dnclient Changelog

This page contains a list of changes to the dnclient binary installed on hosts. Mobile clients depend on dnclient, but have a different release cycle and changelog which can be found below:

• iOS changelog
• Android changelog

For general product updates, be sure to check out our blog!

0.4.1

2024-03-28

• Fixed a bug with route firewall rules that targeted all destination addresses

0.4.0

2024-03-11

• Add support for routes feature

0.3.2

2024-01-09

• Update Nebula to 1.8.2 (improves throughput in some multi-routine scenarios)

0.3.1

2023-12-19

• Update Nebula to 1.8.1 (fixes a freeze that can occur during handshakes)

0.3.0

2023-12-07

• Update Nebula to 1.8.0
• Config directory is now configurable via the -config flag
• Fixed a bug where DNClient would fail to start after some versions of Windows recovered from a crash
• Fixed a bug that could lead to nodes being unable to communicate over relays
• Linux: Notify systemd of service readiness (this allows systemd to start dependent services once DNClient is ready)
• Windows: Improved performance through the use of Registered IO (RIO) when possible
• Windows: Support for older versions of Windows (Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2)
  • Note: While support has been added for these versions of Windows for the time being, we recommend upgrading to a newer version of Windows as soon as possible. A future release of DNClient will drop support for versions of Windows older than Windows 10.
• FreeBSD: Added support for naming tun devices
• Docker: A Docker image is now published

0.2.1

2023-06-09

• Update Nebula to 1.7.2 (fixes a freeze during config reload when lighthouses are added or modified)

0.2.0

2023-05-24

• Update Nebula to 1.7.1
• Fixed a bug where Windows upgrades would require re-enrollment

0.1.9

2023-03-15

• Fixed a startup failure on hosts without a system logger (e.g. Docker containers)

0.1.8

2022-12-20

• Added experimental operating system support

0.1.7

2022-12-16

• Removed dependency on libc
• Added experimental operating system support

0.1.6

2022-12-15

• -name parameter in dnclient allows for multiple instances to run simultaneously
• HTTP client honors HTTPS_PROXY environment variable when making API calls to https://api.defined.net
• Update Nebula to 1.6.1

0.1.5

2022-07-13

• Added Windows support
• Update Nebula to 1.6.0

0.1.4

2022-03-15

• Support reloading of lighthouse config without requiring a restart

0.1.3

2022-03-11

• dnclient info command to output config, ca, cert info.
• dnclient install|start|uninstall commands for service mode support

0.1.2

2022-02-23

• armv5 release target added to releases

0.1.1

2022-02-23

• Added experimental operating system support

0.1.0

2022-02-23

• Initial beta release