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XternA edited this page Dec 21, 2024 · 42 revisions

This page will be terminated soon - Refer to each release note for each update release.

Check here for the latest updates:

2024-12-21

Auto UUID Generating Issue Fix 🛠️

Release v1.11.7

This minor release fixes the issue when setting credentials for applications and those that require a UUID when generating, the UUID isn't shown to the user after it has been generated.

2024-12-16

Proxy Issue Fix 🛠️

Release v1.11.6

This release fixes the recent issue when trying to deploy proxy applications and being hit with either Operation not permitted or namespace path error preventing all applications from being deployed correctly.

To fix the issue, update the IGM tool to the latest version. Run the Proxy menu igm proxy to remove and re-install the proxy applications or via CLI command igm proxy remove followed by igm proxy install.

Refer to release v1.11.6 for release notes.

2024-11-22

Refinement & Updated Grass Image 🛠️🎉

This is a small update with overall tool experience refinement and updated Grass image for better earning rate.

  • Overall tool experience refinement. Now notifies of container runtime isn't installed.
  • Update Grass image to use community version for increased earning rate from 1.0x to 1.25x.
    • Redeploy the application to change the image type and move to this version of the Grass application with higher earning rate.
    • igm show proxy has been improved. You many now filter by proxy set, e.g. igm show proxy 2 will show apps bound to the second proxy IP address in your proxy entry.

Refer to release v1.11.4 for release notes.

2024-11-05

Proxy Fix & Improvement 🛠️🔧

Release v1.11.3

Small minor update to fix issue on proxy apps that don't show device instance due to non-unique hostname required. What's changed:

  • Hostname now appends a counter at the end, same as proxy applications layout.
    • Required as some apps, specficially Honeygain won't show proxy instances if it shares the same hostname so it looks like there's no extra devices
  • Update Windows bootstrap script to auto install git if not found and winget is available on the host machine. Git is a require prerequisite binary.

Refer to release v1.11.3 for release notes.

2024-11-01

Enhanced Proxy Functionality 🚀✨

Release v1.11.2

This release improves on the initial proxy feature with support for applications with UUIDs and overall system improvements.

New Proxy Supported Applications:

  • EarnApp
  • Proxyrack
  • Speedshare
  • Spide

Refer to release v1.11.2 for release notes.

2024-10-25

Optimisation and Improvements 🛠️

Release v1.11.1

This is a minor release with overall improvements and optimisation to the tool.

What's New:

  • Dynamically fetch the right application image tag based on arch type if available instead of defaulting to amd64.
  • Update Earnapp and Bearshare image base. Bearshare should work better on both x86_64 and ARM systems, now using official image.
  • Added new CLI option igm clean will clean up stopped orphan applications, volumes and downloaded image associated.

2024-10-22

Multi-Proxy Support 🌐🚀🎉

Release v1.11

  • Proxy menu is independent from IGM's main interface.
  • Easily scale and deploy proxy applications alongside non-proxy applications.
  • Proxy applications scaled based on the number of proxy entries defined.
  • Traffmonetizer container name is changed from tm to traffmonetizer, will require redeploying.
  • Selective applications is independent on both non-proxy and proxy applications.
  • Watchtower responsible for managing application image updates will be re-configured and deployed accordingly whether there's proxy application deployed, either or both.
  • Improve performance with docker logs are now much smaller with no rolling logs.

Refer to release v1.11 for the latest changes and update instructions before updating to this version.

2024-09-18

Change of image registry

Release v1.9.1

  • You will need to update to this version and redeploy the following in order receive future updates for Honeygain Pot and Bearashare-Pot.

Refer to release v1.9 for the latest changes and updates.

2024-09-17

New Bearshare Pot service application added! 🤑💵

Release note v1.9

  • This update includes overall improvement and optimisation to the application info display menu and app selection. Now loads more instantly and faster
  • New overhaul Selective application display menu now shows the types of apps in categories. than before.
  • Updated CLI command options.
  • New service application Bearshare Pot integrated into the tool.
    • This service app is for auto-claiming Bearshare daily reward.

Please see the Selective App Installation guide for detail.

ℹ️ As usual, after updating to the latest version, restart the tool to ensure new changes take effect. Update and redeploy with Bearshare enabled to add the new application.

2024-09-03

Preparing for upcoming features lined up! 🎉

Not much overall in this update but still quite an important one. This update refactors the internal overall changes to the tool's structure in preparation for future updates and features lined up.

  • Overall tool refinement.
  • New Selective application option when installing application will displays the apps that will be installed.

⚠️ Please read the release note instructions for v1.8 before updating to this version.

2024-08-30

New Application Added 🤑💵

  • Added new application Bearshare to the stack. New application means another income source. 💰🤑
    • Bearshare supports datacenter IP! But one device per unique IP.
    • Don't forget to check the application chart table.
  • Minor tool update.

ℹ️ As usual, after updating to the latest version, restart the tool to ensure the new changes to take effect.

2024-08-22

New Feature Release v1.6 🚀

  • Introducing Quick Actions - A new set of CLI commands for common repeated operations.
  • Overall general improvements and fixes.
  • Switched NodePay image tag from legacy to latest. Redeploy after updating the tool to switch over to this image.

