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Syncplify Devs
March 5, 2024

Syncplify Server! v6.2.27 released

Importance of this update: [ROUTINE UPDATE]
What’s changed?
  • Upgraded some package dependencies to incorporate various bug-fixes in external libraries
  • Fixed a bug in parametric VFS that occasionally caused directories to be created on physical storage with names enclosed in square brackets
  • Significantly improved the way files are downloaded via WebClient!: downloads now use less memory and are much faster (other protocols like FTP and SFTP are unchanged)

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
February 13, 2024

Syncplify Server! v6.2.25 released

Importance of this update: [HIGH]
What’s changed?
  • Upgraded the compiler to the latest version, which comes with many fixes in the compiler’s standard library
  • Greatly improved performance when joining a new node to create a new HA (high-availability) deployment or to add a node to an existing one
  • When using LDAP Groups, the JWT is now correctly created for the individual username that actually logged in, instead of the group name
  • VFS (Virtual File System) soft and hard quotas are now expressed in SI units, just like every other {X}byte value everywhere else in the software
  • Fixed FTPD (all FTP protocols) login/logout configurable messages functionality
  • Fixed internal DNS resolver which could not resolve certain FQDNs
  • Tiny minor/cosmetic bug-fixes here and there in the WebClient! UI

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
December 18, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.2.21 released 🔥

Importance of this update: VERY HIGH
What’s changed?
  • The Golang standard library was updated to address a yet-to-be-disclosed CVE that could potentially affect SSH/SFTP services, this release incorporates such updates to keep your server safe
  • Importing old V4/V5 backups now works a little better even when such backups contain errors and misconfigurations (some of them are addressed by applying sensible default settings)
  • Parameters (see this KB article) can now be used in all Virtual File Systems, and not only in “Disk” VFSs as it used to be

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
September 27, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.2.10 released

Importance of this update: MINOR
What’s changed?
  • Several cosmetic improvements to WebClient!
  • Improved sanitization and validation of bindings when saving/editing a virtual site
  • Improved sanitization of the configuration for SFTP-type VFSs

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
September 20, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.2.9 released 🔥

Importance of this update: VERY IMPORTANT
What’s changed?
  • The ghost session bug that affected the FTP/FTPS/FTPES protocols (WebClient! and SFTP were not affected) has now been completely fixed
  • A weird and somewhat semi-random directory disappearance bug when using cloud (S3, Azure, GCP) VFSs has been identified and resolved

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
September 13, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.2.7 released

Importance of this update: NORMAL
What’s changed?
  • All places where you can select a VFS (user’s home, virtual folders, …) now present you with a searchable drop-down, so you can easily filter and find what you need even when you have hundreds or thousands of VFSs
  • You can now use special characters in usernames and passwords for SFTP type VFSs
  • A possible delayed FTPS (and FTPES) certificate validation error has been fixed
  • OCSP stapling now correctly re-staples X.509 certificate if/when previous stapling expires
  • Occasionally erroneous count of concurrent connections per user has now been fixed
  • Tentative fix for Azure “directory placeholder” bug
  • Fix for the NLST command in the FTP(E/S) protocol handler

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
July 31, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.2.6 released

Importance of this update: NORMAL
What’s changed?
  • The Status/History tab of the Dashboard page in the Admin UI now shows each node’s status and CPU/RAM usage in a clearer and more pleasant way
  • When logging detail is configured to TRACE level, each LIST command received by the client software now also logs the number of directory items returned to the client in the response
  • Fixed an inconsistency in the way variables were processed in banners, titles, etc…
What’s new?
  • The backup verb has been added to the ss6-webrest executable, to export full configuration backups via command line
  • All virtual file system (VFS) types can now automatically identify file paths and names sent by buggy client software in encodings other than UTF8, and automatically convert them to standard UTF8

IMPORTANT NOTE: those who are running the “worker” system service under a different account (not System or LocalSystem) will need to re-configure the service to run under such account after upgrading from any version number <= 6.1.12)

Upgrading from v6.x.y is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
March 25, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.0.26 released

Importance of this update: MINOR
Fixed
  • Little cosmetic (Admin UI) bug introduced in v6.0.25 that prevented editing of LDAP users/group after importing them from an old V4/V5 backup
  • Cloud VFSs (S3, Azure, GCP) now correctly delete empty directories even when the client software sends the request without a trailing slash
Improved
  • Figured out a way to rename/move non-empty directories in cloud VFSs (S3, Azure, GCP) – it’s not fast (there’s no way to make this fast, as the only way is to iterate over all contained objects) but it works

Upgrading from v6.0.x is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
March 23, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.0.25 released

Importance of this update: NORMAL
Fixed
  • Fixed Admin UI glitches in the creation and editing of cloud VFSs (S3, Azure, GCP)
Improved
  • Importing (restoring) from an old V4/V5 backup now also sanitizes your block-list, safe-list, and allow-list: only correct items are imported, faulty ones are skipped
  • Cloud VFSs (S3, Azure, GCP) now return directory names in directory lists in a format that is more compatible with a broader variety of FTP/SFTP clients

Upgrading from v6.0.x is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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Syncplify Devs
March 19, 2023

Syncplify Server! v6.0.23 released

Importance of this update: NORMAL
Fixed
  • Restore/import from V4/V5: group accounts are now imported without square brackets
  • The “encrypted” switch for VFSs now behaves as expected
  • Poor performance of file uploads via WebClient! (HTTPS protocol) has been completely resolved (all other protocols were never affected by this)
Improved
  • Editing of SuperAdmin, Admin, and User accounts
  • Better choice of initial location (directory) for log files when a new virtual site is created (existing virtual sites are not affected nor changed)
  • Manual was greatly improved, new pages and sections were added
  • The sliding-window used to feed the real-time dashboard is now double-buffered for much better performance and a lot less context-switches

Upgrading from v6.0.x is a simple and fairly automatic process: simply download the latest version from the official download page, and install it over the existing version, all of your settings and license will be kept.

If, instead, you’re upgrading from an older (v4/v5) version, you find the upgrade instructions in our knowledge base.

Thank you all for trusting our software with your secure file transfers!

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