Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

[2.4.0] - 2026-10-21 @ 02:26

This release is named for the element Lithium (Li), the lightest of all metals.

Added

• CMDB declarations for application type, configuration and saved-data directories, the local MariaDB database, and the default HTTP listener.

Changed

• Application paths, database provisioning, and HTTP defaults use the CMDB declarations.
• Web settings now use conf/diskha.json, with validated partial network overrides shared by the server and restart readiness check. The old INI settings are no longer read; configure the new JSON file when installing this update.

[2.3.2] - 2026-10-17 @ 02:41

The Apollo release is named for the NASA Moon landing program.

Fixed

• Made Front Matter consistent.

[2.3.1] - 2026-10-16 @ 23:15

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the nikotwāsosāp (16) release.

Fixed

• Link in the README.

[2.3.0] - 2026-10-16 @ 23:10

This release celebrates the Cree languae. This is the niyānanosāp (15) release.

Added

• A web page on setting up msmtp and Gmail.

[2.2.4] - 2026-10-16 @ 21:09

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the nīsosāp (12) release.

• Updated README.md that points at the website.

[2.2.3] - 2026-10-15 @ 05:24

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the pēyakosāp (11) release.

Added

• Architecture diagram.
• Additions website content.

[2.2.2] - 2026-10-15 @ 04:53

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the mitātaht (10) release.

Added

• Add website TOC, dividers.

Changed

• Widen documentation pages using the theme’s built-in wide layout.

[2.2.1] - 2026-10-15 @ 04:20

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the kēkā-mitātaht (9) release.

Changed

• Move Run Now below the results in the Disk Health section.
• Additional website content.

[2.2.0] - 2026-10-15 @ 03:49

This release celebrates the Cree language. This is the ayēnānēw (8) release.

Added

• A Most recent health check output link opens the latest saved check, including both disks’ raw SMART output and any email delivery failure.

Changed

• Rename the email report button to Email Health Check.

• Configure the web interface host, port, and request timeout in /opt/prod/diskha/conf/web-interface.cfg; changes apply after restarting disk-ha-web.service. Invalid settings produce a clear startup error, and installation upgrades preserve the configuration file.

[2.1.1] - 2026-10-14 @ 04:10

This release celebrates the Cree language: This is the tēpakohp (7) release.

Fixed

• Rebuilt _config.yml.

[2.1.0] - 2026-10-14 @ 03:53

This release celebrates the Cree language: This is the nikotwāsik (6) release.

Fixed

• Website failed to resolve, typo in _config.yml.

[2.0.0] - 2026-10-11 @ 06:16

This release remembers Pikaia who last walked Earth over 505 million years ago.

Added

• GUI source and target directory selection with automatic filesystem and drive detection, validation of two distinct local drives, and SMART monitoring of the selected drives.

Changed

• Mirror selected subdirectories with different names and recheck their saved mount, UUID, and drive identities before each sync.
• Display configured directories and backing filesystem capacity, usage, and free space instead of fixed mount paths.
• Logo background is now transparent.

[1.4.0] - 2026-10-11 @ 05:53

This release remembers the Opabinia who went extinct about 505 million years ago.

Added

• DiskHA logo in the top-left title bar on the main Web UI and sync-output page.

[1.3.2] - 2026-10-11 @ 05:44

This release is named for the Nuralagus who died out about 3 million years ago.

• Added a DiskHA Logo.

[1.3.1] - 2026-10-11 @ 04:23

The Kioea release is in memory of the species which became extinct in 1859.

Fixed

• Restore the legacy home alias on reinstall when the diskha account remains but its installation directories have been removed.
• Report the exact incompatible service-account settings when installation encounters an existing diskha account.

[1.3.0] - 2026-10-11 @ 04:03

This release is in memory of the Juratyrant who walked on Earth 149 million years ago.

Changed

• Make installed applications discoverable as DiskHA in CMDB using the diskha package under /opt/prod/diskha. Upgrades retain existing configuration, credentials, data, and worker locks through an alias to the former installation directory.

