# Week of September 5, 2025

Released September 5, 2025 (version v2025.36)

## Major Release

### Offsite S3 backups

Back up your application data directly to Amazon S3 or any S3-compatible storage service, giving you complete control over your data storage and retention.

- Support for Amazon S3, Wasabi, MinIO, and all S3-compatible services
- Automatic nightly backup scheduling with customizable retention
- Complete application backup including all volumes and mount points
- Full database backup support for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB
- MinIO storage buckets included in backups
- Encrypted credential storage with secure transfer protocols
- Organized backup structure in your bucket (app-{id}/volumes/, databases/, minio/)
- Real-time backup status monitoring and detailed logging
- One-click manual backup triggering from the dashboard

## New Features

### Credit code redemption system

Teams can now redeem promotional credit codes directly from the billing page, making it easier to apply credits to your account.

- Simple code redemption interface in team billing settings
- Instant credit application to team balance
- Support for limited-use and time-limited codes
- Automatic validation of code eligibility

### Enhanced credit management

Comprehensive credit balance tracking with detailed transaction history for better financial visibility.

- Real-time credit balance display with 4-decimal precision
- Complete transaction history with credit/debit tracking
- Automatic credit application before payment method charges
- Clear visualization of balance changes over time

## Improvements

### Documentation system

Fixed and enhanced the documentation search functionality for better content discovery.

- Resolved search indexing issues
- Improved search result relevance
- Faster search response times

### Application monitoring

Enhanced application status synchronization for more accurate deployment tracking.

- Fixed status sync when deployment replicas are zero
- Improved pod status detection across namespaces
- More reliable status updates during scaling operations

### Billing system accuracy

Corrected usage tracking calculations to ensure accurate billing for all services.

- Fixed service usage minute calculations
- Improved tracking for deployment and build minutes
- More accurate credit application logic

## Bug Fixes

### Status synchronization

Fixed critical issue where application status wasn't correctly syncing when deployments scaled to zero replicas.

### Documentation search

Resolved search functionality that was preventing users from finding documentation content.

### Usage tracking

Corrected calculation errors in the usage tracking service affecting billing accuracy.

### Settings interface

Fixed various UI inconsistencies in application settings pages for better user experience.

## Notes

- S3 Backups: To enable backups, navigate to your application's Backups tab. We recommend using IAM credentials with minimal required permissions for enhanced security.
- Credit Codes: If you have received a promotional credit code, you can now redeem it directly from your team's billing page.
- Coming next: Enhanced backup restoration capabilities, point-in-time recovery options, and additional storage provider integrations.