zftpd v1.6.0

zFTPd 1.6.0 is a major update to the project, introducing a new transfer architecture, expanded PS4/PS5 platform support, a redesigned ZHTTP interface, game management functionality, and a substantial internal refactor.

Compared to v1.5.0, this release includes 40 commits and changes across more than 200 files.

Transfer subsystem

• Replaced the previous custom download stack with a unified transfer manager.
• Added HTTP and HTTPS downloads through libcurl.
• Added FTP and FTPS remote downloads.
• Added nfs:// remote download support on supported PS5 builds.
• Added BitTorrent and magnet transfer support.
• Added concurrent transfer scheduling and queue management.
• Added persistent transfer state and interrupted-download resume support.
• Downloads now use .zftpd.part files or directories until completion.
• Added transfer progress and status reporting through the HTTP API.
• Fixed process termination caused by SIGPIPE when aborting a remote download.

FTP server

• Split FTP commands into dedicated control, listing, filesystem, transfer, extension, and data-connection modules.
• Added FTP instance management.
• Refactored transfer parameter handling.
• Improved FTP path and filesystem handling.
• Improved server-side copy and move operations.
• Added a deeper parallel-read pipeline for server-side copies.
• Fixed CHMOD handling for files and directories. Resolves #9.
• Fixed LIST -a handling for curlftpfs compatibility by @aydencharles in #8

ZHTTP and Web UI

• Redesigned the browser interface.
• Reorganized the frontend into dedicated modules for files, transfers, games, jobs, system controls, and settings.
• Split the HTTP server into listener, response streaming, upload, JSON, and routing components.
• Split HTTP API handlers by subsystem.
• Added common HTTP API primitives and unified route matching.
• Added /api/notify for custom PS4/PS5 system notifications. Resolves #10.
• Added streaming ZIP generation for multiple files and directories.
• Added archive extraction through the HTTP API.
• Added optional decrypted downloads for protected SELF files.
• Added additional system and platform control endpoints.

Game management

• Added game catalog support.
• Added game launch support.
• Added package installation support.
• Added app.db repair functionality.
• Added decrypted game dumping with progress reporting and cancellation.
• Added PS5 title detection through appmeta/param.json.
• Fixed title detection for single-package app.pkg installations.
• Package installation support can now be excluded entirely at build time.

Archive subsystem

• Added a streaming ZIP writer.
• Added common archive path handling.
• Reworked the built-in ZIP extraction implementation.
• Added HTTP archive creation and extraction APIs.
• Archives can be streamed directly to the client without first creating the complete archive on console storage.

File I/O

• Introduced a shared file I/O layer used by FTP and HTTP.
• Split filesystem operations into dedicated directory, copy, tree, and sendfile implementations.
• Improved server-side copy behavior.
• Added cross-device move fallback.
• Reduced duplication between protocol-specific filesystem handlers.

PS4 and PS5 platform support

• Centralized PS5 firmware-specific kernel offsets.
• Extended the PS5 firmware table through firmware 13.60.
• Added platform abstractions for disc operations, volume handling, DNS filtering, and instance control.
• Replaced the PS4 native HTTP/TLS download path with the libcurl-based transfer backend.
• Added PacBrew PS4 portlib integration for HTTPS downloads. Resolves #12.
• Added embedded CA bundle support while retaining TLS certificate verification.
• Added PS4 PIE payload support.
• Improved PS4 and PS5 dependency handling.
• Added conditional PS5 install-helper compilation.

Rest Mode and reliability

• Added Rest Mode listener recovery.
• Added daemon instance tracking to detect stale connections after resume.
• Improved listener recovery after console network state changes.
• Fixed CHMOD and copy regressions.
• Hardened PID parsing and HTTP API validation.
• Improved failure handling across transfer and filesystem operations.

Internal architecture

• Reorganized the source tree by subsystem.
• Split the previous monolithic FTP command implementation into dedicated modules.
• Split the HTTP API into archive, filesystem, process, system, transfer, dump, and game components.
• Modularized game catalog, metadata, installation, launch, and administration code.
• Consolidated platform-specific functionality under dedicated platform modules.
• Removed obsolete HTTP, curl, TLS, and file I/O implementations superseded by the new architecture.

Build and CI

• Reworked the Makefile and build configuration.
• Improved optional feature handling for ZHTTP, package installation, curl, NFS, and torrent support.
• Fixed non-web builds.
• Fixed build issues with newer Clang versions.
• Updated the GitHub Actions release workflow.
• Added PS4 dependency setup and build integration to CI.

Documentation

• Expanded API documentation.
• Added architecture documentation.
• Added dependency documentation.
• Added game dumping documentation.
• Added package installation documentation.
• Added Rest Mode documentation.
• Added structured bug report, console crash, and feature request templates.
• Added a pull request template.

Resolved issues

• #9 — Unable to change file or directory permissions to 777
• #10 — HTTP endpoint for custom PS4/PS5 system notifications
• #12 — PS4 ZHTTP HTTPS downloads through PacBrew libcurl

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New Contributors

• @aydencharles made their first contribution in #8

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.6.0