# Changelog All notable changes to NixPanel are documented here. Format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/). Versions follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/). --- ## [Unreleased] ### Planned - SSL certificate management (Let's Encrypt via Certbot) - File manager - FTP account management (vsftpd) - WordPress one-click installer - Backup / restore system - Firewall rule editor (CSF/iptables) - Multi-server support (Agency plan) - NixClient pages: FTP, subdomains, redirects, PHP version selector, stats --- ## [0.4.0-alpha] — 2026-04-26 ### Added - **MySQL / MariaDB database manager** - `GET /api/databases` — list all databases across all accounts (admin) - `GET /api/databases/:username` — list databases for one hosting account - `POST /api/databases` — create database + dedicated MariaDB user with GRANT ALL - `DELETE /api/databases/name/:db_name` — drop database + user, cascade nixpanel record - cPanel-style namespacing: `username_dbname` / `username_dbuser` (max 64/32 chars) - Identifier validation (alphanumeric + underscore only) - Live connection-details preview in the create form (database, username, host, port) - Safety check: refuses to drop databases without the account prefix separator - **NixServer — Databases page**: admin view across all accounts, create form with live preview, drop with confirmation modal - **NixClient — MySQL Databases page**: per-account view, create with password confirm + connection-info card, drop with confirmation ### Changed - NixServer/NixClient footer version: `v0.3.0-alpha` → `v0.4.0-alpha` --- ## [0.3.0-alpha] — 2026-04-25 ### Added - **DNS Management** — full CRUD via pdnsutil - `GET /api/dns` — list all PowerDNS zones - `GET /api/dns/:domain` — list records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SRV, CAA) - `POST /api/dns/:domain` — add record (name, type, TTL, content) - `DELETE /api/dns/:domain` — delete an RRset (name + type) - SOA records hidden; zone auto-rectified after each change - **NixServer — Zone Manager page** (`domains`): lists all PowerDNS zones, click → DNS editor - **NixServer — DNS Records page** (`dns`): record table with inline add/delete, zone switcher dropdown, colour-coded type badges - **NixServer — Service Manager page** (`services`): dedicated page with refresh button and running/stopped summary pills - **NixServer — Account actions**: Suspend / Unsuspend / Terminate buttons with confirmation modal - `POST /api/accounts/:username/suspend` / `unsuspend` - `DELETE /api/accounts/:username` — deprovisions vhost, FPM, DNS; removes system user; cascades DB records - **Email account management** - `GET /api/email/:username` — list email accounts for a hosting account - `POST /api/email` — create mailbox (Maildir provisioned under `~/mail/`) - `DELETE /api/email/id/:id` — delete email account - **NixClient — Email Accounts page** — create, list, delete mailboxes with quota display - **NixClient — Domains page** — shows primary domain, document root, quota, bandwidth - **NixClient — Change Password page** — verifies current password, hashes and updates both `users` and `accounts` tables - **NixClient — AccountSidebar** now fetches real account data (domain, package, quota) from `GET /api/accounts/:username` - **Password change API** — `POST /api/me/password` (verifies old password via Argon2id, updates `users` + `accounts`) - **Single account lookup** — `GET /api/accounts/:username` ### Changed - NixServer footer / login version bump: `v0.2.0-alpha` → `v0.3.0-alpha` - NixClient footer / login version bump: `v0.2.0-alpha` → `v0.3.0-alpha` - List Accounts: domain cell links to site, suspend/terminate replace placeholder Edit button --- ## [0.2.0-alpha] — 2026-04-25 ### Added - **Rust backend** — Cargo workspace with independently compiled + UPX-compressed section executables - `nixpanel-common` — shared `SectionRequest` / `SectionResponse` IPC types - `nixpanel-api` — main Axum HTTP server on port 4000 - `POST /api/auth/login` — Argon2id password verification, HS256 JWT (8-hour expiry) - `GET /api/dashboard` — real account/domain/database/email counts + system stats - `GET /api/services` — live service status via systemctl - `POST /api/services/:name/:action` — start / stop / restart any managed service - `GET /api/accounts` — list hosting accounts from MariaDB - `POST /api/accounts` — create account (system user, home dir, DB record) - Auto-runs DB schema migrations on first start - Seeds admin user from `/opt/nixpanel/.admin_user` + `.admin_pass` on first run - `nixpanel-services` — section binary; reads JSON from stdin, calls systemctl, writes JSON to stdout - Actions: `list`, `start`, `stop`, `restart`, `reload` - Reports PID and uptime per service - `nixpanel-sysinfo` — section binary; reads `/proc/meminfo`, `/proc/stat`, `/proc/loadavg`, `df` - Actions: `stats` (CPU, RAM, disk, load, hostname, IP, OS, kernel), `versions` (Apache, PHP, MariaDB) - **Database schema** (`nixpanel-api/migrations/0001_initial.sql`) - Tables: `users`, `accounts`, `domains`, `dns_records`, `account_databases`, `email_accounts`, `ftp_accounts`, `ssl_certificates`, `backups` - **Frontend API clients** (`nixserver/src/api.ts`, `nixclient/src/api.ts`) - JWT stored in `localStorage`, included in all requests as `Authorization: Bearer` - Auto-clears token and reloads on 401 ### Changed - **NixServer UI** — full redesign matching WHM visual style - Dark navy / orange-accent theme - Collapsible sidebar with grouped navigation sections - Dashboard: live stat bar, server info bar, service manager table, quick-action icon grid - List Accounts: real data table with search/filter - Create Account: full form wired to API (creates system user, DB record) - Login: real JWT auth; session persists across refresh via `localStorage` - **NixClient UI** — full redesign matching cPanel visual style - Blue-accent theme - Feature icon grid grouped by category with live search - Account sidebar with usage bars - Login: real JWT auth - **Installer** (`install.sh`) - Rust build step now copies all `nixpanel-*` section binaries to `/opt/nixpanel/bin/` - Installs UPX and compresses each binary after build - Admin credentials auto-generated with `openssl rand` (no TTY prompts) - Node.js 20 LTS installed as its own idempotent step (`nodejs.done`) - NixClient build uses absolute path to avoid wrong-directory check - npm output visible during build (removed `--silent`) for easier debugging - **Vite configs** — added `/api` proxy to `localhost:4000` for local development - **Minifier** — switched both UIs from `terser` (not installed) to `esbuild` ### Fixed - Login inputs changed from `type="email"` to `type="text"` with "Username" label - `sqlx::query!()` macros replaced with non-macro `query()` / `query_as()` / `query_scalar()` so the binary compiles without a live database connection - Removed `axum_extra` import that was never added to `Cargo.toml` - Git clone always removes stale `$SRC_DIR` before cloning (fixes "couldn't find remote ref master" on re-run) --- ## [0.1.0-alpha] — 2025-04-25 ### Added - **Installer** (`install.sh`) — fully automated Ubuntu 24.04 installer - Self-updating: always fetches the latest version from GitHub before running - Idempotent step tracking — re-runnable after failures without redoing completed steps - Installs Apache 2, PHP 8.2 + 8.3 (via ondrej/php PPA), MariaDB, PowerDNS, Exim 4, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, Fail2ban, Certbot - Configures Apache reverse proxy on ports 2083 (NixClient) and 2087 (NixServer) - Generates admin credentials automatically; displays them in the completion banner - License activation against `https://license.nixpanel.io` - **NixServer** — WHM-style admin panel (React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind + Vite, port 2087) - **NixClient** — cPanel-style user panel (React 18 + TypeScript + Tailwind + Vite, port 2083) - **Licensing** — license key validated against `https://license.nixpanel.io` during install - Plans: Free, Solo ($9.99/mo), Host ($29.99/mo), Agency ($79.99/mo) - **Infrastructure** — `.gitattributes` enforcing LF line endings --- [Unreleased]: https://github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/compare/v0.4.0-alpha...HEAD [0.4.0-alpha]: https://github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/compare/v0.3.0-alpha...v0.4.0-alpha [0.3.0-alpha]: https://github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/compare/v0.2.0-alpha...v0.3.0-alpha [0.2.0-alpha]: https://github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/compare/v0.1.0-alpha...v0.2.0-alpha [0.1.0-alpha]: https://github.com/NixReaper/nixpanel/releases/tag/v0.1.0-alpha