=============================================================================== == General Documentation == =============================================================================== This document contains release specific notes for the accompanying JumpBox. More general information and documentation can be found on the JumpBox Documentation Wiki at http://www.jumpbox.com/ == Description of the concept == JumpBox virtual appliances are the easiest path to running server based applications. A JumpBox bundles the operating system with the application and all its dependencies into a single ready to run bundle. This allows you to focus on working with the application while not having to worry about getting it installed. It also means that the application can be deployed on any x86 platform regardless of what platform the application is written for. All that is required is the JumpBox, some virtualization software like VMware, a network that assigns dynamic IP addresses (most do), and a computer with enough RAM and disk space. == System requirements == * Windows, Mac or Linux with Virtualization software including: * VMware (http://www.vmware.com) * You can also download the free VMware player. (http://www.vmware.com/products/player/) * Parallels (http://www.parallels.com) * Any Virtualization platform that can import OVFs or VMDK based virtual machines. * Up to 14GB Free disk space for growable disks. * Minimum 1GB RAM, 2GB recommended. * A network that assigns dynamic IP address (most do) == Accounts == When you first boot your JumpBox the console will display an IP address that you should open with a web browser. That will then guide you through the setup process to configure a user account. This account will grant you access to the JumpBox administration interface and it will also be the account you use to log into the application for the first time. Immediately after JumpBox configuration you will be directed to the "Welcome Page". The welcome page contains the username you need to login to the application bundled with the JumpBox. Typically, the username will be 'admin' but deviations from this are always noted on the welcome page. This welcome page should remain accessible at: http://IPADDRESS/jb/welcome.html == Account Passwords == In general, there are three accounts on a JumpBox to start with: * Application Administrator * Linux System 'admin' User * JumpBox Admin Portal User After initial configuration, all three users will have the password chosen during configuration. If, during the course of using the JumpBox, any of these passwords are changed the other ones are NOT changed with it. We do not keep these passwords in sync after the initial configuration. The only other situation where these passwords are modified is during a JumpBox Restore. == Backup Limitations == The JumpBox backup and restore utilities perform a FULL backup of the entire application state and any additional items you have specified as shown in the "Backup Customization" section of this document. By default, these backups run at 1:30 AM. While the backup is running, the application will be inaccessible to ensure a consistent application state in the backup. For users who have added large amounts of data to their JumpBoxes, our backup tool may be inadequate. The time it takes to backup could become disruptively long or the JumpBox could have insufficient disk space to perform a backup at all. Users with these issues should consider utilizing their existing backup infrastructure where available. JumpBox Engineers can help identify the data that needs backing up and might be able to provide advice when installing third party backup agents. Please ask on the JumpBox forums or via email if you have purchased support. Details on the size restrictions and backup times vary considerably between applications so please see the application specific part of this documentation for details. The S3 based backup mechanism currently has a 5GB limit on the backup file size. If your backup exceed this you will receive an error. We are working on a resolution to this problem, though this falls into the realm where you are encouraged to utilize a third party backup solution. == Backup Customization == The JumpBox now provides a way for users to specify additional files or directories on the JumpBox that need to be backed up by the JumpBox backup mechanism. This can be accomplished on a registered JumpBox by correctly specifying the additional items in the /jumpbox/etc/user.yml. SSH into the JumpBox and refer to this file for usage details. There is also a tool to validate the user.yml file, this tool is: /jumpbox/bin/validate_user_yml It will check the syntax of the file and indicate what will be backed up. NOTE: The user.yml file must be correctly indented with two spaces for each indent level. So a correct example of a complete user.yml file would look like the following: --- filebackup: # This is a comment /etc/php5/apache2/php5.ini: {} /usr/local: exclude_file: /admin/usr-local.exclude == Application Specific Documentation == This JumpBox Platform README may be accompanied by additional information in an application specific section below. Also found below is JumpBox platform and application specific Release Notes. These may contain important information so make sure to skim to those sections. Additional application information is available on the JumpBox Wiki: http://wiki.jumpbox.com/ == Virtual Machine Resources == This JumpBox has default settings that may be too low for some user's needs. You may consider raising the amount of RAM allocated to the JumpBox or adding a virtual CPU if your platform supports it. == Virtualization Platforms == For details on how to use your JumpBox on a specific virtualization platform please visit the JumpBox Documentation Wiki: http://wiki.jumpbox.com/doc/virtualization == JumpBox Help and Information == If you have trouble with your JumpBox please check our wiki for tutorials, FAQs and other important information: http://wiki.jumpbox.com/ If you are still experiencing difficulty post a question on our forums at: http://www.jumpbox.com/forums/ For details on purchasing support from JumpBox see: http://www.jumpbox.com/support/ To keep up to date with JumpBox see our blog at: http://www.jumpbox.com/blog/ == Notices == JumpBox is a registered trademark of JumpBox Inc. