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# November 15, 2025

Performance improvements, ignore paths, and CLI enhancements

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## 🔧 Backend Updates

### 🚀 Large Builds Performance Fix

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**⚡ 50% FASTER BUILD PROCESSING!**
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Optimized ZIP file handling during patch creation. Your builds now process **up to 50% faster**, especially for files approaching the **50 GB limit**.

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### 🎯 Ignore Paths for Patch Creation

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**NEW FEATURE:** Exclude files and folders from patch generation!
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Configure in **App Settings → Build & Patch** to exclude logs, cache, and temp files from patches.\
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**Benefits:**

* Smaller patch sizes = faster downloads
* Configure once, applies to all builds
* Supports wildcards: `logs\`, `*.tmp`, `cache\*.dat`
* Up to **100 paths** per app

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### 🔒 Enhanced Security

Secure filename handling for uploads with **path traversal protection**. Full backward compatibility maintained.

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### 🛡️ Build Management Improvements

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**Prevent accidental deletions** of live builds!
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* See builds assigned to environments before deletion
* Better tracking for retryable builds
* Smart warnings to prevent mistakes

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### 💻 CLI v1.0.0.8

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**Enhanced CLI Experience!** Retry builds, auto-updates, and interactive monitoring.
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**New Commands:**

* `retry <build-id>` - Retry failed builds without re-uploading
* `status <build-id> --watch` - Real-time build monitoring with auto-watch
* Automatic CLI version checking on startup

**Interactive Features:**

* Live progress bars and status updates
* Color-coded status indicators
* Automatic watch mode for better UX

[**Download CLI v1.0.0.8**](https://help.gamelauncher.cloud/applications/cli-releases)

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## 💻 Frontend Updates

### 🛡️ Build Safety Guards

Warnings before deleting builds assigned to active environments. Prevents accidental disruptions to live applications.

And other minimal changes...

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