2.11.0

Quilltap v2.11.0 Release Notes

Less scaffolding, more living space. The estate has been renovated.

Highlights

Windows-compatible Docker images — We now automatically provide Windows (and indeed, amd64) Docker images.

Docker Simplified — The entire Docker story has been rewritten. Gone are the compose files, the Nginx configs, the MinIO buckets, and the authentication scaffolding nobody asked for. In their place: a single docker run command, platform-aware startup scripts that auto-detect your local services, and transparent host port forwarding so Ollama and friends just work at localhost. One command to start. No config file required.

Large Import Fix — .qtap backup files over 10MB no longer choke on import. The proxy body limit and upload pipeline have both been corrected.

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Major Features

Docker Infrastructure Overhaul

• Removed dead Docker infrastructure: docker-compose.yml, docker-compose.prod.yml, docker-compose.test.yml, Dockerfile.allinone, and all supporting scripts (start-allinone.sh, init-letsencrypt.sh, nginx.conf)
• Removed build:docker:rebuild, start:docker, stop:docker npm scripts
• New HOST_REDIRECT_PORTS support in the Docker image for transparent host port forwarding
  • New docker/entrypoint.sh script sets up socat forwarders for a comma-separated port list
  • Docker users can now reach host services (Ollama, LM Studio, MCP servers) at localhost URLs without network mode tricks
  • socat installed in the production Docker image

Platform-Aware Startup Scripts

• New scripts/start-quilttap.sh (macOS/Linux) and scripts/start-quilttap.ps1 (Windows)
• Platform detection sets the correct default data directory per OS
• Auto-detects Ollama on port 11434 and adds it to HOST_REDIRECT_PORTS
• Supports --data-dir, --port, --redirect-ports, --tag, --env, --restart, --dry-run
• Checks for existing containers before creating duplicates
• --no-auto-detect flag to skip service detection

Authentication Removal

• Removed all authentication infrastructure: JWT, OAuth, Google sign-in
• Removed JWT_SECRET, AUTH_DISABLED, OAUTH_DISABLED, GOOGLE_CLIENT_* from .env.example and documentation
• Removed authentication sections from DEPLOYMENT.md
• Simplified README.md Quick Start — no configuration required for local use

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Documentation

• Rewrote all Docker documentation around docker run and the new startup scripts
• README.md Quick Start now recommends startup scripts with docker run as fallback
• Updated DEVELOPMENT.md, DEPLOYMENT.md, DATABASE_ABSTRACTION.md, BACKUP-RESTORE.md
• Added reverse proxy examples (Nginx, Caddy) to DEPLOYMENT.md
• Added Docker user notes to in-app help files (startup wizard, connection profiles, embedding profiles)
• Cleaned up stale references in .env.example, package.json, knip.json, lib/paths.ts, and the DataDirectorySection component
• Updated Docker build process to ensure Windows and macOS coverage

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Bug Fixes

Critical

• Large .qtap import failure: Files over 10MB now import correctly
  • Added proxyClientMaxBodySize: '100mb' to next.config.js to prevent proxy body truncation
  • Frontend import now sends the original file via FormData instead of re-serializing JSON
  • Backend import-execute endpoint now supports FormData uploads (matching import-preview)

Data Integrity

• User ID migration table names corrected: prompts → prompt_templates, messages → chat_messages to match actual SQLite schema; removed memories from migration list (no userId column)
• Story background file storage: Backgrounds now correctly stored in /story-backgrounds/ folder with proper projectId and folderPath metadata; auto-creates folder record on first generation per scope; fixed project list-files API response missing fields needed by FileBrowser UI

UI

• Participants sidebar always visible: Removed isMultiChar gate so the sidebar renders even with zero participants; users can now add characters to empty chats; updated empty state message to "Add a character to get started"