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. =============================================================================== == JumpBox Runtime Release 1.7 == =============================================================================== Release 1.7-58 Notable Changes ------------------------------ - Many upstream updates from Ubuntu. - The kernel is now updated to the backported Natty kernel to resolve the ESX 4.1 issues some users were still experiencing. Release 1.6-41 Notable Changes ------------------------------ - Upstream updates from Ubuntu. This contains updates up to USN-1080-1. Release 1.6-39 Notable Changes ------------------------------ - Upstream updates from Ubuntu. This is now Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.2 and contains updates up to USN-1065-1. Release 1.6-31 Notable Changes ------------------------------ - This is still an Ubuntu Lucid based release, however a number of things have changed, these are outlined below. - This release now uses the linux-generic-pae kernel for compatibility with vmware ESX 4.1, this unfortunately breaks compatibility with older virtualization platforms that lack PAE support. - Non VMware disks and configuration files have been removed. This means that compatibility with other platforms can only be achieved by the use of those platforms VMDK import processes or through the use of OVFs. Please check the JumpBox Blog and Website for more information on these changes. - [Update] All JumpBoxes now have three disks. A two GB root disk, a two GB /usr disk and a 10GB /storage disk. Release 1.5-23 Notable Changes ------------------------------ - This has been a production release for at least several versions, our apologies for not indicating as much in these release notes. - All JumpBoxes now have a larger, 2GB, root disk by default. - The hostname is now displayed in the virtual console after setup. Release 1.5-17 Notable Changes ------------------------------- - *** THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, FOR EVALUATION USE ONLY *** - Has known issue with error handling when setting invalid email relay. - The default amount of RAM allocated to the JumpBox has been increased to a minimum of 512 MB, some JumpBoxes may use more. - Fixed intermittent NFS related backup issue from 1.5-13. - Time sync with the host has been disabled and replaced by the NTP time server, this requires that the JumpBox have network access. If outbound networking is not available you can use your own NTP server or reenable the virtual host based time sync on VMware based platforms. - We have fixed the "First Boot Method" for getting a larger storage disk as described here: http://wiki.jumpbox.com/doc/runtime/faq/larger_storage_disk Release 1.5-13 Notable Changes ------------------------------- - *** THIS IS A BETA RELEASE, FOR EVALUATION USE ONLY *** - This is the first Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 LTS based release of a JumpBox. - Has known intermittent issue with NFS based backups and restores. Retrying in the event of failure works. =============================================================================== == WordPress Release Notes == =============================================================================== Tue Jan 29 15:53:33 MST 2013 - 1.7.8 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.5.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a security and maintenance update to Wordpress. For full detail see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2013/01/wordpress-3-5-1/ Wed Dec 19 17:00:08 MST 2012 - 1.7.7 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.5. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This Wordpress update brings a new process for uploading photos and creating galleries, a new defalut theme and a more polished dashboard. For full detail see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/12/elvin/ Wed Sep 12 16:23:30 MST 2012 - 1.7.6 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.4.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a maintenance and security release. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/09/wordpress-3-4-2/ Thu Jul 12 14:47:20 MST 2012 - 1.7.5 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.4.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a maintenance and security release. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/06/wordpress-3-4-1/ Thu Jun 21 09:33:54 MST 2012 - 1.7.4 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.4. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This release contains enhancements to theme customization, custom headers, Twitter embeds and image captions. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/06/green/ Tue Apr 24 14:07:35 MST 2012 - 1.7.3 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.3.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This release contains security fixes for three external libraries and three internal security issues. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2012/04/wordpress-3-3-2/ Wed Jan 18 14:34:30 MST 2012 - 1.7.2 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.3.