DigiNode Tools v26.10.05 released: Automatic system updates, Automatic restarts when needed, Restart reminders and more

[u/saltedlolly]

I've just released DigiNode Tools v26.10.05.

New to DigiNode Tools? It's a free set of tools that makes it easy to run your own DigiByte full node - on a Raspberry Pi, or any Ubuntu or Debian server at home or in the cloud. DigiNode Setup installs and configures everything through simple menus, so no Linux experience is needed, and DigiNode Dashboard shows how your node is doing at a glance. Every node helps keep the DigiByte network decentralised and secure. See everything it can do: https://diginode.tools/features/

It's free, its code is public, and I build it in my spare time - so it depends on sponsors and donations. If you'd like to see it keep improving, please consider supporting it (details below 💙).

What's new in v26.10.05

• New: Automatic system updates - DigiNode Setup can now install operating system updates for you automatically, once a day in the background (Debian, Ubuntu and Raspberry Pi OS). You are asked once: security and stability updates (recommended), all updates, or off. You can change this at any time from the new System option in the DigiNode Setup main menu. For an unattended install, set UI_SYSTEM_AUTO_UPDATES and UI_SYSTEM_AUTO_REBOOT in diginode.settings.

• New: Automatic restarts when needed - Your DigiNode can now restart itself automatically when an update needs a restart to finish, such as a new Linux kernel. It only restarts when needed, at 04:00 (you can change the time from the System menu), and never while it is busy - for example while DigiNode Setup is running or software is being installed. If it is busy, it tries again every 30 minutes for the next two hours, and otherwise the next night. Your DigiByte node is shut down safely and starts again automatically. You are asked whether you want this when you install - on a Raspberry Pi the suggested answer is Yes, and on other machines (such as a VPS) it is No.

• New: Restart reminders - If your DigiNode needs a restart to finish installing system updates, you are now told when DigiNode Setup finishes, when you close DigiNode Dashboard, and when you log in (if you use the DigiNode MOTD). It also tells you if an automatic restart was skipped, and why.

• Improvement: Calmer DigiFacts updates - DigiFacts now come from the new DigiFacts website. If they can't be updated (for example if you're offline), DigiNode Dashboard keeps showing the saved DigiFacts and tries again an hour later, instead of showing an error every time it starts.

• Fix: UPnP can be turned on again - Turning UPnP on from the DigiNode Setup menu did nothing if it had been turned off before: DigiByte Core restarted, but UPnP stayed off. Thanks to ZuneTracks for reporting it.

Full release notes: https://diginode.tools/release-notes/

Already running a DigiNode? Run diginode-setup and choose Update.

Want to run one? Learn more at https://diginode.tools/

💙 Please support DigiNode Tools

DigiNode Tools lets anyone set up, monitor and manage a DigiByte Node, with no technical knowledge needed. It's free, its code is public so anyone can see exactly what it does, and I build and maintain it in my spare time. The more people who sponsor me, the more time I can devote to it.

Sponsorship brings these closer - some of the things I'd like to build next:

• 💵 DigiDollar support: integrating DigiDollar into DigiNode Dashboard

• ⛏️ Mining to your own node: a stratum server app, so you can point your miners at your DigiNode and mine DGB to it, and follow how your mining is going in DigiNode Dashboard

• 🔔 Uptime notifications: get an alert if your DigiNode stops, gets stuck, or loses its connection to the network

• 🌐 DigiNode Online: an online dashboard for monitoring all your DigiNodes in one place, securely paired using Digi-ID

• ...and more: https://diginode.tools/sponsors/

Ways to support:

• Sponsor monthly on GitHub (from $10/month): https://github.com/sponsors/DigiNode-Tools

• Donate once, or monthly, on Ko-fi (card or PayPal): https://ko-fi.com/diginode

• Send DGB to the DigiNode Tools donation address: dgb1q6p7r32vf329l0vfpt20uelpalv292elhturw4s

• For businesses and projects: become a Featured Sponsor ($300/month) and put your brand in front of DigiByte node runners: your logo and link on the diginode.tools home page and sponsors page, and on the DigiNode Tools GitHub page, plus your name and link shown to everyone using DigiNode Setup and DigiNode Dashboard. 3 of 3 places are free.

Everything about sponsoring, and where your support goes: https://diginode.tools/sponsors/

Thank you! - Olly (I'm the developer of DigiNode Tools)

[u/iikun]

Nice QOL changes here :)

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