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Changelog

A complete timeline of all NexoralDNS releases, from initial launch to the latest version. Most recent first.

v3.5.44-stable

LATESTJune 20, 2026

NewDNS over TCP (port 53) — RFC 1035 §4.2.2 / RFC 7766; 2-byte length-prefix framing, 30s idle timeout

NewDNS over TLS / DoT (port 853) — RFC 7858; TLS 1.2+ enforced, self-signed cert auto-generated via openssl

NewIDNSIOHandler interface — unified IO contract so UDP, TCP and TLS share one 7-layer pipeline

ImprovedStartRulesService refactored to singleton per transport with shared single-flight inflight map

ImprovedStatic Redis subscription guard prevents duplicate cache:invalidate listeners in cluster mode

ImprovedTLS cert persisted to /etc/nexoral/cert — shared across restarts and cluster workers

ImprovedAuthentication — removed Authorization header requirement from DNS and Domains routes

ImprovedSession management — auto-expiration for inactive sessions, rotating refresh tokens

ImprovedRedis caching for session management

ImprovedBroker service removed from ecosystem (consolidated into main server)

v3.4.43-stable

March 15, 2026

ImprovedAdded comprehensive documentation and project guidelines

ImprovedCleaned up model configuration in settings.json

v3.4.42-stable

February 16, 2026

NewAnti-Porn and Anti-Ads block modes with curated domain lists

NewBlockDeviceModal — block devices by domain-based policies

ImprovedRedis cache invalidation for ACL and service status updates

ImprovedBlockList service refactored for stateless operation

v3.3.38-stable

January 4, 2026

NewWildcard domain support in Access Control (e.g. *.ads.com)

NewCron job to load Access Control policies into Redis on startup

NewIP Groups and Policies management in the dashboard

ImprovedACL caching with new Redis keys for blocked domains

ImprovedBlockList service — checkDomain method with domain logging

ImprovedPagination changed to cursor-based approach for query logs

FixedReduced global cache TTL from 5s to 3s for improved freshness

v3.3.37-stable

January 1, 2026

NewChange password functionality with validation modal

NewLogout confirmation modal with localStorage cleanup

NewMongoDB auto-delete index for Analytics collection (TTL)

FixedpasswordUpdatedAt timestamp issue in User collection

ImprovedAuth store enhanced with passwordUpdatedAt tracking

v1.2.7-stable

October 2, 2025

NewConnected Devices page — view all active devices on the LAN

NewDomain management — DomainCard, DomainModal, RecordModal components

NewDHCP controller for fetching connected IPs and network info

ImprovedDatabase configuration includes default RBAC roles

ImprovedAuthentication middleware added with JWT guard on all routes

v1.1.5-stable

September 30, 2025

NewInstall script — start, stop, and update commands added

NewComplete uninstall / remove flow via install.sh

ImprovedCluster mode with PM2 — multi-core DNS processing

ImprovedDocker Compose v2 configuration and optimized build

FixedAuth controller refactored to use BuildResponse for consistent errors

v1.0.0

INITIALSeptember 24, 2025

NewCore DNS server with Redis caching (7-layer query pipeline)

NewWeb dashboard — Next.js + React management interface

NewSupport for A, AAAA and CNAME records

NewDomain blocking with exact-match and wildcard rules

NewGitHub Actions workflow for Docker image build and push

NewMongoDB with RBAC — role-based access control from day one

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