New AmpliPi Software Release 0.1.9

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Please checkout our latest AmpliPi software release 0.1.9!

Highlights

  • 35% more couch friendly. You can now restart, shutdown, and view system logs all in the web ui
  • 10% more automation friendly. Check for software updates via api/info. We suggest using it to make a couch accessible api/announcement every time there is a new and improved AmpliPi release :slight_smile:

Changes:

  • Web App
    • Add link for text log
    • Add shutdown and reboot buttons in Settings->Configuration and Reset
    • Add factory reset button in Settings->Configuration and Reset
  • API
    • Add api/shutdown and api/reboot endpoints
    • Add api/info endpoint for version, release, and other system information
  • Storage
    • Only log to RAM, drastically reducing disk writes
    • Use ram disks for temporary stream configuration and metadata storage
  • Streams
    • Fix stream creation issue, when no streams exist
  • Docs
    • Use latest rapidoc viewer, fixes several api rendering issues
  • Updates
    • Upgrade system packages on update
  • System Status
    • Detect if internet access is available (check 1.1.1.1 every 5 mins)
    • Check in the background for available updates (once per day)
  • Developing
    • Show git hash and branch info for tests deployed by scripts/deploy
  • Hardware
    • Updated to Preamp Board firmware 1.6: support high-power AmpliPi units.
  • Front-Panel Display
    • Fix bug that caused volumes to not display

Updating

To update your AmpliPi to the latest version:

  1. Go to the web app at amplipi.local .
  2. Click the gear icon (:gear:) in the upper right corner to go to the configuration page
  3. Select Updates and click the Check for Updates button
  4. Click the Update button

All of the changes/commits from 0.1.8

We put a lot of effort into this release. See 0.1.8…0.1.9

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