π Release Notes & System Updates
Explore the different types of releases we make, the distribution options we use, and how each can be applied and used.
Explore the different types of releases we make, the distribution options we use, and how each can be applied and used.
19 March 2024
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Discover February's upgrades: better backup stats, automated DVR exports, real-time analytics, faster multistreaming startup, plus our new Fujairah, UAE Edge Pop!
Product Updates:
Enhanced CriticalBackup Statistics: Dive deeper into your backup data with improved statistics tracking for CriticalBackup, providing invaluable insights into your content.
Seamless DVR Auto Export: Never miss a moment with our enhanced DVR Auto Export feature. Now, files missing from the master server will seamlessly be retrieved from the backup server, ensuring uninterrupted content availability.
Real-time CDN Analytics: Accelerate your decision-making with faster and more accurate Real-time CDN Analytics, powered by Elasticsearch. Gain actionable insights in an instant.
Streamlined Multistreaming Startup: Get your streams up and running faster than ever before with improved startup times for Multistreaming, streamlining your broadcasting process.
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Experience the future of streaming with 5centsCDN. Thank you for joining us on this journey.
16 February 2024
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Feature Updates
Security Update
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16 February 2024
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Release Notes Overview
Product Updates
Feature Updates
EdgeRules (GA)
Unlock the full potential of your CDN with EdgeRules, now generally available. This powerful feature allows users to customize CDN behaviour with precision, applying over 35+ advanced behaviours either as default settings or on a per-rule basis. Enhance your content delivery, security, and control by tailoring rules to meet your specific requirements, ensuring an optimized experience for your users.
Free SSL Certificate Provisioning via DNS Authentication
Elevate your website's security and reliability with Free SSL Certificate Provisioning via DNS Authentication. Transition your production-ready websites to 5centsCDN and enjoy the benefits of enhanced encryption without the fear of downtime. This seamless process guarantees your site remains secure and accessible, offering a smoother experience for both site owners and visitors.
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25 December 2023
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Unveiling 5centsCDN's Global Network Expansion! π
We're delighted to Introduce Our New Points of Presence (PoPs) in Key Locations:
EdgeRules Unleashed! π
What This Means for You:
β¨ Accelerated Content Delivery: Experience faster load times and reduced latency for your users globally.
π Enhanced Reliability: Our extended network ensures robust redundancy, providing a reliable content delivery infrastructure.
π Global Reach: Seamlessly reach and captivate audiences worldwide with our expanded network coverage.
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15 November 2023
Now available βοΈ
Release Notes Overview:
Product Improvements:
Improved Scheduled Playlist Performance:
Experience enhanced performance with smoother scheduling of your playlists for seamless content delivery.
Improved SuperEncoder Performance:
Enjoy faster and more efficient encoding with our improved SuperEncoder, delivering top-notch performance for your video content.
Livestream Transcode/Multistream Backend Moved to Cloud-Based Services:
We've upgraded our backend to cloud-based services, ensuring a more robust and scalable foundation for your live stream transcoding and multistreaming needs.
Improved DVR AutoExport Performance:
Experience quicker and more reliable DVR AutoExport functionality, making it even easier to manage and export your recorded content.
New Product Features
Added ABR Playback for Timeshift:
Now, benefit from Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) playback for Timeshift, providing adaptive streaming based on your content's source and transcoding settings.
Added Livestream Transcoder Log:
Get insights into your live stream transcoding process with the new Livestream Transcoder Log, allowing for better monitoring and analysis.
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30 September 2023
Now available βοΈ
Release Notes Overview:
We're thrilled to announce some exciting updates this month at 5centsCDN, including enhanced security measures, improved Digital Video recording output protocol, and optimized transcoding performance
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Hooray! No user impact in this update π
Support:
Reach out to our 24x7 Live Chat customer service team for assistance. For questions, concerns, or comments, please email our support team at support@5centscdn.com
18 September 2023
Now available βοΈ
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Product Improvements:
Improved Video-on-demand (VoD) streaming performance, ensuring smoother playback and higher-quality content delivery.Β
We've fine-tuned our CDN Dashboard for faster loading times, providing you with swift and seamless access to critical insights and controls.
Moreover, our Video Analytics system has undergone refinements, empowering you with even more accurate and insightful data to refine your content strategy and engage your audience effectively.
New Product Features:
We're excited to introduce an array of new caching options to our HTTP > Pull Zone, providing you with even greater flexibility and control over your content delivery. These options range from 'Do Not Cache' for dynamic content to intervals of 10 seconds, 1 minute, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, and up to 4 and 12 hours for more static resources. This enhancement fine-tuned your caching strategy, ensuring optimal performance for your specific content needs.
In addition, we've bolstered our URL Exporter functionality, now seamlessly compatible with Dropbox. This integration expands your options for managing and distributing your content. Furthermore, we've significantly ramped up download speeds, ensuring a swift and efficient process when exporting your URLs
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17 August 2023
Now available βοΈ
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Product Updates/Announcements:
Retiring Adaptive Image Compression in Enterprise +
Ready, Set, Deliver!
Speedy CDN Control
Security Level Up
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17 July 2023
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Introducing our new PoP in Baghdad, Iraq
New plans alert. π£
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15 June 2023
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New updates:
Introducing CriticalBackup, a cloud backup tool designed to protect your content in the event of accidental deletion, or deletion for XYZ reasons. Now that's all taken care of, you don't have to worry about it. Backing up your data on our cloud storage to your 3rd party storage provider is easy! Those who have enrolled in the Beta program can access Critical Backup.
Pricing Update - Live Transcoding now bills by minutes. You don't need to pay more when you can only pay for the minutes you use.
Changes/Bugs update:
Video Encoding - We have improved the UI/UX of the Active/Past Encoding Jobs. View detailed statistics on encoding jobs such as Encoder Details, Source Details, Output Details, and the encoding timeline.
SuperEncoder - Improve the quality of your encoding with our latest optimizations and upgraded version of FFMPEG.
Live Transcoder - Encode with the latest optimizations and FFFMPEG 6.0 for faster encoding.
Multistreaming and Live Transcoding backends have been upgraded to fully cloud-based systems.
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01 May 2023
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Our most recent update provides enhanced functionality, improved performance, and bug fixes, while our security updates guarantee the safety of your information at all times.
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01 April 2023
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01 March 2023
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01 February 2023
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01 January 2023
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ADDED - Traffic Director: API & Docs
ADDED - SuperEncoder: Beta Release
ADDED - Transcoder V3: deep statistics for encoded videos available now from Transcoding > Video Encoding > Video Encoding Minutes
ADDED - VoD Transcode Profile: users can now specify the FPS & GOP for profiles
01 December 2022
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01 November 2022
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01 October 2022
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01 September 2022
Coming soon π
01 August 2022
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01 July 2022
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01 June 2022
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01 March 2022
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