Cloud Release Notes since October 2024

umbraco-cloud/.gitbook.yaml

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     set-up/set-up.md: set-up/ready-to-set-up-your-project.md
-    troubleshooting/README.md: troubleshooting/resolve-issues-quickly-and-efficiently.md
+    troubleshooting/README.md: troubleshooting/resolve-issues-quickly-and-efficiently.md
+    release-notes/overview-2024: release-notes/overview-2024/overview-2024.md
+    release-notes/2024-01-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-01-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/2024-02-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-02-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/2024-03-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-03-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/2024-04-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-04-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/2024-05-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-05-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/2024-07-releasenotes: release-notes/overview-2024/2024-07-releasenotes.md
+    release-notes/august-2024: release-notes/overview-2024/august-2024.md
+    release-notes/september-2024: release-notes/overview-2024/september-2024.md

umbraco-cloud/SUMMARY.md

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 ## Release Notes
 
-* [Overview 2024](release-notes/overview-2024.md)
-* [September 2024](release-notes/september-2024.md)
-* [August 2024](release-notes/august-2024.md)
-* [July 2024](release-notes/2024-07-releasenotes.md)
-* [May 2024](release-notes/2024-05-releasenotes.md)
-* [April 2024](release-notes/2024-04-releasenotes.md)
-* [March 2024](release-notes/2024-03-releasenotes.md)
-* [February 2024](release-notes/2024-02-releasenotes.md)
-* [January 2024](release-notes/2024-01-releasenotes.md)
+* [Overview 2025](release-notes/overview-2025/overview-2025.md)
+  * [April 2025](release-notes/overview-2025/2025-04-releasenotes.md)
+  * [March 2025](release-notes/overview-2025/2025-03-releasenotes.md)
+  * [February 2025](release-notes/overview-2025/2025-02-releasenotes.md)
+  * [January 2025](release-notes/overview-2025/2025-01-releasenotes.md)
+* [Overview 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/overview-2024.md)
+  * [December 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-12-releasenotes.md)
+  * [November 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-11-releasenotes.md)
+  * [October 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-10-releasenotes.md)
+  * [September 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/september-2024.md)
+  * [August 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/august-2024.md)
+  * [July 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-07-releasenotes.md)
+  * [May 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-05-releasenotes.md)
+  * [April 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-04-releasenotes.md)
+  * [March 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-03-releasenotes.md)
+  * [February 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-02-releasenotes.md)
+  * [January 2024](release-notes/overview-2024/2024-01-releasenotes.md)
 * [Overview 2023](release-notes/overview-2023/README.md)
   * [December 2023](release-notes/overview-2023/2023-12-releasenotes.md)
   * [October 2023](release-notes/overview-2023/2023-10-releasenotes.md)

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 The improved long-running activities UI in Umbraco Cloud now provides real-time progress tracking, giving users clear visibility into task completion. Enhanced notifications keep you informed without needing to manually check progress, saving time and reducing frustration.
 
-With detailed status updates and estimated completion times, you can better plan your workflow.The updated interface is more intuitive, helping users manage and monitor long-running tasks effortlessly. Enjoy a more efficient and user-friendly experience with these enhancements.
+With detailed status updates and estimated completion times, you can plan your workflow better. The updated interface is more intuitive, helping users manage and monitor long-running tasks effortlessly. Enjoy a more efficient and user-friendly experience with these enhancements.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2024/2024-10-releasenotes.md

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+# October 2024
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Follow Automatic Upgrades in Real Time** - Follow upgrade progress directly in the portal.
+
+## Follow Automatic Upgrades in Real Time
+
+Automatic upgrades are now displayed as part of Long Running Activities in the Umbraco Cloud portal.
+This allows you to monitor the upgrades of each of your projects directly from the portal.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2024/2024-11-releasenotes.md

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+# November 2024
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Umbraco 15** - Umbraco 15 and .NET 9 are now available on Umbraco Cloud.
+* **Web Application Firewall now available** - This feature is enabled by default in new environments. Existing projects can enable it through the portal.
+
+## Umbraco 15
+You can now start new projects on Umbraco 15 or upgrade your existing projects to take advantage of the latest features and improvements.
+
+Support for .NET 9 is now available on Umbraco Cloud, simplifying the process of staying current with the latest Microsoft tech stack.
+
+## Web Application Firewall now available
+Web Application Firewall (WAF) is now enabled by default for all new environments on Umbraco Cloud.
+It protects your project from common threats like SQL injections, JavaScript exploits, and known vulnerabilities, utilizing Cloudflare’s managed ruleset.
+
+For existing projects, WAF can be enabled through the Umbraco Cloud Portal. It is recommended to enable it on existing projects for added protection.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2024/2024-12-releasenotes.md

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+# December 2024
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Enhancements to Secret Management** - Better feedback and a smoother experience.
+
+## Enhancements to Secret Management
+
+Made improvements to the Secret Management experience in Umbraco Cloud.
+Working with secrets was often unclear, and failed updates rarely provided useful feedback.
+
+With the latest enhancements, you’ll now get proper error messages if something goes wrong.
+A small update that makes a big difference when working with secrets in your project.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2024.md → umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2024/overview-2024.md

