🎉 Hi.Events v1.0.0-beta – Public Beta Release!

Hi.Events is now in public beta! After 17 alpha releases packed with features, improvements, and fixes, this marks a big milestone toward a stable v1.0.0 launch. This release focuses on refining core functionality and adding features to support events of all sizes, while continuing to improve the overall user experience.

🚀 Major Features & Improvements

• Sell products alongside tickets (e.g. merch, donations) – [#239](#239) by @daveearley

• Event reports (Daily Sales, Product, Promo Code) – [#285](#285) by @daveearley

• Offline payments + invoicing support – [#341](#341) by @daveearley

• Public Organizer API endpoints – [#362](#362) by @daveearley

• Webhook support – [#366](#366) by @daveearley

• Domain events for integration hooks – [#457](#457) by @daveearley

• Real-time messaging system for customer support – [#429](#429) by @daveearley

• Stripe improvements:

  • Currency bug fixes – [#484](#484) by @daveearley
  • Application fee handling – [#373](#373) by @daveearley
  • Stripe Connect type configurable – [#359](#359) by @daveearley

• Multilingual improvements:

  • Add Cantonese Chinese (zh-hk) – [#478](#478) by @antkwok
  • Add Dutch – [#491](#491) by @bramhurkmans
  • Fix DE translation – [#354](#354) by @leonv5
  • Update es.po – [#415](#415) by @gussj

• New UI / UX enhancements:

  • Redesigned Login & Register – [#378](#378), [#429](#429) by @daveearley
  • Homepage Designer preview updates – [#375](#375) by @daveearley
  • Dashboard checklist – [#446](#446) by @daveearley
  • Add notes to attendees – [#320](#320) by @daveearley
  • Text editor: add color support – [#477](#477) by @haiphamhoang

• Performance & Dev Experience:

  • Upgrade to Laravel 12 + PHP 8.4 – [#444](#444) by @daveearley
  • Docker & dev environment improvements – [#387](#387), [#443](#443), [#470](#470)
  • Remove localstorage token – [#426](#426)
  • Add Sentry support – [#393](#393)
  • Upgrade React Router to v7 – [commit](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/[commit](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/commit/b9ccedf)/8a7837a)
  • Support Fathom Analytics – commit

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Stripe currency bugs – [#484](#484) by @daveearley
• Fix checkout bugs – [#403](#403) by @daveearley
• Ticket not freeing up capacity on cancellation – [#468](#468)
• Webhooks blocking checkout – [#464](#464)
• Fix promo code styling – [#395](#395)
• Widget not working in Firefox/Safari – [#450](#450)
• Product quantity styling – [#424](#424)
• Fix binary downloads – [#407](#407)
• Fix server error on check-in – [#442](#442)
• Email confirmation fix – [#432](#432)
• Fix visibility for users in other accounts – [#434](#434)
• Stop tests running twice – [#418](#418)
• Fix top-level await in Passenger – [#482](#482) by @Stonebubble

🧑‍💻 New Contributors

• @Stonebubble — [#480](#480), [#482](#482)
• @antkwok — [#478](#478)
• @bramhurkmans — [#491](#491)
• @gussj — [#415](#415)
• @haiphamhoang — [#388](#388), [#477](#477)
• @leonv5 — [#354](#354)
• @podzz — [#369](#369)

🔗 Full Changelog: [Compare v0.8.0-beta.9 → v1.0.0-beta](v0.8.0-beta.9...v1.0.0-beta)

🔧 Upgrade Guide: v1.0.0

Upgrading to v1.0.0 is straightforward and should only take a few minutes.

✅ Step-by-step Instructions

If you're using Docker

1. Pull the latest Docker image

   docker compose pull

2. SSH into the container:

   • If you're using separate containers:

     docker compose exec backend bash

   • If you're using the all-in-one container:

     docker compose exec all-in-one bash

3. Run migrations via CLI inside the container:

   php artisan migrate

If you're not using Docker

1. Pull the latest code from the repository
2. Run migrations via CLI:

   php artisan migrate

⚠️ API Changes

If you're using the API directly:

• The concept of tickets has been renamed to products
• All ticket-related endpoints have been renamed accordingly

Example:
Old:

GET /events/{{event_id}}/tickets

New:

GET /events/{{event_id}}/products

🧾 Updated API docs (still in progress):
https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/492506/2sA3e2e9KC

If you have any issues, feel free to [open a GitHub discussion](https://github.com/HiEventsDev/hi.events/discussions) or raise an issue.