v2.8.3.802 (Beta)

Changes

New

• feat: Web UI v2.4.7
• feat: preload Web UI root CID (#735)
• fix: disallow running in incognito mode (#705) (thanks @Mikaela!)
  • we now require Firefox >=67
• Embedded JS IPFS in Brave (wip: #716)
  • fix: no port collisions (#734)
  • fix: persist External node config (#734)

Other

• chore: dependency updates (#731)
  • upstream js-ipfs with HAMT & DNSLink support
  • code linting is now handled by standard 13
• fix: CI on osx
• i18n: synchronized translations (want to improve translations?)

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached to this release or build and install it manually

v2.8.3 (Stable)

Features

• suggest ipfs-desktop when no node is found (#726)
• update Web UI to v2.4.6 (#725)

Other

• fix(dev-build): default to firefox manifest b6354a4
• chore(window.ipfs): postpone removal of synchronous window.ipfs v1 to 2019-09 599e069 (context: #589)
• chore: dependency updates (#720)
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Installation

Firefox, Firefox for Android	Chromium: Chrome, Brave, Opera

Alternative: use *generic.zip below or build and install it manually.

v2.8.2.794 (Beta)

Changes

• feat(ux): suggest ipfs-desktop when no node is found (#726)
• fix(dev-build): default to firefox manifest b6354a4
• chore(window.ipfs): postpone removal of synchronous window.ipfs v1 to 2019-09 599e069 (context: #589)
• chore(i18n): synchronized translations (want to improve translations?)

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually

v2.8.2.788 (Beta)

Changes

• dependency updates (#720)
• update Web UI to v2.4.6 (#725)
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually

v2.8.2 (Stable)

Features

This release includes changes unlocking work on Embedded JS-IPFS in Brave (wip in #716):

• Feature-detection of chrome.sockets at runtime (#711)
• Prototype of Embedded HTTP Gateway in Brave (#719)

  Notes on testing this in Brave

  • This is WIP. Work on Embedded JS-IPFS in Brave is tracked in #716
  • chrome.sockets and an opt-in prototype of Embedded Gateway (#664 (comment)) works only when built via yarn dev-build bundle:brave:beta and loaded manually to Brave Nightly
    • Prebuilt _brave.zip package for Brave Nightly is attached to this release
    • Seamless install from Chrome Web Store requires Manifest patch in Brave

• Configurable logger levels (#712)

  Replaces console.log calls with 'debug'-based logging.

  Different parts of extension and JS IPFS stack log to own namespaces, and user can tweak which logs should be printed to Browser Console using input on Preferences screen (* shows everything):
  

• We started asking for unlimitedStorage permission for use when embedded node is selected.
  Details in #714

Fixes

• Uploads of 1MB+ files to External API failing with Error: stream.push() after EOF (ipfs-inactive/js-ipfs-http-client#967)

Other

• chore: dependency bumps
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Installation

Firefox, Firefox for Android	Chromium: Chrome, Brave, Opera

Alternative: use *generic.zip below or build and install it manually.

v2.8.1.782 (Beta)

Features

• Embedded HTTP Gateway in Brave: support for /ipns/{fqdn} with HAMT-sharding #719

  Notes on testing this in Brave

  • This is WIP. Work on Embedded JS-IPFS in Brave is tracked in #716
  • chrome.sockets and an opt-in prototype of Embedded Gateway (#664 (comment)) works only when built via yarn dev-build bundle:brave:beta and loaded manually to Brave Nightly
    • Prebuilt _brave.zip package for Brave Nightly is attached to this release
    • Seamless install from Chrome Web Store requires Manifest patch in Brave

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually

v2.8.1.780 (Beta)

Features

• Embedded Gateway Improvements (ipfs/js-ipfs#1989)
  • Support for Conditional and Range requests in Brave
  • This is mostly to unblock Brave integration, regular users won't see any difference yet
  • Work on Embedded JS-IPFS in Brave is tracked in #716

Other

• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Known Issues

• chrome.sockets and an opt-in prototype of Embedded Gateway (#664 (comment)) works only when built via yarn dev-build bundle:brave:beta and loaded manually to Brave Nightly
  • Prebuilt package for Brave Nightly is attached to this release: .._brave.zip
  • Seamless install from Chrome Web Store requires Manifest patch in Brave
• Embedded Gateway is an opt-in prototype and does not support /ipns/<fqdn> nor sharded websites (e.g. Wikipedia) yet
  • upstream issues: ipfs/js-ipfs#1918, ipfs/js-ipfs#1963

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually

v2.8.1.778 (Beta)

Features

• Feature-detection of chrome.sockets at runtime (#711)
  • This is mostly to unblock Brave integration, regular users won't see any difference yet
  • To play with chrome.sockets see Known Issues below
• Configurable logger levels (#712)

  Replaces console.log calls with 'debug'-based logging.

  Different parts of extension and JS IPFS stack log to own namespaces, and user can tweak which logs should be printed to Browser Console using input on Preferences screen:
  

Other

• We now require Firefox 65.0 (#713)
• Added permission for unlimited storage for embedded js-ipfs (#714)
  (enables us to add quota management to js-ipfs without worrying about browser vendor limits)
• chore: add find-badwords.js script f8d8f3b
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Known Issues

• chrome.sockets and an opt-in prototype of Embedded Gateway (#664 (comment)) works only when built via yarn dev-build bundle:brave:beta and loaded manually to Brave Nightly
  • Prebuilt package for Brave Nightly is attached to this release: .._brave.zip
  • Seamless install from Chrome Web Store requires Manifest patch in Brave
• Embedded Gateway is an opt-in prototype and does not support /ipns/<fqdn> nor sharded websites (e.g. Wikipedia) yet
  • upstream issues: ipfs/js-ipfs#1918, ipfs/js-ipfs#1963
• Uploads of big files to External API may fail with Error: stream.push() after EOF
  • the fix is tracked in ipfs-inactive/js-ipfs-http-client#967

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually

v2.8.1 (Stable)

Fixes

• fix: support HTTPS API endpoint #707

Other

• chore: bump multiaddr to 6.0.6
• i18n: added pt_BR locale (#708) (thanks to @agentofuser 🥇 )
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Installation

Firefox, Firefox for Android	Chromium: Chrome, Brave, Opera

Alternative: use *generic.zip below or build and install it manually.

v2.8.0.770 (Beta)

Fixes

• fix: support HTTPS API endpoint #707

Other

• chore: bump multiaddr to 6.0.6
• i18n: added pt_BR locale (#708) (thanks to @agentofuser 🥇 )
• i18n: synchronized translations
  • How can I add/improve translation for my language?

Installation

• Firefox: Beta Channel at Github
• Chrome, Brave and other Chromium-based: Beta Channel at Chrome Web Store
• Alternative: use generic .zip attached above or build and install it manually