Changelog
Find the highlights for each version of Watchtower. Major versions are the main groups; minor versions appear below them, newest first. Small patch updates are included in their minor version’s summary. Dates follow version history and cover the first version through the latest patch included in each summary.
Unreleased
Section titled “Unreleased”-
Select a device on the dashboard to see its identity, notes, product information and evidence in one place.
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See Last time Online in the dashboard’s zoomed device view for offline and NO DATA devices. It shows the last confirmed successful check, or Unknown if none is recorded. See Understanding status.
Version 0
Section titled “Version 0”0.10 — Scheduled device expectations
Section titled “0.10 — Scheduled device expectations”–
- Reuse weekly schedules across devices, with Expected on, Expected off, and Silenced periods.
- Paint exceptions into the week, join touching periods, and add special dates for services or events. Saving returns to the schedule list.
- Manage the Organization time zone in Organization settings; new accounts use the creator’s local time zone.
- Assign schedules in dashboard order, with Area-wide selection, and keep batch actions visible while editing device layouts.
- Use warm-up and cool-down allowances, or silence a device temporarily until a chosen time or schedule change.
- See Unexpectedly online warnings and Offline · as expected states. A hollow red circle identifies expected offline; silenced devices keep solid neutral borders, hatched marks, and explicit labels.
- Open these guides from Help in your account menu.
- Read more complete device summaries in nested Areas, with rows balanced around their content.
Schedules flag reachability mismatches; they do not turn equipment on or off. Times use AM/PM in your Organization’s time zone, and missing evidence remains NO DATA.
See Schedule device expectations, Read your dashboard, and Understanding status.
0.9 — Organization-wide spaces and sharing
Section titled “0.9 — Organization-wide spaces and sharing”- Organize your devices within an Organization using Areas and child Areas.
- Create several named shared dashboards, select their Areas or Device Groups, and choose whether viewers can open device destinations.
- Read compact Area summaries that adapt to the available space; open an Area to reveal more detail.
- Recognize a healthy dashboard from its page verdict and summary strip, with neutral marks beside zero problem counts.
See Read your dashboard and Devices and Areas.
0.8 — Easier setup and everyday use
Section titled “0.8 — Easier setup and everyday use”–
- Switch between the visual dashboard and the List without losing your search or Area filter.
- Sort the List or group devices by status without rearranging your saved layout.
- Pair a collector with fewer setup fields. Connection settings are under Advanced options when you need them.
- Find public dashboard sharing in Organization settings.
- Read clearer status marks and compact nested Areas, with names that stay readable when you zoom.
- Use the Organization mark in the header and browser tab to see a summary of the full inventory, even while filtering.
- Find the app version in the footer when requesting help.
See Read your dashboard and Set up a collector.
0.7 — Reusable product details
Section titled “0.7 — Reusable product details”–
- Choose a Model for physical equipment or a Product for an App or Service from the catalog.
- Create a private Model or Product when your team needs one that is missing from the catalog.
- Submit general product details for review when you want to share them with other teams.
- Open a device’s own edit page and return to where you started after saving.
- Update shared details or product choices for several selected devices together.
See Devices and Areas.
0.6 — Useful details at a glance
Section titled “0.6 — Useful details at a glance”–
- See the version reported by each collector on its card.
- Read compact device summaries inside deeply nested Areas.
See Devices and Areas and Set up a collector.
0.5 — More than one collector
Section titled “0.5 — More than one collector”- Use several collectors at one Site and choose the Areas or networks each one covers.
- Choose a specific collector for a device when automatic selection needs help.
- Reconnect a revoked collector while keeping its settings and device assignments.
See Set up a collector. Missing or old results still show NO DATA; they do not mean a device is offline.
0.4 — Navigate your spaces
Section titled “0.4 — Navigate your spaces”–
- Open an Area or device from the visual dashboard for a closer look.
- Keep nested Areas in the order and arrangement your team saves.
- Use the public guides to learn setup, status meanings, and troubleshooting.
See Read your dashboard or Get started.
0.3 — A clearer dashboard
Section titled “0.3 — A clearer dashboard”–
- See Areas and devices together on the visual dashboard, with separate styles for device status.
- Silence a device while keeping its check result visible.
- Support providers can create a new customer Organization from their portfolio.
See Read your dashboard and Understand device status.
0.2 — More ways to check devices
Section titled “0.2 — More ways to check devices”–
- Choose a web check or a port check as well as ping to see whether a device responds.
- Discover more devices with a collector scan, then review which ones to add.
See Devices and Areas. A successful check does not prove that every part of a device is working.
0.1 — Organize and share
Section titled “0.1 — Organize and share”–
- Arrange Areas and devices in the layout editor and update several devices together.
- Share a read-only dashboard link with people who do not sign in.
See Devices and Areas and Share a read-only dashboard.
0.0 — Initial app refinements
Section titled “0.0 — Initial app refinements”- Use a simpler dashboard, device editor, and Collector page for routine setup.
- Open a device’s editor directly from its details and use its saved web destination.
See Get started and Devices and Areas.