SoloHost updates have been released alongside Pi Desktop version 0.6.3, introducing improvements to app discovery and management, app reliability, and developer tools for building and troubleshooting SoloHost applications.
Note: Beginning with version 0.6.3, these releases will be referred to as Pi Desktop versions rather than Pi Node versions.
Pi Desktop version 0.6.3 includes the following SoloHost updates:
- SoloHost App Ranking Based on Running Counts: Community SoloHost apps are now ranked based on how many people are currently running them. This helps highlight more active community apps in SoloHost, making it easier for Pioneers to discover apps that others are actually using.
- New “My Apps” Section: A new “My Apps” section has been added to the SoloHost home page, showing apps published by the current user. This gives developers and publishers a dedicated place to find and manage their own SoloHost apps.
- SoloHost App Readiness Probe: The readiness probe checks the status of SoloHost apps to help avoid intermittent 502 errors that can occur because of connectivity or other issues. This helps SoloHost better determine whether an app is ready and responding properly, improving the reliability of the app experience.
- Improved Docker Compose Support for Troubleshooting: Technical users who prefer to work through the command-line interface (CLI) can navigate to the install folder and run the standard docker compose up and docker compose down commands outside of SoloHost. This provides another way to test starting and stopping the container and troubleshoot issues when needed.
- New SoloHost Developer Contract: An initial SoloHost repository has been introduced to help developers create a SoloHost app. The repository is structured to be easily understood by AI agents, allowing the AI to more effectively assist developers in creating SoloHost apps.
- Bug Fixes
- SoloHost Login Token Fix: The release fixes an issue where a SoloHost login token could expire when Pi Desktop was left running for multiple days.
- Long Image Name Display Fix: The release also fixes a UI issue where long image names could extend outside of their display container instead of wrapping correctly.
Together, these updates strengthen SoloHost as more self-hosted apps are added to the platform. Improved app discovery and reliability can make it easier for Pioneers to find and run useful applications, while new developer resources and troubleshooting options can help developers easily build and maintain apps for SoloHost.
These improvements support SoloHost’s broader role in extending the utility of Pi Desktop and Nodes beyond blockchain infrastructure, giving Pioneers more ways to use their computers for self-hosted applications and developers more tools to build and bring apps into SoloHost.