LiquidFiles Documentation
LiquidFiles Documentation

Release Notes Version 4.1.x Beta

Please Note that LiquidFiles v4.1 is currently in Beta. The following applies to beta releases:
  • To update to Beta releases, you need to enable checking for Beta releases in Admin → System → Update, and then select the beta release at the same page.
  • Beta Releases are only available to Licensed LiquidFiles systems (not trial/demo).
  • Beta Release numbers begin at .51, so v4.0.51 is the 1st beta release of v4.1, v4.0.52 will be the 2nd beta release of v4.1, and so on.
  • Expect a faster release cycle for beta releases as we're working up towards the full release.
  • We're aiming for the same high quality as with non-beta releases, and any new functions and changes can introduce unforseen problems. We will release fixes quickly when anything is discovered.

Major changes from version 4.0 to version 4.1

  • Added support for Outlook Web (New Outlook)
  • Added support for enabling an Ubuntu Pro license.
  • Improved File Assembly to not double-up on disk space during assembly. Will permit larger files to be sent with less disk space.
  • Improved file processing queue management. Smaller files will get priority over larger files so the file processing queue will be kept overall smaller and more efficient.
  • Improved searches to be more flexible.
  • Maximize system generated swap to 8GB.
  • Performance: Faster calculation of checksums/crc32. The slower the disk, the bigger the improvement. We've tested 15% improvement on local disks with large files, NFS and similar would see even greater performance improvements.
  • Performance/Security: Image processing using Vips instead of ImageMagick. LiquidFiles doesn't do a lot of image processing. Mostly generating thumbnails in Shares. Vips is faster and uses less memory. ImageMagick has had quite a lot of security issues.
  • Added a function in Admin → System Log for better view of delivered vs, bounced or rejected emails.
  • Content-Security-Policy improvements, removing 'self' from script-src where applicable.
  • Updated JavaScript localization handling with better caching in client browser.
  • Updated JavaScript handling for improved caching and performance.
  • Updated Admin Share Access API.
Also, please see the Incompatibilies and Warnings section below before updating from LiquidFiles v4.0 and earlier.

Version 4.1 Beta 3 (4.0.53) (released 2024-11-18)

Release Candidate 2. Including all fixes from v4.0.14 plus:

  • Added a function in Admin → System Log for better view of delivered vs, bounced or rejected emails.

Version 4.1 Beta 2 (4.0.52) (released 2024-11-07)

Release Candidate 1. Including all fixes from v4.0.14 plus:

  • Fixed a couple SAML and TOTP authentication issues for the Outlook web client.
  • Maximize system generated swap to 8GB.
  • Performance: Faster calculation of checksums/crc32.
  • Performance/Security: Image processing using Vips instead of ImageMagick.
  • Updated libraries.

Version 4.1 Beta 1 (4.0.51) (released 2024-09-23)

Including all fixes from v4.0.13 plus:

  • Initial Release of v4.1 beta.

Incompatibilities and Warnings

These are a few things you need to be aware of when updating to LiquidFiles v4.1.

Updated Admin Share Accesses API

The Admin Share Accesses API has been updated to follow a more REST based structure. Please refer to the Admin Share Access API documentation for more details.