ℹ️ As usual, after updating to the latest version, restart the tool to ensure the new changes to take effect.

2024-07-29

New Feature 🚀

  • Added update notification. Tool will now notify when there is a new release marked.
    • Update is as usual via the update option in the tool.
  • Minor adjustments where warning is shown when trying to install applications and selective applications have been disabled or unconfigured.
  • Added Docker housekeeping for cleaning up orphaned applications (containers) and images downloaded. Running orphaned applications are not removed unless it's stopped.
    • This option is in Manage Docker sub-menu.
  • Minor general improvements overall.

ℹ️ As usual, after update, restart the tool for the new changes to take effect.

2024-06-25

New application NodePay added! 🚀

  • See NodePay for more information and setup guide.
  • As always, update the tool to get the latest changes, and run the Setup Configuration to configure the application.
  • Re-run the Install & Run Applications to re-deploy and will install the new application.

2024-06-24

  • The tool is now capable of installing and enabling QEMU emulation layer for non x86_64 platforms such as ARM.
  • This is done when installing Docker from the tool directly. Uninstalling will also remove the entry from being registered.
  • As usual, update the tool, then reload it for the changes to apply. This is now useful on new installs without needing to remember to enable QEMU.

2024-06-11

ℹ️ WINDOWS USERS ℹ️

⚠️ All existing Windows users are strongly recommended to re-run the Window bootstrap command to get the script which will auto-update and replace the current one. Not required to run the tool.

  • Fixed issue with bootstrap script not registering and working if default WSL shell is bash, no problem if using something like zsh previously.
  • Overall improvements to the overall bootstrap script.
  • If .aliase file exists in the WSL environment then the tool's alias will be registered to the .aliases file, otherwise defaults to the default shell's rc file, e.g. .bashrc, .zshrc.

2024-05-31

New Feature 🚀

  • Added functionality to enable/disable specific applications from being deployed or installed for use.
  • Can now disable specific apps to save resources or it doesn't work on the device or is not supported in geolocation.
  • Update tool the relaunch the tool to see the new changes. No prior backup is required if on a recent version.
  • Find the option in Setup Configuration and in Managed Tool.

Refer to the Enabled & Disabled Applications page guide.

2024-05-21

Update the tool to get the latest updates, then relaunch the tool to see the new changes.

  • New Feature 🚀- Added backup and restore feature for managing stored credentials.
    • Backup before updating the tool and restore afterward to retain any app credentials already configured.
    • Already stored backup won't be removed when resetting everything. Has to be removed from the Backup & Restore Manager.
  • Overall enhancement on viewing credentials stored and prompts.
  • Update/Reset Config option is now renamed to Manage Tool to reflect the new changes and allow for future expansion.
  • Resource limit is the only thing that isn't preserved and reset to the original. You will need to only re-apply this limit as you see fit. A prompt message will remind you.

There are two scenarios:

  1. You have a more recent version of the tool. Go ahead and update as usual.
  2. You have a much-dated version of the tool or you know you haven't updated it for a while. Please reset everything first and update the tool. Yes, you will need to reconfigure settings again. But from this point onwards you shouldn't need to.

2024-05-17

ℹ️ WINDOWS USERS ℹ️

  • Bootstrap script location has now moved away from the %WINDIR% directory, equivalent to C:\Windows. Please remove the igm.bat from this location.
  • No longer required elevated administrator permission.
  • The new location will now install the bootstrap script to %APPDATA% equivalent to C:\Users\your_home_folder\Appdata\Roaming\IGM of your OS drive.
  • An environment variable will need to be assigned to register the tool's path.
  • Run the Windows setup again.

2024-05-08

  • Updated changes to Spide Network regarding device key.
    • This fixed the issue where the device key was the same through all containers deployed across multiple machines.
    • ⚠️ Recommend everyone update the tool to the latest version and do the following:
      • If not updated the tool after 2024-05-05 then reset all settings after updating and go through all processes again, including resource limits.
      • If already on the latest version before this reason then run the setup configuration again, and allow for Spide to generate a new machine ID.
      • Use this new machine ID generated which will create a new device key. Register this device key into your Spide account.
      • To reuse the same device key, use the machine ID saved in the config to reproduce the same device key.
      • All details are explained here: Keys & IDs.

2024-05-05

  • Added Honeygain Pot to the stack.
    • Honeygain Pot will automatically claim daily pot rewards to boost overall Honeygain earnings.
  • Added alternative minimum CPU limit for processes that need a base minimum CPU 0.8, to function properly.
    • It is strongly recommended to copy the credential settings if you have the current latest update, reset all settings, and reapply the credentials without going through setup again.
    • Alternatively, reset all changes and go through the setup process again.
    • Re-apply resource limit again.

2024-04-16

  • Added GaGaNode to the stack.
  • Moved EarnFM to the hosting category as can be installed on hosting/data center IPs.

2024-04-11

  • Windows bootstrap script start.bat has been improved to auto-install git and check for winget.
  • Added sub-menu options to Setup Configuration. Now able to view and edit the .env config file from the tool.
  • Will now auto-run setup configuration if attempting to install apps and configs hasn't been completed.

2024-04-06

  • The latest release update supports Windows integration.