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Changelog

A full release history of RCC Sentinel. We ship improvements frequently and document every notable change here so you always know what has been updated.

v1.4.0
August 2026
Latest

Security Hardening & Route Cleanup

Security
  • All public pages now served on clean URL routes — .html file extensions are no longer exposed in the browser address bar
  • Direct .html URL access now returns 301 redirects to clean paths, preventing file structure enumeration
  • Email verification and password reset links updated to use clean route paths
  • Logout endpoint now properly destroys the server-side session before redirecting
New
  • Features, Pricing, Changelog, Privacy Policy, and Terms of Service sub-pages added
  • Landing page completely rebuilt with all feature sections, screenshots, and stats bar
  • Documentation page fully rewritten with 8-section sidebar and comprehensive content
  • Email alert templates optimised — now include VPS name, public IP, and opt-out footer
Improved
  • Dashboard header branding updated to RCC SENTINEL CONSOLE throughout
  • Footer copyright updated to RCC Sentinel branding
  • All internal links in auth pages updated to use clean URL routes
v1.3.0
July 2026
Minor

Email Alerts & IPBan Integration

New
  • Premium HTML email alert template with dark mode branding, alert badge, and metric details grid
  • Email alerts now include VPS public IP and custom server name for easy identification
  • Email alerts opt-out footer added to comply with anti-spam best practices
  • AbuseIPDB integration: blocked IPs in IPBan firewall now enriched with threat confidence scores
  • Test email button in settings to verify SMTP configuration before going live
  • Custom alert cooldown periods to prevent email floods during sustained incidents
Improved
  • SMTP settings panel redesigned with clearer field labels and inline validation
  • Alert threshold configuration now supports per-server overrides
  • Email template editor added to Settings → Email & Alerts → Templates panel
Fixed
  • Test email endpoint was sending plain text instead of HTML — now sends the full branded template
  • Server offline alert was firing on every missed poll instead of respecting the cooldown window
v1.2.0
July 2026
Minor

Dashboard Overhaul & New Feature Panels

New
  • Windows Services Manager panel — start, stop, restart services remotely from the browser
  • Running Processes panel — view all active processes with CPU/RAM usage, remote kill support
  • Windows Update Manager — check pending and installed patches, trigger remote restarts
  • Auth Logins Audit panel — Windows Security Event Log login entries with geo-location
  • Updates & Patches sub-tab added alongside Overview, Security, and Audit Trail
  • Interactive clientless Web RDP gateway session console integration
Improved
  • Dashboard sub-tab navigation redesigned with pill-style buttons and icon labels
  • Server list panel now includes a search/filter input for multi-server environments
  • Metric gauges now show sub-metrics (core count, clock speed, read/write speeds) below each dial
  • World threat map performance improvements for servers with high connection volumes
v1.1.0
June 2026
Minor

Gateway Settings & Multi-User Support

New
  • Security Gateway configuration settings for RDP and firewall management
  • Interactive web RDP gateway integrations
  • Dashboard Account Manager — configure user credentials, profiles, and permissions
  • Active Sessions panel showing which client devices are currently logged in
  • Email verification system for new account registrations
  • Password reset flow with secure token-based email link
Fixed
  • Session cookies not expiring correctly on logout
  • Metrics database growing unbounded — added automatic 7-day retention cleanup job
v1.0.0
June 2026
Initial

Initial Public Release

New
  • Central Node.js monitoring server with SQLite metrics database
  • Windows PowerShell agent installed as a Windows service via NSSM
  • One-command installer: iwr -useb .../deploy/install.ps1 | iex
  • Real-time CPU, RAM, and disk circular gauge dials in the dashboard
  • Active connections panel with IP geo-location and world threat map
  • IPBan firewall blocked-IP list reader
  • Basic audit trail logging for dashboard actions
  • SMTP email alert system with configurable thresholds
  • Per-server API key authentication between agent and central server
  • Multi-server support with sidebar server list and live switch