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 # Overview 2024
 
+### [December 2024](2024-12-releasenotes.md)
+* **Enhancements to Secret Management** - Better feedback and a smoother experience.
+
+### [November 2024](2024-11-releasenotes.md)
+* **Umbraco 15** - Umbraco 15 and .NET 9 are now available on Umbraco Cloud.
+* **Web Application Firewall now available** - This feature is enabled by default in new environments. Existing projects can enable it through the portal.
+
+### [October 2024](2024-10-releasenotes.md)
+* **Follow Automatic Upgrades in Real Time** - Follow upgrade progress directly in the portal.
+
 ### [September 2024](september-2024.md)
 
 * **Secrets Management is available on all cloud plans** - Excited to announce that the feature Secret Management is now available on all Cloud plans.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2025/2025-01-releasenotes.md

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+# January 2025
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Restrict access to your Management API** - It's now possible to configure IP filtering for the Umbraco Cloud Management APIs.
+
+## Restrict access to your Management API
+
+You can now enhance the security of your Umbraco Cloud project by enabling IP filtering for the Umbraco Cloud Management APIs.
+This feature allows you to restrict access to the API endpoints, including Git operations, 
+ensuring that only requests from specified IP addresses are permitted.
+By configuring this setting in the Cloud Portal, you can protect your project’s backend services from unauthorized access.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2025/2025-02-releasenotes.md

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+# February 2025
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Updated Bandwidth Methodology** - Only end-user traffic is counted, reducing reported usage and encouraging caching.
+* **Custom Identity Provider** - Configure your own login provider directly in Umbraco Cloud and use it to sign into your project.
+
+## Updated Bandwidth Methodology
+
+Measuring bandwidth usage in Umbraco Cloud has been updated to better reflect how other services calculate it.
+As of February 1st, 2025, only traffic between the end user and Umbraco Cloud is counted — internal traffic is no longer included.
+
+This change means bandwidth stats now give a more accurate picture of real-world usage.
+
+Bandwidth usage may now show around 50–100% of what you saw before, depending on your setup.
+
+
+## Custom Identity Provider
+You can now connect your Active Directory to Umbraco CMS using OpenID Connect.
+This utilizes external login provider support in the CMS, configurable directly through the Umbraco Cloud portal—no coding required.
+
+A secure and convenient way to manage user access with your existing identity setup. It is useful for teams already using centralized authentication.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2025/2025-03-releasenotes.md

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+# March 2025
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **A Refreshed Sign-In Experience** - Updated sign-in page with a new look and feel that matches the Umbraco identity.
+* **Smoother Experience on Usage page** - Improved performance on usage pages for a faster and smoother experience.
+
+## A Refreshed Sign-In Experience
+
+The Umbraco ID sign-in page has received a visual facelift to better reflect the identity and style you know from Umbraco. The updated look offers a more familiar and welcoming experience for signing in to your projects or the Umbraco Portal while maintaining the same functionality.
+
+## Smoother Experience on Usage page
+
+Some under-the-hood performance improvements have been made that result in a faster and smoother experience when viewing usage data on your projects. The pages now load quickly, so you can get the insights you need with less waiting.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2025/2025-04-releasenotes.md

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+# April 2025
+
+## Key Takeaways
+
+* **Flexible Environment for Umbraco Cloud** - Flexible Environment is now in open beta on Umbraco Cloud. You can start working on larger features in isolation, which is available for Standard and Professional plans.
+* **Canada Region Available** - Umbraco Cloud now has a Canada region.
+
+## Flexible Environment for Umbraco Cloud  (Open Beta)
+
+To work on larger features and continue to push your code and content through the regular flow of environments, Flexible Environment is introduced for your project. It is now available as an open beta on Standard and Professional plans.
+
+The Flexible Environment is a vertical environment connected to your development environment.
+It allows you to pull code and content from the development environment and work in isolation on larger features.
+
+{% hint style="info" %}
+During the beta period, the project must be billed via credits or invoice in order to use the feature.
+{% endhint %}
+
+## Canada Region Available
+Umbraco Cloud now has a Canada region, allowing you to host your projects in Canada.
+This is particularly beneficial for organizations with data residency requirements or those looking to enhance performance for users in Canada.

umbraco-cloud/release-notes/overview-2025/overview-2025.md

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+---
+description: Get an overview of the release notes for each month in 2025.
+---
+
+# Overview 2025
+
+### [April 2025](2025-04-releasenotes.md)
+* **Flexible Environments for Umbraco Cloud** - Flexible Environment is now in open beta on Umbraco Cloud. You can start working on larger features in isolation, which is available for Standard and Professional plans.
+* **Canada Region Available** - Umbraco Cloud now has a Canada region.
+
+### [March 2025](2025-03-releasenotes.md)
+* **A Refreshed Sign-In Experience** - Updated sign-in page with a new look and feel that matches the Umbraco identity.
+* **Smoother Experience on Usage page** - Improved performance on usage pages for a faster and smoother experience.
+
+### [February 2025](2025-02-releasenotes.md)
+* **Updated Bandwidth Methodology** - Only end-user traffic is counted, reducing reported usage and encouraging caching.
+* **Custom Identity Provider** - Configure your own login provider directly in Umbraco Cloud and use it to sign into your project.
+
+### [January 2025](2025-01-releasenotes.md)
+* **Restrict access to your Management API** - It's now possible to configure IP filtering for the Umbraco Cloud Management APIs.