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License Server

2025.1​

Released 2025-03-07

Added​

  • Page to the installer to permit firewall rules to be set

Removed​

  • "Start licence server on startup" option as modern Windows systems are better managed through service configuration
  • Changelog (this has been moved to Virtalis Docs)
  • Unit test data in the data/tests directory

Fixed​

  • Prevent multiple instances from running at once and show a warning if the server isn't run as a service
  • Server only works when someone is logged on to the machine hosting it

2024.3​

Released 2024-11-22

Changed​

  • Update the server to our latest SDK and build tools
  • Update jQuery and jQuery Color

2022.1​

Released 2022-01-24

Changed​

  • Sign the installer for the 2019.4 release of the license server

2019.4​

Released 2019-08-08

Removed​

  • The license client (applications now interact with the license server directly)

2019.3​

Released 2019-05-29

Added​

  • Visual Studio 14.0 x64 redistributables to the installer to prevent a crash if they aren't already installed
  • Log file to license client in %appdata%\Local\Virtalis\LicenseClient\Logs
  • Version information to the web interface and installer

Changed​

  • Improve error reporting from the license server

Fixed​

  • License server shows a 404 error when revoking a floating license
  • License client now listens on localhost to prevent problems with changing network configuration
  • License client and server now attempt to bind to other ports if the requested port is unavailable
  • Submit button on the license server's import license dialog does not give any feedback to the user
  • MAC address is converted to lowercase when read from a file
  • Unable to import licenses from the license client
  • License server admin panel sometimes cannot be accessed
  • Various issues with the license server and client in Firefox and Edge

1.1​

Released 2019-04-09

Added​

  • Application name to the import license dialog of the license client

Changed​

  • Store the IP address used by the license client to talk to client apps in the xml/registry config, rather than hoping the app will pick the correct IP to try to connect to the license client with

Removed​

  • Naming restrictions on license files

Fixed​

  • Old version of the Visual Studio redistributables being installed
  • Crash when saving config file if value is set to an empty string

1.0.1​

Released 2015-09-18

Added​

  • Revision number to the license MAC address information window
  • License features to the client balloon message and web interface to show which add-on licenses are in use
  • Balloon message when the server response takes longer than 1 second
  • "About" dialog with version information

Changed​

  • Installer automatically starts the license service and the uninstaller automatically stops it
  • Client now times out after 5 seconds without a response to its license request from the server instead of waiting forever

Fixed​

  • Crash that could occur in the license client
  • Deleting a local license from the web interface in the license client only works temporarily
  • Temporary license can expire and get cleaned up before the client requests a renewal
  • The same application not being able to request multiple licenses with different features
  • License server stalls when it reissues a reserved seat
  • License client can block Visionary Render
  • Add-on requests not working correctly
  • Spam being printed to the log