We've Been Heads Down - Here's What's New with HH Panel
I will be honest: I have been so focused on building that blogging has completely slipped. That is probably a good sign. But it also means a lot of work has happened without me talking about it, so this is a proper catch-up.
Since the last update, 60 commits have landed across 1,018 files, with over 204,000 lines of additions. That is not a small update. That is months of serious work quietly shipped.
Here is what has actually changed.
Bot Hosting
One of the bigger additions is proper bot hosting. HH Panel now supports hosting Discord bots and similar services alongside traditional VPS services.
We have added support for a wide range of runtimes including the latest versions of Node.js, Python, and Java, with more being added regularly. The idea is simple: if you are running a bot, you should not need a full VPS. There is now a proper home for that.
Reinstall - Properly Fixed
Reinstalling a server sounds simple. In practice, it is one of the messiest parts of any hosting platform.
We have done a serious overhaul of the reinstall flow: unifying the logic, fixing progress tracking so it actually reflects what is happening in real time, and making the entire process more reliable end to end.
Live progress updates now work properly via real-time streaming, so you are not left wondering whether something has stalled.
Templates and OS Management
Template handling has been completely reworked. We moved to a smarter delegation model that separates the template worker from the frontend, improving reliability and making OS images easier to manage at scale.
Template metadata syncing, checksums, cache states, and file delivery have all been tightened up. We also enforced IDE bus for Cloud-Init drives across the board and added auto-migration for existing setups.
Notifications and Mass Email
Admin communications got a proper upgrade. There is now a mass email system built directly into the panel, supporting all service types: VPS, bot hosting, shared, and transit.
Emails are consolidated sensibly so customers are not spammed with individual messages when multiple services are affected. There is rate limiting built in too, so sending stays within limits.
The notification system also now supports service targeting, meaning alerts only reach customers with specific service types. No more blasting everyone for issues that only affect a subset of users.
BGP and Networking
BGP self-serve improvements have continued to land. IRR filter updates now properly support downstream prefix handling, and IPv6 gateway configuration has been tightened for off-link scenarios.
These are the kinds of fixes that matter when customers are running real network services.
Performance and Infrastructure
Behind the scenes, the panel infrastructure has been tuned. Docker containers were optimised for our host specs, CPU and memory allocation was adjusted, and the CI pipeline was rebuilt to build all three images in parallel, significantly cutting deploy times.
Dependencies have also been updated and a known vulnerability has been resolved.
Branding and Polish
HYEHOST branding has been standardised across the board, including SMBIOS data, so branding now appears at a firmware level on hosted machines. Small detail, but it matters.
There is more in the pipeline. The goal has always been to build a platform that can fully replace legacy billing and provisioning systems, and we are getting closer to that with every release.
More soon. Probably.
By the Numbers
- 60 commits since April 20th
- 1,018 files changed
- 204,640 lines added
- 2,573 lines removed