[1.2.0] - 2026-10-10 @ 20:43

This release is to remember the Glyptodon who died out about 10,000 years ago. They lasted about 3.2 million years, well above the average run for a species.

Added

• Formatted HTML SMART emails with a table of contents, health summary, disk identity and attribute tables, full diagnostics, and a plain-text alternative.

Fixed

• Parse standard and brief SMART attribute tables correctly, and keep optional extended diagnostic failures separate from the disk health verdict.
• Report missing msmtp configuration explicitly instead of a generic mail exit status.

[1.1.0] - 2026-10-10 @ 20:14

This release is in memory of the Falkland Fox who were wiped out by 1876.

Added

• Sync Now button beside the Data Sync Schedule Update button for guarded background mirroring.

[1.0.0] - 2026-10-10 @ 20:06

This release is in memory of the Elephant Bird which died around 1000 CE.

Added

• Data Sync Schedule with editable cron controls, an every-four-hours default, guarded Disk 1 to Disk 2 mirroring with deletion propagation, and a separate page for the most recent verbose rsync output.

• Role column in Drive Configuration identifying Disk 1 as Source and Disk 2 as Target.

[0.5.0] - 2026-10-10 @ 19:45

This release is in memory of the last Dodo who died in 1681.

Added

• Email Notification section showing the configured contact and an Email disk report button for fresh, verbose SMART results from both disks.

Changed

• Moved cron controls into a separate Health Check Schedule section.
• Renamed the constants module and class to DDiskHA and updated release tooling.

[0.4.2] - 2026-10-10 @ 19:00

In memory of the Cave Bear, the last of which died out around 24,000 years ago.

Changed

• Last health-check times are recorded and displayed in server local time with second precision.
• Disk Health scheduling follows CMDB’s Enabled, Cron Schedule, and Update controls, populated from the live cron entry and retained across upgrades.

[0.4.1] - 2026-10-10 @ 18:45

In memory of the Barbary Lions, who died out in the 20th century.

Added

• Disk Health panel shows the configured cron schedule and a Run Now button to request a background health check.

[0.4.0] - 2026-10-10 @ 18:02

In memory of the Aurochs that went extinct in 1627.

Added

• Configurable cron health checks with atomic flat-file results, a Web UI health panel, and preservation of settings and results across upgrades and removal.
• Disk health entities, SMART and email interfaces, and a check activity modeling the existing script, with bounded commands and explicit unavailable-result and notification-failure reporting.

[0.3.4] - 2026-10-10 @ 17:21

The Zofia release is dedicated to Zofia Szmydt.

Added

• Drive Configuration table showing capacity and used space in TB for Disk 1 and Disk 2, with explicit states for unmounted or unreadable drives.

[0.3.2] - 2026-10-10 @ 17:03

Added

The Yvonne release is dedicated to Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat.

• Dark teal web interface title bar with the caption “Vigilent since October 2026”.

[0.3.0] - 2026-10-08 @ 18:03

Changed

• Rebrand the project, Python package, service, installation paths, and accounts to disk-ha, with documentation at https://diskha.osoylace.com.
• Added Jekyll theme for GitHub Pages.

[0.2.0] - 2026-10-08 @ 05:13

Added

• Blank web interface on port 23300, with a bundled server and systemd service managed by installation, upgrade, restart, and uninstall scripts.
• Dedicated diskha Linux service account and local MariaDB account and database, with protected credentials preserved across upgrades and removal.

[0.1.0] - 2026-10-08 @ 04:48

Added

• Project development guidance for disk monitoring, safe mirroring, installation, verification, and releases.
• Installation, upgrade, and uninstall scripts targeting /opt/prod/disk-ha, preserving configuration and saved data.
• Python constants for version and CMDB discovery metadata.
• Release script to update version, codename, and changelog, publish through dev and main, and create the next feature branch.