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a bugfix release for 15 issues including a cross-site scripting vulnerability. For full details see the release announcement: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3.1 Tue Dec 20 13:53:03 MST 2011 - 1.7.1 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This release of Wordpress brings a number of new features including easier file uploading, a better dashboard design and changes intended to help guide new users. For full details see the release announcement: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.3 Fri Sep 23 09:32:23 MST 2011 - 1.7.0 - This is a maintenance release. The included version of the application has not changed. Thu Jul 14 12:41:12 MST 2011 - 1.6.9 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.2.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a minor bugfix release to Wordpress fixing a JSON issue and some issues with the theme added in 3.2.0. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/07/wordpress-3-2-1/ Mon Jul 11 14:40:45 MST 2011 - 1.6.8 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This Wordpress release focuses on making the application faster and lighter and includes a substantially revised dashboard to make using Wordpress more productive. For full details see the release announcement: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/07/gershwin/ Wed Jun 8 15:33:16 MST 2011 - 1.6.7 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.1.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a security update recommended for all users. For details on the fixed issues see the Wordpress release notes available here: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/05/wordpress-3-1-3/ Wed May 4 10:14:23 MST 2011 - 1.6.6 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.1.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a security update recommended for all users. For details on the fixed issues see the Wordpress release notes available here: http://wordpress.org/news/2011/04/wordpress-3-1-2/ Fri Apr 8 10:51:06 MST 2011 - 1.6.5 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.1.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This is a security and bugfix release. For details on the fixed issues see the Wordpress release notes available here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.1.1 Thu Mar 3 14:46:36 MST 2011 - 1.6.4 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - This release brings an enhanced writing interface, new post formats and a convenient admin bar when logged into wordpress. Many other enhancements and fixes have also been included and full details can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.1 Wed Feb 9 10:52:42 MST 2011 - 1.6.3 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0.5. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.5 - This is a security update to fix two XSS vulnerabilities and other issues. Upgrading is recommended for all users. Tue Jan 4 09:58:50 MST 2011 - 1.6.2 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0.4. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.4 - This is a security update to fix XSS vulnerabilities in the KSES library. Thu Dec 23 11:13:41 MST 2010 - 1.6.1 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.3 - This is a security update for the remote publishing interface and the Akismet plugin has been updated to 2.5.1. Fri Dec 3 10:42:11 MST 2010 - 1.6.0 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.2 - This is a mandatory security update for all previous WordPress versions. Mon Nov 22 10:34:28 MST 2010 - 1.5.0 - This is a maintenance release. The included version of the application has not changed. - The standard plugin Akismet was upgraded to 2.4. - The JumpBox is now based on the 10.04 Lucid version of Ubuntu Linux Tue Aug 3 10:52:17 MST 2010 - 1.1.25 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0.1 - This is a minor bugfix release. Fri Jun 18 13:19:43 MST 2010 - 1.1.24 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 3.0. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_3.0 - This is a major new release. Among numerous other changes, Wordpress MU and Wordpress have been merged, a new theme (TwentyTen) is the default, and custom menu management and post types have been added. - It is possible to use the multisite features of this new release with some important caveats. See the following page: http://wiki.jumpbox.com/doc/app/wordpress/faq/multisite Fri Jun 11 08:55:59 MST 2010 - 1.1.23 - This is a maintenance release. The included version of the application has not changed. - The standard plugin Akismet was upgraded to 2.2.9. Mon Feb 15 16:59:19 MST 2010 - 1.1.22 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.9.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.9.2 - This is a minor bugfix and security release. Mon Jan 4 16:33:38 MST 2010 - 1.1.21 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.9.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.9.1 - This is a minor bugfix release. Mon Dec 21 11:31:10 MST 2009 - 1.1.20 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.9. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.9 - This major release contains numerous improvement and new features. Thu Nov 19 19:06:11 MST 2009 - 1.1.19 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.6. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.6 - This is a security enhancement release. Thu Oct 22 08:04:22 MST 2009 - 1.1.18 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.5. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.5 - This is a security enhancement release. Tue Oct 6 16:50:29 MST 2009 - 1.1.17 - Wordpress now includes ProFTPd to allow easier plugin uploading. - The included version of Wordpress has not changed. Wed Aug 12 10:44:57 MST 2009 - 1.1.16 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.4. