Akira platform version 1.99.20 has been released (tagged at 1.99.20.20260916023102.c4e0597597). This is in a series of releases made from the 1.99 development branch.

Nameserver monitoring and control

Nameserver object views now provide substantially more operational information and control. Akira can show the current nameserver status and global DNS statistics. The status presentation has also been refined with clearer labels, card organization, and improved handling when a nameserver is unavailable.

A new "Graphs" view displays historical nameserver statistics recorded in RRD files. Graph loading is optimized so that only the required data is requested.

Nameserver reconfiguration can be requested directly from the web interface, and the result is reported to the user. Manager commands are queued so that multiple operations are processed in a predictable order. Akira can also generate the manager bootstrap configuration and startup guidance needed to connect a Loop nameserver to Akira.

Managed Loop nameserver configuration

The nameserver and nameserver-group data model now includes a broader set of options corresponding to named.conf(5). Values can be set on an individual nameserver or inherited from its nameserver group, allowing common DNS settings to be managed centrally while still permitting per-server overrides.

Object editing now preserves explicit unspecified values where inheritance is meaningful, while select fields continue to receive their configured defaults when no value has been supplied.

Object model and navigation

Akira's object model has been expanded and reorganized. DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 server and server-group objects have been introduced, that will be expanded in future versions. Object category ordering, titles, field labels, and field ordering have been made more consistent throughout the interface.

Object records now carry creation and modification timestamps, which are shown in object views. Related-object entries are linked for easier navigation, and many-to-many relationships are no longer redundantly presented as ordinary object-list columns. Forms place fields more consistently and use clearer labels for several fields.

Web interface improvements

The main navigation and settings areas have been simplified and reorganized, and dashboard cards are grouped into clearer sub-categories. The About page has been refreshed, navigation headings use normal capitalization, and several smaller layout, alert, tab, and dialog issues have been corrected.

Dashboard data is refreshed after a browser WebSocket reconnect so that the page catches up with changes that may have occurred while the connection was unavailable.

Platform support

Akira is now packaged for Amazon Linux and Azure Linux, extending the set of platforms for which Akira packages are provided.

Build reliability

A shared build-system issue in crypto-library detection has been corrected.

Changes

• Added nameserver status, statistics, historical graphs, reconfiguration controls, manager configuration guidance, queued manager commands, and improved nameserver availability reporting. [RT2323, RT2326, RT2328, RT2331, RT2332, RT2334, RT2335, RT2336, RT2337, RT2338, RT2343, RT2344, RT2345, RT2346, RT2347, RT2348, RT2349, RT2351, RT2352, RT2354, RT2355, RT2356, RT2357, RT2359, RT2367, RT2368, RT2378, RT2387]

• Expanded managed Loop nameserver configuration with additional nameserver and nameserver-group options, inheritance-aware values, recursion control, and more reliable live reconfiguration including query logging changes. [RT2364, RT2365, RT2366, RT2371, RT2372, RT2376]

• Expanded and reorganized the object model, including object timestamps, linked related objects, the full management schema, consistent categories, titles and field ordering, improved defaults and labels, and DHCPv4/DHCPv6 server and server-group objects. [RT2316, RT2318, RT2319, RT2340, RT2350, RT2361, RT2362, RT2363, RT2373, RT2375, RT2380, RT2381, RT2382, RT2383, RT2384, RT2385]

• Refined the web interface with WebSocket reconnect refreshes, corrected multi-pane layouts, simpler navigation, reorganized settings, grouped dashboard cards, and updated About-page presentation. [RT2313, RT2314, RT2315, RT2320, RT2327, RT2330, RT2360, RT2369, RT2374, RT2377]

• Added comprehensive sample data for demonstration environments. [RT2386, RT2388]

• Added package and installation support for Amazon Linux and Azure Linux. [RT2305]

• Improved build and automated-test reliability while the above features were developed. [RT2307, RT2308, RT2310, RT2311, RT2312, RT2317, RT2329, RT2333, RT2341, RT2342, RT2353, RT2370, RT2379]

Some more development releases will be made from this branch until Akira 2.0 is ready to be branched.