v2.1.7

Zyphra/Zonosv2.1.7Dec 17, 2025by stenya

AI Summary

This release addresses critical stability issues on Linux and improves UI responsiveness by fixing crashes and adding pause functionality for connections.

Key Highlights

Pause functionality for connections
Fix for Linux UI crash in rust-dark-light module
Fix for SPN Bootstrap failure
Auto-reload connections feature
Fix for mouse back button causing UI lockup

New Features

Pause functionality
Auto-reload connections
Fix for SPN Cannot Bootstrap issue
Fix for mouse back button lockup
Fix for DNSMonitor module crash on stop
UI WebSocket shutdown lifecycle fix

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

_Note: A manual restart of the Portmaster user interface is required after an automatic update for certain fixes to take effect._

**New:**
* "Pause" functionality (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/1867) by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2067
* (UI) Auto-reload connections (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2039) by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2040

**Fixes:**
* The "SPN Cannot Bootstrap" issue (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2095) by @stenya
* Mouse "back" button causing the Portmaster UI to lock up (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2023) by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2036
* (Linux) UI crash in rust-dark-light module by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2069
* DNSMonitor module crash on stop (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/2065) by @stenya
* UI WebSocket shutdown lifecycle by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2078
* UI issue when loading grouped connections from the "future" by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2042
* (Linux) iptables recovery (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/issues/1949) by @stenya in https://github.com/safing/portmaster/pull/2037

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/safing/portmaster/compare/v2.0.25...v2.1.7