Release notes

Chainstack 3.0

July 7, 2022

What’s new

• Protocols.
  • Harmony migrated from testnet to devnet for better experience.
  • Tezos migrated from Hangzhounet to Ithacanet.
• Pricing. An update to the pricing plans with new features and increased included requests. See the blog post with an overview.
• Node naming. Shared nodes are now elastic nodes to reflect the underlying architecture and scalable infrastructure.
• APIs.
  • Fast transaction propagation with the Warp transactions feature on Ethereum, Polygon, and BNB Smart Chain.
  • Miner Extractable Value (MEV) API for elastic Ethereum nodes for mainnet and Goerli testnet.
  • Debug and trace APIs for elastic Ethereum archive nodes.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.13

June 1, 2022

What’s new

• Protocols.
  • Ethereum Erigon support for dedicated archive nodes.
  • StarkNet testnet support.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.12

May 5, 2022

What’s new

• Protocols. StarkNet support.
• Documentation. StarkNet general description, operations, simple L1L2 messaging tutorial.
• Clouds. You can now deploy your nodes in the Amazon Web Services Tokyo region.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.11

April 14, 2022

What’s new

• Protocols. Ethereum Goerli support.
• Role management
  • You can now assign roles to your organization's users and change roles of the existing users.
  • There are now three roles: Admin, Editor, Viewer.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.10

March 10, 2022

What’s new

• Protocols. Harmony support. You can now use shared and dedicated Harmony Shard 0 nodes on mainnet and devnet.
• Documentation. Harmony general description, operations, simple metaverse tutorial.
• Subscription downgrading. You have now the ability to downgrade your plan on the Settings > Billing page.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.9

February 10, 2022

What's new

• Protocols. Solana support. You can now use Solana nodes on mainnet and devnet.
• Documentation. Solana general description, operations, token vesting tutorial.
• Public API. You can now use the Chainstack API to manage your Solana nodes. See API reference.
• Crypto payments. You can now top up your balance with crypto and Chainstack will automatically deduct all costs from your balance.

Bug fixes

• Response codes chart on the node details page shows all types of codes.
• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.8

December 30, 2021

What's new

• Protocols.
  • Avalanche support. You can now deploy full and archive Avalanche nodes with X-Chain and C-Chain endpoints on mainnet and Fuji testnet.
  • Tezos Hangzhounet testnet support. The Florencenet testnet support is deprecated.
• Documentation. Avalanche general description, operations, flash loan tutorial.
• Public API. You can now use the Chainstack API to manage your Avalanche, Fantom, and Tezos nodes. See API reference.
• Billing. Removed free usage period on the Developer plan. The Developer plan keeps other usage features, including the free 3M requests.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.7

December 1, 2021

What's new

• Protocols.
  • Fantom support. You can now deploy full and archive Fantom nodes on mainnet and testnet.
  • Tezos dedicated node support. You can now deploy dedicated full and archive Tezos nodes.
• Documentation. Fantom general description, operations, ERC-721 contract tutorial.
• Node metrics. Added node requests metrics for public chain protocols.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.6

August 18, 2021

What's new

• Protocols. Tezos support. You can now deploy full and archive Tezos nodes on mainnet and Florence testnet.
• Node details. Node access and credentials for public chain and Quorum nodes now include key-protected endpoints.
• Clouds. You can now send requests for dedicated public chain node deployment in the Amazon Web Services.
• Billing. You can now upgrade to the Enterprise plan from your billing settings.
• Pricing. Free usage period on the Developer plan reduced from 14 to 7 days.
• Documentation. Tezos general description, operations, fund contract tutorial.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.5

June 1, 2021

What's new

• Protocols. Binance Smart Chain support. You can now deploy full Binance Smart Chain nodes on mainnet and testnet.
• 2FA. You can now add an extra layer of security to Chainstack account with two-factor authentication (2FA). Once enabled, you will be prompted to enter a code generated by your mobile device each time you log in.
• Documentation. Binance Smart Chain general description, operations, BEP-1155 contract tutorial.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.4

May 10, 2021

What's new

• Protocols. Polygon PoS support. You can now deploy full and archive Polygon PoS nodes on mainnet and testnet.
• Documentation. Polygon general description, operations, smart contract bridging tutorial.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.3

April 6, 2021

What's new

• Pricing. Flexible pay-per-request pricing for shared nodes on all subscription plans.
• Billing. Payments in cryptocurrency for customers on the Enterprise plan.
• Public API. You can now use the Chainstack API to manage your Corda applications. See API reference.