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.4 - This is a security enhancement release. Fri Aug 7 10:38:25 MST 2009 - 1.1.15 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.3 - This is a security enhancement release. Mon Jul 20 14:29:00 MST 2009 - 1.1.14 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.2 - This is a security enhancement release. Mon Jul 13 10:19:17 MST 2009 - 1.1.13 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8.1 - This is a bugfix release. Thu Jun 18 14:05:21 MST 2009 - 1.1.12 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.8. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.8 - This release includes syntax highlighting, a new widgets API, a drag-and-drop admin interface, and automatic timezone and daylight savings adjustment. Mon May 4 15:52:39 MST 2009 - 1.1.11 - No application specific updates. Mon Feb 23 16:52:47 MST 2009 - 1.1.10 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.7.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - A list of fixes and improvements in this version can be found here: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&milestone=2.7.1&resolution=fixed&order=priority Tue Jan 27 12:04:33 MST 2009 - 1.1.9 - This release fixes a bug related to setting a static IP address. The included version of Wordpress has not changed. Thu Dec 11 11:14:54 MST 2008 - 1.1.8 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.7. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. - The /var/data/wordpress/.htaccess file is no longer restored from backups. In the (unlikely) event you have customized this file, please contact support@jumpbox.com for help. - Wordpress now appears under the root url, as opposed to /wordpress. - The JumpBox navigation bar has been disabled. Tue Dec 2 10:52:50 MST 2008 - 1.1.7 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.6.5. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Mon Oct 27 10:53:21 MST 2008 - 1.1.6 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.6.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Sat Sep 20 14:46:23 MST 2008 - 1.1.5 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.6.2. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Mon Aug 18 14:04:27 MST 2008 - 1.1.3 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.6.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Sun Jul 27 17:59:48 MST 2008 - 1.1.2 - Security update. The version of the included application has not changed, but the JumpBox has been released to fix a vulnerability in PHP. Mon Jul 21 18:04:26 MST 2008 - 1.1.1 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.6. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Wed Jun 18 13:46:10 MST 2008 - 1.1.0 - Initial release of this application on the JumpBox 1.1.0 Platform. - The Wordpress application version has not changed. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Wed Apr 30 20:13:01 MST 2008 - 1.0.9 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.5.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Thu Apr 3 18:36:50 MST 2008 - 1.0.8 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.5. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Tue Feb 19 14:16:21 MST 2008 - 1.0.7 - Wordpress has been updated to Wordpress version 2.3.3. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer JumpBox backups should work. Tue Jan 22 17:25:18 MST 2008 - 1.0.6 - The WordPress JumpBox was updated to WordPress version 2.3.2. Wed Jan 2 17:14:39 MST 2008 - 1.0.5 - No application specific updates. Check the Platform Release section for details. Tue Nov 20 14:12:28 MST 2007 - 1.0.4 - Upgraded to Wordpress 2.3.1. Restoring from 1.0RC1 and newer Jumpbox backups should work. Mon Oct 1 20:39:27 MST 2007 - 1.0.3 - WordPress has been updated to version 2.3. Wed Aug 22 18:25:49 MST 2007 - 1.0.2 - Fixed bug that prevented restoring from version 1.0. Tue Aug 21 16:25:17 MST 2007 - 1.0.1 - No application specific updates. Tue Jul 17 15:28:02 MST 2007 - 1.0 - Permissions problen affecting uploads directory fixed. Mon Jun 25 09:45:55 MST 2007 - 1.0RC5 JumpBox Platform changes: - Navigation Bar restores properly - License Validation no longer requires the JumpBox to be connected to the Internet - SSH Enable first-time bug fixed - Static IP changing bug fixed - All Ubuntu copyright notices restored - Primary Application licensing given equal treatment. - Samba config typo fixed Tue Jun 5 12:45:16 MST 2007 - 1.0RC4 - Upgraded to WordPress 2.2 - Restore mechanism modified to handle updates from JumpBox versions: 0.5, 1.0RC1, and 1.0RC2 - Fixed bug in restore filename checkking that prevented restores from working out of the box - Corrected the sources.list so apt should work - Fixed various browser specific javascript bugs - Updated parallels config file to remove unneeded hardware - Added Hardware/MAC address to console message Wed Apr 25 11:28:44 MST 2007 - 1.0RC2 Fixed bug with setting Mac addresses dynamically in parallels. Tue Apr 24 15:14:25 MST 2007 - 1.0RC1 Updated WordPress to version 2.1.3, Improvements and Bug Fixes: - Improved JumpBox Navigation Bar and added disable feature - Improved Administration UI including addition of Network Information - Added HTTP Proxy Setting - Application level IP addresses are updated when IP changes via DHCP or the Administration Interface - Fixed single DNS server name resolution problem - Fixed erroneous duplicate hostname/IP messages Thu Mar 08 17:55:46 MST 2007 - root - 0.5 Second public release of WordPress JumpBox. Updated to WordPress 2.1.2. Mon Feb 12 17:03:54 MST 2007 - root - 0.2 First public release of WordPress JumpBox. Contains WordPress 2.1.