Changelog
What shipped.
Every meaningful platform change, newest first. No marketing fluff — just what changed and why it matters to you.
2026-10-11
Strict website limits
- Every account now gets 3 websites by default — strictly enforced: creating a 4th shows a "limit reached" notice and the server rejects it.
- Admins can raise any user's limit from the admin panel (Users → View). Users see their live usage on the Domains page.
2026-10-11
One-click templates + deploy from GitHub
- New Deploy page in the dashboard: six starter templates (Portfolio, Resume, Blog, SaaS Landing, College Project, Link in Bio) that go live in one click.
- Deploy any public GitHub repo to your site by pasting its link — or connect your GitHub account to browse and deploy your own repos, private ones included. GitHub tokens are encrypted at rest.
- Replacements warn first; .htaccess and backups are preserved.
2026-10-11
Search listings + landing upgrades
- Submitted to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools — indexing requested for all public pages.
- New "Free Plan" section with the real enforced limits, and an honest Thikana-vs-competitors comparison table.
- Hero proof metrics, sticky mobile signup bar, and this changelog.
2026-10-07 · build 20261007-audit1
Backend hosting v1 + MySQL self-service
- Run real backends: per-domain Node.js and Python processes with file-watch restarts, logs and env vars.
- Create MySQL databases yourself from the dashboard — real cPanel-provisioned databases, passwords shown once.
- File manager moved inside the dashboard; branded error pages; per-domain operation locks fixed backend start/stop races.
2026-10-06
Mailer reliability + email hardening
- Fixed a crash where an un-awaited async database read killed the whole server process on MySQL.
- Email now sends via the server's own mail system with a single aligned domain signature — better deliverability, no third-party SMTP.
2026-10-04
Security audit hardening
- 51 unauthenticated helper endpoints neutralized; strict security headers (HSTS, CSP) enabled.
- Zip-extraction hardened against symlink attacks; backend file access locked down.
2026-10-03
Thikana launches
- Public landing page, free accounts, and the control panel go live on pagecraft.website.
- Free subdomains with automatic HTTPS — live in about 90 seconds. Standalone cPanel-style file access.