Technical Updates
- Removed InfluxDB java client library
- Implemented HTTP API to communicate internally with InfluxDB
- EXTREMELY reduced jars' size of 8mb!

Upgrading from v0.3.0
- Update your plugin/mod jars

No changes done on the infrastructure

ServerPulse v0.3.0 Update Overview

Major New Features

Fabric Support
The most significant addition in this version is support for Fabric servers. Only latest version of Fabric will be supported. Anyway also for other platforms older versions ARE NO LONGER SUPPORTED, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Enhanced Dashboard Collection
Additional pre-configured dashboards have been added specifically for Fabric metrics, they are identical to Bukkit ones.

Internal Changes
Some internal changes were done to the common and api module, so you have to update also other jars if you have. For example if you use both Bukkit and Velocity, you should upload the new jars here from the release page.

Upgrading from v0.2.5

1. Plugin Update:
- Simply replace your existing ServerPulse JAR in the plugins folder with the new version (Bukkit/Paper/Velocity)
- If you want to also use Fabric, drop the JAR in its mods folder and follow the setup process in the Wiki (identical to Bukkit/Velocity)

2. Dashboard Updates:
- To get the new Fabric dashboards, you'll need to update your Grafana configuration:
- Remove the old dashboard files from your Grafana provisioning directory
- Add the new dashboard files from the infra/grafana/dashboards/ directory
- Bukkit/Paper/Velocity dashboards also have been improved, so remove all the files and put the new ones

3. Config Update:
- Remove the `enabled` field from your serverpulse's configs, it's no longer used

If you're using the Docker Compose setup for Grafana and InfluxDB, make sure to restart the containers after updating your dashboard files to see the new Velocity dashboards.

The commands follow the same permission structure as the Bukkit version.

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation on all commands, configuration, setup instructions, and developer API information, please visit the https://github.com/renvins/serverpulse/wiki

ServerPulse v0.2.5 Update Overview

Major New Features

Velocity Support
The most significant addition in this version is support for Velocity proxy servers. This allows you to monitor your entire Minecraft network infrastructure, including both backend servers (Bukkit/Paper) and the proxy layer.

Enhanced Dashboard Collection
Additional pre-configured dashboards have been added specifically for Velocity metrics, focusing on:
- Player count tracking
- Player ping statistics (min/max/average)
- Memory and system resource usage

Upgrading from v0.2.2

1. Plugin Update:
- Simply replace your existing ServerPulse JAR in the plugins folder with the new version (Bukkit/Paper)
- If you want to also use Velocity, drop the JAR in its plugins folder and follow the setup process in the Wiki (identical to Bukkit)

2. Dashboard Updates:
- To get the new Velocity dashboards, you'll need to update your Grafana configuration:
- Remove the old dashboard files from your Grafana provisioning directory
- Add the new dashboard files from the infra/grafana/dashboards/ directory
- Bukkit/Paper dashboards also have been improved, so remove all the files and put the new ones

If you're using the Docker Compose setup for Grafana and InfluxDB, make sure to restart the containers after updating your dashboard files to see the new Velocity dashboards.

Commands

New Velocity Commands

The addition of Velocity support introduces a new command structure for proxy servers:

- Base Command: /serverpulsevelocity (with alias /spv)
- Status Check: /serverpulsevelocity status - Shows the current connection status to InfluxDB
- Configuration Reload: /serverpulsevelocity reload - Reloads the plugin configuration

These commands follow the same permission structure as the Bukkit version, but are specifically implemented for the Velocity command system.

Documentation

For comprehensive documentation on all commands, configuration, setup instructions, and developer API information, please visit the Wiki

Technical Fixes
- Fixed Kotlin dependency problerm

Upgrading from v0.2.1
- Just put the new JAR in the plugins folder

Technical Fixes
- Added InfluxDB volume to ensure persistent data

Upgrading from v0.2.1
- Update your docker-compose.yml with the updated one

No changes done inside the plugin

Technical Improvements

- Universal Platform Support: Added compatibility for all Bukkit-based servers
- Automatic Platform Detection: Intelligently chooses between native Paper TPS API and custom Bukkit implementation
- TPS Monitoring for Vanilla Bukkit: Implemented custom TPS monitoring for standard Bukkit/CraftBukkit servers
- Reduced Dependencies: Removed explicit dependency on Paper API

Upgrading from v0.1.7
- Just put the new JAR in the `plugins` folder

Technical Improvements
- Add API integration module for developers
- Use API internally in the project for future different implementations
- To understand how to use it: Developer API

Upgrading from v0.1.6
- Just put the new JAR in the plugins folder

New Features

- Add telegram alerting integration
- Add fully documented-wiki

Technical Improvements
- Added provisioning files for telegram

Upgrading from v0.1.5
- Put the new file `telegram_contact.yml` into infra/grafana/provisioning/alerting
- Re-run docker_compose and follow instructions on Alert Wiki

Technical Fixes
- Fixed Kotlin conflict with other plugins (specifically with EcoEnchants)
- Added Grafana volume to ensure persistent data

Upgrading from v0.1.4
- Deploy the docker-compose.yml to ensure Docker creates the Grafana volume
- Just put the new JAR in the plugins folder

Technical Fixes
- Fixed Kotlin conflict with other plugins (specifically with EcoEnchants)

Upgrading from v0.1.4
- Just put the new JAR in the plugins folder

New Features
- Add new players' ping metrics (min, max, avg)
- Implement new dashboard displaying these new metrics

Technical Improvements
- Added provisioning files for ping's dashboard

Upgrading from v0.1.3
- Put the new plugin in your plugins folder
- Go to Grafana UI -> Dashboards -> New -> Import -> Import via dashboard JSON model
- The JSON can be found inside infra/grafana/dashboards/default_ping.json
- Dashboard ready

New Features
- Add alert system for server metrics monitoring (TPS...)
- Implement threshold-based alerting with configurable values
- Add support for different comparison operators based on metric type
- Configure alert messages in configuration file

Technical Improvements
- Added provisioning files for alerting system
- Change your Discord webhook URL in discord_contact.yml

Upgrading from v0.1.2
- Just upload the new folder alerting in your provisioning folder
- Change Discord webhook URL as mentioned above
- Run docker compose

To create new metrics alert just follow the TPS example

New Features

In-Game Commands
- Added /serverpulse command with the following subcommands:
- /serverpulse status - Check the connection status with InfluxDB
- /serverpulse reload - Reload the plugin configuration

Permission System
- Introduced granular permissions:
- serverpulse.status - Permission to check InfluxDB connection status
- serverpulse.reload - Permission to reload plugin configuration

Configuration Updates
- Added new message customization options in config.yml:
- All messages support color codes using '&' symbol

Technical Improvements
- Implemented command framework for easier future command additions
- Added proper command error handling and user feedback
- Enhanced configuration reload mechanism with error handling

Upgrading from v0.1.1

Important: Configuration Update Required
After upgrading, you must update your configuration:

1. Delete your existing plugins/ServerPulse/config.yml
2. Restart your server to generate the new config file
3. Copy your existing InfluxDB settings (URL, token, org, bucket) and custom tags to the new config
4. The new config includes additional message customization options - configure these as desired

There are no database schema changes or other breaking changes. The upgrade process is:
1. Replace the old JAR with the new one
2. Follow the configuration update steps above
3. Restart your server

Improvements:

• Enhanced database connection reliability
• Added automatic reconnection when connection is lost
• Better handling of connection failures in MetricsService

Fixes:

• Fixed issue where metrics collection would continue during connection loss
• Fixed database retry mechanism not triggering on ping failures

Note: no configuration changes are required.