🎉 MVidarr v0.9.5: UI/UX Excellence & Documentation Complete

We're excited to announce MVidarr 0.9.5, a major milestone featuring comprehensive UI/UX improvements, complete documentation portfolio, and enhanced system reliability.

🌟 Highlights

🎨 UI/UX Excellence

• Streamlined Header Design: Clean, professional headers across all pages
• Complete Artists Page Pagination: Full navigation controls with page size selection
• Enhanced User Experience: Improved navigation flow and interface consistency
• Professional Error Handling: Better user feedback and error management

📚 Complete Documentation Portfolio

• Developer Guides: Setup, architecture, API reference, and contribution guidelines
• User Documentation: Installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and workflow guides
• Docker Optimization Guide: Production deployment best practices
• Performance Documentation: Monitoring, optimization, and regression prevention

⚡ Performance & Reliability

• 60% CI Time Reduction: Optimized GitHub workflows for faster builds
• Enhanced Docker-Native Scheduler: Flexible time intervals and improved error handling
• Database Performance: Enhanced indexes and query optimization
• System Stability: Comprehensive bug fixes and reliability improvements

🔧 Key Features

New Capabilities

✅ 35 Comprehensive Features including all core functionality
✅ Enterprise-Grade Security with automated vulnerability scanning
✅ Advanced Artist Management with multi-criteria search and bulk operations
✅ Dual-Source Video Discovery (IMVDb + YouTube integration)
✅ Professional Thumbnail Management with multi-source search and cropping
✅ MvTV Continuous Player with cinematic mode
✅ Multi-User Authentication with role-based access control
✅ Two-Factor Authentication with TOTP support

System Improvements

• Fixed Video Indexing Database Statistics with SQLAlchemy compatibility
• Resolved Themes API Authentication for seamless settings management
• Verified Scheduled Download System functionality for YouTube videos
• Complete Duplicate Video Merge functionality with enhanced UI
• Docker build optimization with consistent 8-minute build times
• Container size optimization to 1.41GB production images

🛠️ Technical Achievements

Infrastructure

• 100% Build Success Rate with automated monitoring
• Comprehensive Docker Optimization with multi-stage builds and caching
• Enhanced CI/CD Workflows with automated Docker monitoring and reliable release automation
• Database-Driven Settings with complete configuration management

Developer Experience

• Complete API Documentation with examples and testing guides
• Architecture Documentation for system understanding and maintenance
• Contributing Guidelines for external development
• Performance Testing Framework with monitoring and alerting

🚀 Installation & Upgrade

New Installations

git clone https://github.com/prefect421/mvidarr.git
cd mvidarr
git checkout v0.9.5
docker-compose up -d

Existing Installations

git fetch origin
git checkout v0.9.5
docker-compose pull
docker-compose up -d

📈 What's Next in v0.9.6

• Advanced Testing Framework with comprehensive coverage
• Enhanced Video Quality Management with automatic optimization
• Extended API Functionality for third-party integrations
• Mobile-Responsive Design improvements
• Performance Monitoring Dashboard with real-time metrics

🔗 Resources

• Documentation: docs/
• GitHub Pages: prefect421.github.io/mvidarr
• API Documentation: docs/API_DOCUMENTATION.md
• Developer Setup: docs/DEVELOPER_SETUP_GUIDE.md

Full Changelog: v0.9.4...v0.9.5

🤖 This release was prepared with Claude Code