umbrelOS v1.3.0: Swappable Apps, Cloudflare DNS, Factory Reset & More
umbrelOS is a home server OS for self-hosting with a built-in app store.
- umbrelOS 1.3 brings swappable apps, Cloudflare DNS, Factory Reset, performance enhancements, and essential bug fixes.
"The official update is now rolling out for all umbrelOS 1.0+ users on Umbrel Home, Raspberry Pi, and all other supported devices," announced the project.
The power to switch. The freedom to control.
— Umbrel ☂️ (@umbrel) November 18, 2024
Introducing umbrelOS 1.3.
🔄 Swappable apps: Effortlessly switch between Bitcoin Node, Bitcoin Knots & Libre Relay, or Electrs, Fulcrum & ElectrumX.
✨ New features: Cloudflare DNS and Factory Reset.
⚡ Faster & smoother: Enjoy a… pic.twitter.com/xL1jb27cVB
What's new
- Swappable apps. Now users can choose which Bitcoin node app they want to run: Bitcoin Node, Bitcoin Knots, or Libre Relay, and select preferred Electrum server app: Electrs, Fulcrum, or ElectrumX.
- For example, a user can now run a self-hosted instance of Mempool using Bitcoin Knots and Fulcrum, or Libre Relay and ElectrumX.
- Cloudflare DNS. Ability to enable Cloudflare DNS for improved reliability, or disable it to inherit DNS settings from your router.
- Factory Reset. Users can now reset their Umbrel in just a few clicks via Settings > Advanced Settings > Factory Reset.
- Performance & UI improvements. Improved user interface responsiveness by implementing prefetching and aggressive asset caching in the production environment, resulting in faster load times.
- Theme colors are now consistently applied between the index and web manifest.
- App Store enhancements:
- App Store now supports fuzzy search.
- Display default credentials upon opening apps for the first time.
- App support links were moved to the app info card.
- Scroll restoration issues have been fixed.
- Fixed an issue with the app install/update progress bar in Safari.
- Search queries are now preserved when navigating through the App Store.
- Security enhancements. Increased the bcrypt cost factor to enhance security and ensured safe redirect URLs on login.
- Miscellaneous fixes:
- Allow umbrelOS to run on laptops with lids closed by ignoring lid switch events.
- Fixed CPU usage formatting in the system widget.
- Language and temperature selections are now saved on the backend for a consistent experience between devices and browsers.
