Ghost FTP 2.1.1 RC23

Release date: 25 September 2026

Scope

RC23 is an all-platform production-hardening release candidate for Ghost FTP. It covers the Windows app, Linux app, Android app and public website in the same release train.

Platforms

• Windows x64 portable executable.
• Windows x64 setup executable.
• Linux x86_64 binary.
• Linux x86_64 AppImage.
• Linux amd64 DEB package.
• Linux x86_64 RPM package.
• Android APK.
• Website, source, update templates, documentation and SHA-256 checksum bundles.

Windows and Linux

• Bumped desktop package metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Bumped Tauri bundle metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Bumped Rust GUI package metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Bumped Ghost FTP CLI package metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Bumped Ghost FTP agent protocol and daemon package metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Kept the native build gate for Windows and Linux release artifacts.
• Kept the quality gate for TypeScript, i18n, UI contracts, Go tooling, Rust check, Rust tests and Clippy.

Android

• Bumped Android release metadata to 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Bumped Android Gradle version to versionCode 211023 and versionName 2.1.1-rc.23.
• Kept real FTP, explicit FTPS and SFTP actions for listing, download, upload, delete and remote folder creation.
• Kept mobile transfer safety UX: guarded upload, guarded delete, bounded activity log, lifecycle-safe UI updates and Android document picker upload.
• Locked FTP and explicit FTPS production behavior: connect/default/data timeouts, login validation, passive mode, binary transfers and cleanup.
• Locked explicit FTPS PBSZ 0 and protected data channel PROT P.
• Locked SFTP SHA-256 host-key fingerprint verification, strict host-key checking, connection timeouts and cleanup.

Website

• Updated the English and Croatian home pages to describe Windows, Linux and Android availability.
• Added /download/ with platform and checksum guidance.
• Added /security/ with FTP, FTPS, SFTP and privacy safeguards.
• Added /support/ with installation, verification, safe connection and issue-reporting guidance.
• Updated website/sitemap.xml with the new production routes.
• Kept website markup policy: no inline scripts and no inline style attributes.

Update channel

• Updated updates/latest.template.json to 2.1.1-rc.23 and build 2026.09.25.23.
• Updated the preview channel template to 2.1.1-rc.23.

Release gates

RC23 must not be considered published until all of these pass for the same source commit:

• Ghost FTP quality.
• Ghost FTP protocol E2E.
• Ghost FTP native build.
• Ghost FTP Android.
• Ghost FTP RC23 release packaging.

Assets expected in the GitHub pre-release

• GhostFTP-Windows-x64-Portable-v2.1.1-RC23.exe
• GhostFTP-Windows-x64-Setup-v2.1.1-RC23.exe
• GhostFTP-Windows-x64-v2.1.1-RC23.zip
• GhostFTP-Linux-x86_64-v2.1.1-RC23
• GhostFTP-Linux-x86_64-v2.1.1-RC23.AppImage
• GhostFTP-Linux-amd64-v2.1.1-RC23.deb
• GhostFTP-Linux-x86_64-v2.1.1-RC23.rpm
• GhostFTP-Linux-x86_64-v2.1.1-RC23.tar.gz
• GhostFTP-Android-v2.1.1-RC23.apk
• Source, desktop source, Android source, website, updates and documentation archives.
• GhostFTP-v2.1.1-RC23-SHA256SUMS.txt

What's Changed

• Android: complete mobile transfer actions by @bren-wp in #26
• Android: guarded transfer UX polish by @bren-wp in #27
• Android: production protocol safeguards by @bren-wp in #28
• Release: Ghost FTP 2.1.1 RC23 all platforms by @bren-wp in #29

Full Changelog: v2.1.1-rc.22...v2.1.1-rc.23