We’ve improved the underlying logic and caching behind the forms you use when creating Cloud Containers and selecting images. This optimised forms now load and perform faster, making things quicker and smoother for you.
When you create your own server backups via the Control Panel you can add notes and set an expiry date. Manual and automated backups are listed together, each with the option to Restore. There's more in the KB.
View a Cloud Container in the Control Panel and you'll see more detailed information about container maintenance in the Manage tab, depending on whether your server is managed or unmanaged, and the type of container you're looking at. Service containers are excluded from the automatic patching routines that apply to managed servers.
Anyone creating a new SiteHost account will be emailed a six-digit confirmation code, which replaces the old email verification step. Each login after that will also involve an email code, unless you switch to an authenticator app (the KB explains how). New accounts will be unable to opt out of two-factor authentication.
Stop worrying about the encoding of environment variables. Next time you add or update a variable, whatever you enter into the Variable contents field is exactly what will be stored. Also, if you want to delete a variable via the API you now need to explicitly delete them, rather than just provide a blank value. Read up on environment variables in the KB.
Cloud Container labels can now include unicode characters, which means that macrons and other diacritics are supported. In situations like containers labelled with internationalised domain names (IDNs), this keeps things properly aligned.
A new option lets you receive two-factor authentication (2FA) codes to your email inbox, if you'd rather not use an authentication app. Read all about 2FA in the Knowledge Base.
Container cloning has been a feature of managed Cloud Containers for years, but until now it wasn't available for custom images. There are now no restrictions on the containers you can duplicate, so long as your Cloud Containers are managed by us. The next step, overwriting custom containers, remains a work in progress. Read about Container cloning on the Knowledge Base.
Add a new Cloud Container server (either standard or High Performance) and you'll be allocated 5-15GB more storage than before. That's because, as the blog explains, some files and data that wouldn't have counted against your limit in the past will now be stored where they belong. We are also in the progress of bringing every other Cloud Container server into line with the new plans.
When you're managing DNS zones for any domain that has been hosted elsewhere, a handy little 'Import' button will search for A, CNAME, TXT, and MX records to automatically add for you. This gives you a headstart on your data entry, but please check what does (and doesn't) come through. The blog has more, including the tool's limitations.