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The Release Candidate for DirectAdmin 1.55.0 has officially been announced. The new version is a major release that comes with many new features and bug fixes. The current release date for the update is set for December 6th, 2018 but may change if issues are found.

Version: 1.55.0 RC1

Changelog:

• mail_sni=1 enabled for new installs by default
• Disable cron MAILTO for new accounts by default
• Maintain Cron order via zero padding 001, 002, etc.
• Default proftpd.conf ciphers update

Features

• The current DirectAdmin version now in DNS to save requests/loads
• SSH Keys including global keys for accounts found below Resellers/Admins.
• Services Monitor backup PID method based on boot script instead of exact name match.
• Rename Package so it doesn't copy (optional)
• named_service_override=bind9 in case you cannot use "named".
• Domain Setup: Force SSL redirect
• LetsEncrypt: Allow 5 renewal failures before sending any failure notice
• Any debug mode ending in 7 will include date and time
• Pointers: can redirect to www.domain.com or domain.com (optional)
• Pointers: can be "Local Mail" or remote mail

Bug-fixes

• JSON: can add httpd "X-Json: yes" header to ensure JSON output for errors before parsing
• JSON: incorrect newline encoding
• Tables: major search speed improvement
• DNS: ensure no zone write race condition
• Login Keys now enabled for Admins by default as they should have been
• Backup: create a full path, instead of just single directory when append/has/multiple/dirs
• Pointers https redirect for nginx now redirect to https on the main domain
• LetsEncrypt: basic locking for background requests
• Domain Rename: ensure all cust_httpd.## files are renamed

To test these changes, please install the latest pre-release binaries: https://help.directadmin.com/item.php?id=408

For more information about the release, make sure to visit the official list of changes here.