See also Chainstack 2.3: Faster and better public blockchain APIs.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.2

January 22, 2021

What's new

• Private hosting. You can now use your own Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) infrastructure to deploy blockchain nodes and networks on Chainstack.
• Clouds. You can now deploy your nodes and networks in the Amazon Web Services US East region.
• Identity management. You can now securely manage your organization's identity for Hyperledger Fabric networks. See also Manage your organization identities.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.1.2

November 2, 2020

What's new

• Billing. You can now reattempt past due payments through billing card change or directly in the activity log. The activity log also provides more information on your billing events.

Bug fixes

• Resolved an issue with some Hyperledger Explorer instances in Fabric networks being out of sync with the blockchain state.
• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.1

September 16, 2020

What's new

• Protocols.
  • Ethereum Rinkeby support.
  • Quorum 2.7.0 support.
• GraphQL. You can now query dedicated Ethereum full nodes and archive nodes with GraphQL.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 2.0

August 31, 2020

What's new

• Public API. You can now use the Chainstack API to manage your resources. See the API documentation.
• Protocols
  • Corda 4.5 support.
  • Hyperledger Fabric 2.2 support.
• Node management. You can now stop and start your nodes to save your usage costs.
• Service nodes. You can now access in the UI the service nodes deployed with your consortium networks.
• Clouds. You can now deploy your nodes and networks in the Microsoft Azure UK South region.
• Pricing. No more user limit on all pricing plans.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.6

July 7, 2020

What's new

• Protocols. Bitcoin testnet support.
• Pricing
  • New Growth pricing plan.
  • Reduced fixed plan costs.
  • Reduced usage costs.
  • Uniform usage rates for all cloud providers.

See the new pricing plans and a blog post introducing the new pricing.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.5.2

June 2, 2020

What's new

• Protocols
  • Corda 4.4 support.
  • Quorum 2.6.0 support. Tessera (opens new window) 0.10.5 support.
• Node logs. You can now access the logs for your dedicated nodes in the new node log viewer, with the ability to browse by date and container.
• Node resources. You can now view the resources that have been dynamically allocated to each of your dedicated nodes.
• CorDapp notifications. You will now receive notifications based on the successful or failed result of CorDapp installations or removals initiated through Chainstack's CorDapp management interface.
• UI. You can now view hosting information directly on the node list for each network.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.5.1

April 22, 2020

What's new

• Protocols
  • Corda Network (opens new window) and Corda Pre-Production Network (opens new window) support. You can now join the Corda production and pre-production networks. See also Join a public network.
  • Hyperledger Fabric 2.1.0 support.
• Clouds. You can now deploy your nodes and networks in the Amazon Web Services US West region.
• Vault. You can now store your Corda identity key material in a secure vault. See also View your organization vault.
• Identity management. You can now securely manage your organization identity for the Corda networks. See also Manage your organization identities.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.5

March 2, 2020

What's new

• Protocols. Hyperledger Fabric support. You can deploy a multi-org Hyperledger Fabric v2.0.1 network, complete with Raft ordering service, new chaincode lifecycle capabilities, and a network explorer.
• UI. Updated cloud provider selector to provide easier visibility of available hosting options.
• Documentation. Hyperledger Fabric general description, operations, chaincode tutorial.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.4.3

February 13, 2020

What's new

• Protocols
  • Ethereum archive node support. Deploy a dedicated Ethereum archive node. Connect to a shared archive node for free on Business and Enterprise tiers. Geth 1.9.10 support.
  • Quorum transaction manager Tessera 0.10.3 support.
• UI. In-line edit button for all resources to improve access to quick actions.
• Documentation. Ethereum modes section to help in selecting whether to deploy a full or archive Ethereum node.

Bug fixes

• Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

Chainstack 1.4.2

December 31, 2019

What's new

• Protocols
  • Corda 4.3 support. You can also now install CorDapps containing workflows and contracts in a single JAR file.
  • Quorum 2.4.0 support. Learner node role support. Tessera (opens new window) 0.10.2 support.
  • MultiChain 2.0.3 support.
  • Bitcoin 0.19.0.1 support. Bitcoin nodes now run with the txindex flag allowing to query any transaction on the blockchain.
• Documentation. Context-sensitive documentation links in the platform UI.

Bug fixes

• Installation rollback for CorDapps not compatible with Corda node.
• Numerous UI and copy fixes and improvements.

