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## version 3.20130102
This release makes several significant improvements to the git-annex
assistant, which is still in beta.
The main improvement is direct mode. This allows you to directly edit files
in the repository, and the assistant will automatically commit and sync
your changes. Direct mode is the default for new repositories created
by the assistant. To convert your existing repository to use direct mode,
manually run `git annex direct` inside the repository.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* If a file in a direct mode repository is modified as it's being transferred,
the old version of the file can be lost, and fsck will later complain
about a corrupt object.
* On BSD operating systems (but not on OS X), the assistant uses kqueue to
watch files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[this_bug|bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
* Also on systems with kqueue, modifications to existing files in direct
mode will not be noticed.
## version 3.20121211
This release of the git-annex assistant (which is still in beta)
consists of mostly bugfixes, user interface improvements, and improvements
to existing features.
In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
* Using Box.com's 5 gigabytes of free storage space as a cloud transfer
point between between repositories that cannot directly contact
one-another. (Many other cloud providers are also supported, from Rsync.net
to Amazon S3, to your own ssh server.)
* Archiving or backing up files to Amazon Glacier. See [[archival_walkthrough]].
* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
sync as changes are made to them.
* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
computers to keep them in sync.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* The Max OSX standalone app may not work on all versions of Max OSX.
Please test!
* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
## version 3.20121126
This adds several features to the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta.
In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
* Using Box.com's 5 gigabytes of free storage space as a cloud transfer
point between between repositories that cannot directly contact
one-another. (Many other cloud providers are also supported, from Rsync.net
to Amazon S3, to your own ssh server.)
* Archiving or backing up files to Amazon Glacier.
* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
sync as changes are made to them.
* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
computers to keep them in sync.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* The Max OSX standalone app does not work on all versions of Max OSX.
* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
* Retrieval of files from Amazon Glacier is not fully automated; the
assistant does not automatically retry in the 4 to 5 hours period
when Glacier makes the files available.
## version 3.20121112
This is a major upgrade of the git-annex assistant, which is still in beta.
In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
* [[Sharing repositories with friends|share_with_a_friend_walkthrough]]
contacted through a Jabber server (such as Google Talk).
* Setting up cloud repositories, that are used as backups, archives,
or transfer points between repositories that cannot directly contact
one-another.
* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
sync as changes are made to them.
* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
computers to keep them in sync.
The following upgrade notes apply if you're upgrading from a previous version:
* For best results, edit the configuration of repositories you set
up with older versions, and place them in a repository group.
This lets the assistant know how you want to use the repository; for backup,
archival, as a transfer point for clients, etc. Go to Configuration ->
Manage Repositories, and click in the "configure" link to edit a repository's
configuration.
* If you set up a cloud repository with an older version, and have multiple
clients using it, you are recommended to configure an Jabber account,
so that clients can use it to communicate when sending data to the
cloud repository. Configure Jabber by opening the webapp, and going to
Configuration -> Configure jabber account
* When setting up local pairing, the assistant did not limit the paired
computer to accessing a single git repository. This new version does,
by setting GIT_ANNEX_SHELL_DIRECTORY in `~/.ssh/authorized_keys`.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
## version 3.20121009
This is a maintenance release of the git-annex assistant, which is still in
beta.
In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
sync as changes are made to them.
* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
computers to keep them in sync.
* Cloning your repository to a remote server, running ssh, and uploading
changes made to your files to the server. There is special support
for using the rsync.net cloud provider this way, or any shell account
on a typical unix server, such as a Linode VPS can be used.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
* In order to ensure that all multiple repositories are kept in sync,
each computer with a repository must be running the git-annex assistant.
* The assistant does not yet always manage to keep repositories in sync
when some are hidden from others behind firewalls.
## version 3.20120924
This is the first beta release of the git-annex assistant.
In general, anything you can configure with the assistant's web app
will work. Some examples of use cases supported by this release include:
* [[Pairing|pairing_walkthrough]] two computers that are on the same local
network (or VPN) and automatically keeping the files in the annex in
sync as changes are made to them.
* Cloning your repository to removable drives, USB keys, etc. The assistant
will notice when the drive is mounted and keep it in sync.
Such a drive can be stored as an offline backup, or transported between
computers to keep them in sync.
* Cloning your repository to a remote server, running ssh, and uploading
changes made to your files to the server. There is special support
for using the rsync.net cloud provider this way, or any shell account
on a typical unix server, such as a Linode VPS can be used.
The following are known limitations of this release of the git-annex
assistant:
* On Mac OSX and BSD operating systems, the assistant uses kqueue to watch
files. Kqueue has to open every directory it watches, so too many
directories will run it out of the max number of open files (typically
1024), and fail. See [[bugs/Issue_on_OSX_with_some_system_limits]]
for a workaround.
* In order to ensure that all multiple repositories are kept in sync,
each computer with a repository must be running the git-annex assistant.
* The assistant does not yet always manage to keep repositories in sync
when some are hidden from others behind firewalls.
* If a file is checked into git as a normal file and gets modified
(or merged, etc), it will be converted into an annexed file. So you
should not mix use of the assistant with normal git files in the same
repository yet.
* If you `git annex unlock` a file, it will immediately be re-locked.
See [[bugs/watcher_commits_unlocked_files]].
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