What's Changed
While Polar has kept up with the new node implementation releases via the out-of-band updates, it hasn't had any new features added in a long while. This release packages up all those node updates so that you don't need to manually update after the initial install. We now also have automatic updates. You can opt-in to checking for new node versions on startup, instead of having to do it manually. Links to check for updates have also been added to the start screen and footer to make it easier to get to.
There are a bunch of first-time contributors in this release. They've added some great updates which you can see listed below. Thank you all for your PRs.
This release is required to run Core Lightning v0.12.0 due to an API that Polar requires being deprecated.
Features
- lnd: added LND connect URL for REST API by @NehaK745 in #484
- images: update lightning nodes, add cli completion by @jonafll in #541
- lightningd: add Core Lightning GRPC info to sidebar by @jamaljsr in #560
- app: check for updates on startup by @jamaljsr in #578
- nodes: better visually know what node is selected by @ktecho in #583
- bitcoind: send funds to onchain address by @jamaljsr in #586
- designer: move sync button to actions toolbar by @jamaljsr in #589
Node Updates
- images: add support for Bitcoin Core v22.0 by @cstenglein in #510
- images: add support for LND v0.14.1-beta by @qustavo in #519
- images: add support for the latest node implementations by @jamaljsr in #559
- images: add support for LND v0.15.0-beta by @jamaljsr in #563
- images: add support for CLN v0.11.2 by @ktecho in #572
- images: add support for LND v0.15.1-beta.rc1 by @jamaljsr in #585
- images: add support for LND v0.15.1 and CLN v0.12.0 by @jamaljsr in #588
Bug Fixes
- home: fix loading animation on home screen by @jamaljsr in #577
- network: add error handling when creating a new network by @jamaljsr in #580
- lightningd: display CA cert and distinguish it from client cert and key by @louneskmt in #584
Docs
- removing duplicates from CONTRIBUTING file by @ktecho in #570
- Update custom-nodes.md - fix typo by @git-sgmoore in #497
- Update custom-nodes.md by @niteshbalusu11 in #550
New Contributors
- @NehaK745 made their first contribution in #484
- @git-sgmoore made their first contribution in #497
- @cstenglein made their first contribution in #510
- @qustavo made their first contribution in #519
- @jonafll made their first contribution in #541
- @niteshbalusu11 made their first contribution in #550
- @ktecho made their first contribution in #570
- @louneskmt made their first contribution in #584
Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.4.0