Chainstack 1.4.1

November 14, 2019

What's new

• Protocols. Bitcoin 0.18 support. You can now deploy dedicated nodes with Bolt synchronization and free access to shared nodes on the mainnet.
• Network and node statuses. You can now see network and node statuses to when operations are occurring on any network resource.
• Node details. Node access and credentials are now grouped into sections, so it's easier to read.
• Billing. View individual metered usage cost line items for the current billing period, updated hourly.
• Documentation. Bitcoin general description and Bitcoin operations.

Bug fixes

• Numerous UI and copy fixes and improvements.

Chainstack 1.4

October 17, 2019

What's new

• Protocols
  • Corda 4.1 support. You can now deploy a consortium network with network map service, doorman, and notary. Dynamically add and remove participant nodes. Install and remove CorDapps.
  • Quorum 2.3.0 support. Replaced Constellation transaction manager with Tessera.
• User management. Invite users into the organization.
• Billing. View metered usage cost for the current billing period, updated hourly.
• Documentation
  • Corda general description and Corda operations.
  • New tutorials: No ticket scalping CorDapp and Trust fund account with Remix.

Bug fixes

• Resolved unexpected leader changes on Quorum networks with Raft consensus by increasing Raft block time from 50 to 150 ms.
• Numerous UI and copy fixes and improvements.

Chainstack 1.3

September 3, 2019

What's new

• Security. Protected endpoints added for Quorum and Ethereum nodes.
• Deployment. Bolt snapshots are now updated hourly so that nodes are deployed and synchronized with fresher snapshots.
• Protocols. Numerous stability improvements for Quorum networks and nodes.
• Activity and events. In-platform notifications and activity log introduced to provide visibility into account activity.
• Documentation. Complete content and structure overhaul for improved access, browsing, and discovery.

Bug fixes

• Numerous UI and copy fixes and improvements.

Breaking changes

• Unprotected endpoints for Quorum and Ethereum nodes deprecation on October 1, 2019.

Chainstack 1.2.1

July 1, 2019

What’s new

• Documentation
  • New guide: Deploying a hybrid MultiChain network.
  • New tutorial: Loyalty program with Truffle.

Bug fixes

• Improved Ropsten nodes syncing.

Chainstack 1.2

June 21, 2019

What’s new

• Protocols
  • Added Ethereum Ropsten testnet support with Bolt.
  • Updated Quorum explorer from blk-explorer-free (opens new window) to epirus-free (opens new window).
• Node details. Added complete details for Quorum, including default wallet private/public keys. Standardized fields for all protocols.
• Documentation. New tutorial: Academic certificates with Truffle.

Bug fixes

• Numerous UI and copy fixes and improvements.

Chainstack 1.1.1

May 9, 2019

What’s new

• Protocols. Introduced shared Ethereum mainnet nodes support.
• Projects. The project description field is now optional.

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues with MultiChain stability.

Chainstack 1.1

May 3, 2019

What’s new

• Updating and deleting resources. You can now edit project name and description, network and node name. You can delete nodes by the owner, networks are deleted automatically when the last node is deleted, projects can be deleted if empty.
• Navigation. Updated menu with links to Documentation and Support.
• Support. Added Zendesk widget.

Bug fixes

• Fixed sign-up markup issues.
• Adjusted columns in the network and node list.

Chainstack 1.0.2

April 11, 2019

What’s new

• Protocols
  • Added MultiChain 2.0 release support.
  • Added Quorum 2.2.3 support.

Bug fixes

• Fixed the MultiChain explorer lack of connectivity.
• Fixed project invitations duplicates.
• Fixed clearing the cookies on log out without a valid token.

Chainstack 1.0.1

April 2, 2019

What’s new

• Registration and sign in. Password recovery via email.

Bug fixes

• Fixed links to documentation, terms of service, and privacy policy.
• Fixed sorting by date in the network list.

Chainstack 1.0

March 17, 2019

• Registration and sign in. Signing up via email, password, and personal details. Signing up for a member invited to the consortium project. Email confirmation on successful registration. Email verification.
• Consortium project. Wizards to create a new network and add a node to the existing network. Invitation of other organizations as members to the project via email.
• Public chain project. Wizards to join a public network and add another node.
• Protocols
  • MultiChain 2.0-beta-1 support with blockchain explorer.
  • Quorum 2.2.1 support with Raft and IBFT, and blk-explorer-free (opens new window) blockchain explorer.
  • Full Ethereum mainnet node deployment with Bolt rapid sync mechanism.
• Clouds. Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Node details. Default wallet private/public keys, and chain name for MultiChain. Constellation private/public keys, and network ID for Quorum. Sync mode and network ID for Ethereum. Client version for all protocols.
• Settings. Editing personal and organization details. Changing password.
• Documentation. Portal based on VuePress.