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Ares v5.0.12 Server Point Release Staging

26 June 2024 Ares Server (5.0.12) Release​

The Ares Server has been updated to a new version (5.0.12) to fix an issue present in the previous version of the Ares Server (v5.0.10) affecting LTI integrations and to fix several separate issues present in the previous version of the Ares Server Installer (v5.0.10).

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Update Procedure

Atlas-hosted sites currently on server version 5.0.10 will be contacted by Atlas Support (support@atlas-sys.com) and will receive an email with more details about the update. If you are on a previous version of Ares and would like to schedule an update, please contact support@atlas-sys.com to schedule your update with hosting services.

To install the latest Ares 5.0 server components, please download and run the 5.0.12 Ares Server Installer file (available here) if self-hosted.

Note: Self-hosted sites on versions of the Ares Server earlier than 5.0.10 should follow the update procedure outlined in the 5.0.10 server release notes to perform the 5.0.12 server update to ensure that the necessary .NET 8 components are installed on the Ares Server prior to updating.

Server Component Updates

The following components will be updated to the listed version numbers during the server update process:

  • Ares Web API v1.0.10
FixedFixed an issue affecting the Ares Web API's LTI controller in the Ares Server v5.0.10 release which could lead to issues with existing LTI integrations after the server update.
FixedFixed the following issues present in Ares Server Installer v5.0.10:

  • Fixed an issue where the installer would not create the 'docs' virtual directory in IIS pointing to the AresDocs\PublicDocs folder.

  • Fixed an issue where the installer would not correctly load nonstandard paths set for the Ares installation directory and the AresDocs directory in previous installer runs, which would require manually setting those paths to the correct values in the installer options during the server update.

  • When SQL server authentication is selected, the installer will now check to ensure the provided database username and password credentials are valid before beginning the installation process.