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The latest release of VolanoChat is version 2.6, with several important new features and bug fixes. You can download the latest version of VolanoChat from the Download VolanoChat page.
There have been significant changes to the property files for VolanoChat from previous versions. We strongly recommend that you complete a clean install and then modify the property files according to the documentation. The version-by-version changes are documented in the changes.txt
file for the server and client sides:
conf/changes.txt
webapps/ROOT/vcclient/changes.txt
However, if you want to use your existing property files, you will need to take the following steps:
Install the new version of VolanoChat into its own directory, for example vchat2.6.1
.
Copy the server configuration files from the older VolanoChat directory to the new installation's conf
subdirectory. For example, on Unix enter a command like the following:
cp vchat2.5.1.1/conf/*.txt vchat2.6.1/conf
and on Windows, enter:
copy vchat2.5.1.1\conf\*.txt vchat2.6.1\conf
On Windows, you may instead use the Windows Explorer to drag and drop these files from your old vchat2.5.1.1
folder to the new vchat2.6.1 folder.
Do the same for your applet configuration files, along with any image, sound, or Web files you have modified. For example, on Unix enter commands like the following:
cp vchat2.5.1.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient/*.txt vchat2.6.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient cp vchat2.5.1.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient/*.gif vchat2.6.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient cp vchat2.5.1.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient/*.jpg vchat2.6.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient cp vchat2.5.1.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient/*.au vchat2.6.1/webapps/ROOT/vcclient
and on Windows, enter:
copy vchat2.5.1.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient\*.txt vchat2.6.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient copy vchat2.5.1.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient\*.gif vchat2.6.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient copy vchat2.5.1.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient\*.jpg vchat2.6.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient copy vchat2.5.1.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient\*.au vchat2.6.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient
On Windows, you may instead use the Windows Explorer to drag and drop these files from your old vchat2.5.1.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient
folder to the new vchat2.6.1\webapps\ROOT\vcclient
folder. If you have published the old vcclient
directory through your Web server, make sure to remove it and publish the new vcclient
folder. You cannot use older applets with the newer server.
You'll want to update your older property files to include the new server and applet properties available in the latest version.
Stop the VolanoChat server and restart the new version in the vchat2.6.1
directory. See the [4.0] Installation chapter for details on how to start and stop the VolanoChat server for your operating system.
VolanoChat uses a new text-based license key. If you're upgrading to version 2.6 from version 2.1 or earlier, you will need to write to Volano Support <service@volano.com> for details on how to obtain a new key. Once you receive this key, copy it into your conf/key.txt
file over the existing trial key file. Make sure the license string itself is on just one line in the file and not word-wrapped onto one or more lines. Then restart the VolanoChat server.
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