Version 16.3.0

Changes

• Various File Indexing Optimizations
• #305 Fixed backend failing to start when the game directory contains unreadable subdirectories (e.g. lost+found). Inaccessible paths are now gracefully skipped with a warning.
• #393 Added .AppImage as supported Linux Portable File.
• #368 Added an admin API to update news contents.
• #256 Implemented HTTPS support. See Docs for the relevant config variables.
• #396 Fixed Plugin Load Error when plugin directory doesn't exist in development setup.
• #397 Fixed Routes yielding Code 500 when VOLUMES_CONFIG is a relative path.
• #400 Added GAMES_WINDOWS_SETUP_DEFAULT_INSTALL_PARAMETERS configuration variable to customize default Windows installer parameters.
• #357 Fixed UNPLAYED games not being filtered correctly
• #388 Fixed PG Backups not working on newer Postgres Versions.
• #398 Implemented WINDOWS_SOFTWARE and LINUX_SOFTWARE game types, and added support for using the type with (W_SW) and (L_SW) flags in the filename.
• #355 Implemented Time To Beat from IGDB as average playtime metadata (in minutes).
• Stopped using deprecated IGDB API fields: Migrated to non-deprecated age rating, game status, and related structures.
• Fixed metadata list endpoints (/publishers, /developers, /genres, /tags) to only return entries linked to at least one non-deleted game (excluding entities linked only to soft-deleted games).
• Added controller tests to verify metadata list endpoints enforce non-deleted game association.
• #282 Implemented a secure admin API to upload game files directly to the server. Added GAMES_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE configuration variable (default: 50 GB).
• Implemented an admin API to delete game files from disk. The file indexer automatically handles the database cleanup.
• #337 Added Docker Secrets support via the _FILE suffix for all environment variables (e.g. DB_PASSWORD_FILE, SERVER_PORT_FILE).
• Migrated backend configuration to NestJS Config (@nestjs/config) as the global config source.
• Added YAML-based configuration support via config.yaml / config.yml in the config volume (VOLUMES_CONFIG) with precedence: *_FILE > env > YAML > defaults.

Thanks

• @AlmostEasyGoing
• @brokenglasszero
• @Toylerrr
• @Z0y6h0kS9X
• @dandroid213
• @spaceboy1234
• @binarygeek119
• @KawaKode
• @ShadowPeo

Version 16.2.0

Changes

• Fixed usage of deprecated Node 22 property
• Fixed Session Cleanup Algorithm failing to work on large servers.

Version 16.1.2

Changes

• Fix Age Rating Check being Applied to Admins for Game Downloads
• Fix Covers/Metadata missing after metadata refreshes
• Added TESTING_LOG_HTTP_TRAFFIC_ENABLED parameter to help analyze network traffic
• Fixed early_access being required in UpdateGameDto inconsistency in OpenAPI contract
• Fixed name not being mentioned in MetadataProviderDto inconsistency in OpenAPI contract
• Fixed metadata controllers returning tags, genres, publishers & developers for deleted games
• Deleting and Restoring games now clears / remerges effective metadata
• Fixed not being able to edit NC games.

Thanks

• @always_sings_along

Version 16.1.1

Changes

• Fix /config folder not being created in docker environments.

Version 16.1.0

Changes

• Implemented Dynamic WebUI Downloader that automatically fetches the latest Web-UI version.
• Added some configuration variables for the WebUI.
• Removed older configuration variables for Landing Page and API Documentation.
• #539 Fixed an issue were remaps were not working.
• Fixed some API Spec inconsistencies

Version 16.0.1

Changes

• #373 Fixed server not starting when WebUI is disabled. But who disables this awesome new feature anyway?

Thanks

• @Elekam

Version 16.0.0

Changes

• Implemented a Web UI for the server 🤘🤘🤘. Have fun.
• #367 Fixed admins not being able to update underage users.
• Implemented OTP API for unauthenticated Downloads
• Fixed a bug where birthdays were not being required in status service, when Parental Control was enabled.

Thanks

• @strese

Version 15.0.3

Changes

• Fixes for breaking IGDB API changes and dependency updates.

Version 15.0.2

Changes

• Security fix regarding logging and auth seed generation.

Version 15.0.1

Changes

• #364 Parental Control
  • Games without any age rating set, are now shown in the game list for all users. -> If you use parental control, apply an age rating to your games, if you don't want to show them to everyone.
  • Admins can now see all games, regardless of their age rating.
• #362 Gracefully handle chown/chmod failures on NFS-mounted volumes
• #363 IGDB ID Search Results now always return as first result.
• #365 Fixed Early Access Games not showing up in the Early Access List, depending on the filename. -> Recache games, that still show issues
• Redirected early access and release date sorting & filtering to the respective metadata fields.
• #354 Moved setting the default install parameters from IGDB Provider to fallback in metadata merge process and only set them if its a Windows Setup Game.

Thanks

• @jbonadiman
• @Elekam
• @strese