Polaris

Changelog

Release notes, fixes, and product updates for Polaris.

Fixes and improvements

Polaris 0.5.0 fixes flaky 1Password access during deploys.

Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where Polaris could lose access to 1Password items while a deploy was running.
  • Deploys no longer require restarting Polaris to restore 1Password access.

Status monitor polish

Polaris 0.4.0 shipped follow-up polish for the local status monitor release.

Improvements

  • Published an updated signed and notarized DMG for the status monitor build.
  • Kept the Sparkle update feed current for automatic Polaris updates.

Live status monitor

Polaris 0.3.0 adds a local status monitor for wallboard-style deployment visibility.

New

  • Added a local status monitor that refreshes itself while Polaris is running.
  • Added controls to copy or open the status monitor URL.
  • Made project and server state visible from a browser-based TV view.

Remote Rails console

Polaris 0.2.1 adds a remote Rails console launcher and broadens macOS support.

New

  • Added a remote Rails console launcher for selected Kamal projects.
  • Opened console sessions with the right project and target context.

Improvements

  • Lowered the minimum macOS deployment target to 26.0.

Proxy, domains, and requests

Polaris 0.2.0 adds deeper kamal-proxy visibility and app update support.

New

  • Added Proxy, Domains, and Requests views for inspecting kamal-proxy state.
  • Showed entrypoints, routes, services, targets, TLS state, and route backing.
  • Parsed proxy access logs into request rows with status, duration, host, path, and service.
  • Added Sparkle update metadata and a Check for Updates action.

Rollback parsing and release versioning

Polaris 0.1.0 improves rollback candidate detection and release version handling.

Improvements

  • Rollback candidates now understand image tags, raw Git SHAs, and replaced container names.
  • Commit metadata lookup normalizes rollback versions before asking Git for details.
  • Release tooling now tracks MARKETING_VERSION and CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION more consistently.

Initial macOS release

The first signed and notarized Polaris DMG release.

New

  • Added the native macOS app shell for opening Kamal projects.
  • Added the core project, SSH, deploy command, license, and persistence foundations.
  • Published a Developer ID signed, notarized, and stapled DMG.