Release Notes
What’s new in v1.0
Section titled “What’s new in v1.0”Highlights
Section titled “Highlights”- Multi-DVR support by default — monitor more than one Channels DVR server from a single install.
- Encrypted credentials — provider secrets and DVR API keys are no longer stored as plain text.
- Notification routing by DVR — route each DVR to different providers if you want.
- Improved diagnostics — better troubleshooting guidance, health probes, and debug-bundle support.
- Expanded notification coverage — built-in setup docs for Pushover, Discord, Telegram, Slack, Email, Gotify, Matrix, and custom Apprise.
Breaking changes from older previews
Section titled “Breaking changes from older previews”CHANNELS_DVR_HOSTandCHANNELS_DVR_PORTare no longer first-class setup inputs.- First-run setup now happens through the web UI wizard and the v1.0 multi-DVR configuration model.
- Some older single-DVR assumptions in preview deployments are migrated automatically. See the migration guide.
New docs you should read first
Section titled “New docs you should read first”- Install with Docker
- First-Run Configuration
- Multi-DVR Overview
- Notification Provider Matrix
- Migration Guide
Not in v1.0
Section titled “Not in v1.0”The following are deliberately not part of this release:
- SSO / OIDC
- built-in historical analytics dashboards
- distributed / HA mode
- mobile app / PWA
See the roadmap for planned future work.