v1.8.0

Release Notes — v1.8.0

Released: May 12, 2026

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New Features

Remote Server Metrics History

• New background poller (remote-metrics-poller) continuously collects CPU, memory, and process metrics from all connected remote servers
• Metrics persisted to a local SQLite database via remote-metrics-db utility for long-term retention
• In-memory ring buffer (metrics-history) holds recent samples for low-latency chart rendering

Metrics Pages

• MetricsPage — live real-time CPU and memory graphs for the local PM2 host
• MetricsHistoryPage — historical trend charts with selectable time ranges
• RemoteMetricsPage — aggregated metrics view across all remote server connections

Status Bar

• Persistent StatusBar component at the bottom of the UI showing live process count, CPU usage, memory usage, and connection status
• Updates automatically via Socket.IO events

Remote Metrics API

• New /api/remote-metrics REST endpoints expose stored historical data and per-server summaries

Mobile App (ezpm2gui-mobile)

• Initial release of the companion React Native mobile app
• Published to a separate repository: thechandanbhagat/ezpm2gui-mobile
• Includes screens for process list, process detail, logs, cluster management, and settings
• Android build supported; iOS untested

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Improvements

UI Component Revamp

• MainDashboard and SystemMetrics refreshed with tighter layout, improved dark/light mode handling, and Tailwind-based styling
• ProcessList and ClusterManagement redesigned with cleaner table layout and status indicators
• ModuleManagement, CronJobsPage, and LogStreamEnhanced modernized to match updated design language

Sidebar Navigation

• Metrics and monitoring links added to SidebarMenu
• Routing in App.tsx extended with /metrics, /metrics-history, and /remote-metrics paths

DeployApplication & WhatsNew Modal

• DeployApplication UI updated with improved step indicators
• WhatsNewModal updated to surface v1.8.0 feature highlights on first load

Modules API

• Extended modules route with additional endpoints for module detail and install status

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Package

• npm tarball reduced from ~82 MB to 1.6 MB by excluding Android APKs and daemon build artifacts via .npmignore
• Unpacked size: 6.1 MB, 62 files

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Other

• Version bumped to 1.8.0 in root and client package.json
• SQLite .db, .db-shm, .db-wal files added to .gitignore
• Server config files anonymized for public distribution
• Mobile app deployment scripts added under scripts/

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Commits

SHA	Description
f72c558	chore: exclude mobile APKs and daemon files from npm package
31297b9	docs: update README for v1.8.0 with metrics history and mobile app
6c4e188	chore: update landing page and user guides for v1.8.0
327bd1f	chore: update package-lock.json for v1.8.0 dependencies
e4dabac	chore: add mobile app deployment scripts
fed4c71	chore: update client tsconfig and anonymize server config files
24f237d	feat: update DeployApplication UI and WhatsNewModal for v1.8.0
39417e5	chore: revamp ModuleManagement, CronJobsPage, and LogStreamEnhanced components
ba292f0	chore: revamp ProcessList and ClusterManagement components
b31bee2	chore: revamp MainDashboard and SystemMetrics components
40f8240	feat: update SidebarMenu with metrics and monitoring navigation
96bb3d5	feat: update App.tsx with metrics routes and status bar integration
13caff4	feat: add StatusBar component
e73a81e	feat: add MetricsPage, MetricsHistoryPage, and RemoteMetricsPage components
962957b	feat: register remote metrics routes and update ProjectSetupService
98fa14a	feat: extend modules API and update core route handlers
6c32da2	feat: add remote metrics API routes
2f30a89	feat: add metrics history storage and remote metrics poller utilities
f83589d	chore: bump version to 1.8.0
c2bbf6c	chore: add SQLite db files to .gitignore