New Features

Initial Setup Wizard

A completely redesigned Initial Setup Wizard simplifies first-time deployment by guiding administrators through the complete onboarding process.

• Create the first Tenant
• Create the first Site
• Connect the first Environment
• Skip environment onboarding for later configuration
• Reduced deployment time for new installations

Kubernetes Connection Using KubeConfig

Kubernetes environments now use a standard KubeConfig file for authentication and cluster discovery.

• Simplified Kubernetes onboarding
• Improved compatibility with standard Kubernetes distributions
• Secure authentication using existing cluster credentials
• Automatic deployment of the NiralOS EDGE Agent after successful connection

Smart Upgrade Facility

The Interactive Installer now supports seamless in-place upgrades for existing deployments.

• Automatically detects installed versions
• Checks for newer releases
• Downloads the latest release
• Preserves existing application data
• Restarts platform services with minimal downtime

Custom Docker API Port

Docker environments can now connect using custom Docker Remote API ports, providing greater deployment flexibility.

Improved License Fingerprinting

The licensing subsystem now provides stronger hardware fingerprint generation and validation for improved licensing security and protection against unauthorized usage.

Improvements

Platform

• Improved first-time onboarding experience.
• Simplified environment creation workflow.
• Improved Kubernetes environment registration.

Installer

• Added automatic upgrade detection.
• Improved installation validation.
• Enhanced installer reliability.

Docker

• Support for custom Docker Remote API ports during environment registration.

Licensing

• Enhanced hardware fingerprint generation for license validation.

Bug Fixes

Installer

• Fixed an issue where the uninstaller ignored stopped Docker containers during cleanup.
• Fixed an issue where the installer exited unexpectedly if Docker Engine was installed but not running.

Licensing

• Fixed an issue preventing One-Time Password (OTP) delivery during certain authentication workflows.
• Fixed an issue where license activation failed for certain international phone number formats.

General

• Multiple minor stability improvements.
• Various UI and backend bug fixes.
• General performance and reliability enhancements.

Breaking Changes

Upgrade Notes

Before Upgrading

• Ensure Docker Engine is installed and running.
• An active Internet connection is available to download the latest release.
• The current user has permission to manage Docker resources.

During the Upgrade

• Existing application data is preserved.
• Docker volumes are retained.
• Platform services experience only minimal downtime.

Compatibility

Known Issues

Previous Release (v2.5.0)

The previous release introduced major infrastructure management capabilities across multiple virtualization and container platforms.

• Centralized orchestration of Proxmox VE, Docker, and Kubernetes environments from a single dashboard.
• Multi-environment infrastructure management.
• CEPH storage management and monitoring.
• Support for Multi-Tenancy.
• Support for Multi-Site Management.