now run concurrently.
- Added new environment variables:
  - `POSTGRES_HOST`
  - `POSTGRES_PORT`
  - `MAX_CONCURRENT_JOBS`

##### Updated:

- Updated login screen layout.
- Updated layout of the Advanced tab in the Dashboard settings.
- Removed GraphQL and moved the four GraphQL endpoints to the REST API.
- The EventSource endpoint now requires an auth token.
- Optimized indexing update stream to the clients.
- Optimized out most of the preparation phase of jobs.
- These environment variables have changed:
  - `LOG_HTTP` is now `HTTP_LOG_LEVEL`
  - `LOG_EVENTS` is now `EVENTS_LOG_LEVEL`
  - `DEBUG_INDEXING` is now `INDEXING_LOG_LEVEL`
  - `DEBUG_JOBS` is now `JOBS_LOG_LEVEL`
- Added logging levels.

##### Fixed:

- Various uncaught errors that could arise during indexing.

- Added an option to disable the Guest account.
- Added the SIGNING_SECRET environment variable.
- Added buttons to copy tokens to the developer tools.
- Various styling improvements for mobile devices.

##### New

- Added [music indexing](https://help.cardinalapps.io/guides/cardinal-home-server/indexing/music).
- Added the [Album Art](https://help.cardinalapps.io/guides/cardinal-home-server/jobs/album-art) job.
- Added the [Photo Variations](https://help.cardinalapps.io/guides/cardinal-home-server/jobs/photo-variations) job.
    - Photo variations will be used during the [Photo Thumbnails](https://help.cardinalapps.io/guides/cardinal-home-server/jobs/photo-thumbnails) job  and will be served to client devices.
- Added the Apps widget in the Dashboard Overview.
- Added the Activity widget in the header.
- Indexing history now shows the list of all indexed files.


##### Updated

- New indexing page layout in the Dashboard.
- New login screen layout for self-hosted apps.
- Improvements to the photo viewer layout are in progress.

##### New:

- Added the jobs system, and the first job: create_photo_thumbnails.
- Added the beta release channel.
- Added a setting to open apps in a new tab.
- Added app logos to the login pages.

##### Changed:

- Initial file indexing is faster now because jobs run afterwards.

##### Fixed:

- Fixed an issue where the theme selected during setup was being discarded.
- Fixed a timezone issue with some date values in the database.
- Fixed an issue where active users would get stuck loading.
- Fixed an issue where photos were not filling entire rows.

##### New:

- Active users on the Overview page in the Dashboard.

##### New:

- Added fallback photo thumbnails for certain edge cases.
- New container variable: HEIF_CONVERSION_TIMEOUT

##### Fixed:

- Fixed an issue where indexing would hang when encountering a corrupt HEIC file.
- Fixed an issue where some unsupported browsers were trying to load HEIC files.
- Fixed a few issues with the dark colour theme.
- Fixed an issue where reloading the page would cause the login state to be lost.
- Fixed an issue where there was an extra "v" in the available update URL.
- Various other small improvements.

##### Fixed:

- A specific photo indexing issue with Google Photos dates.

##### New:

- Server name setting
- Telemetry setting

##### Fixed:

- Various photo indexing issues.

##### New:

- Cloud status icon.

##### Fixed:

- Fixed various indexing issues.

##### New:

- "Automatically check for updates" feature and a setting to disable it.
- Can add photos to photo albums.
- Automatic cover photo for photo albums.

##### Fixed:

- Photo indexing bugs.

Release notes

Cardinal Home Server

beta

v0.3.0

stable

v0.2.2

v0.2.1

v0.2.0

v0.1.15

v0.1.14

v0.1.13

v0.1.12

v0.1.11

v0.1.10

v0.1.9