This release introduces major improvements focused on network security, dashboard redesign, console stability, user experience, and automation improvements.

Network Configuration & Reverse Proxy Support
A major infrastructure update focused on improving deployment flexibility and security.

Added

• Configurable web server host and port in config.yml
  
• New allow-external option for controlling external access
  
• Support for localhost-only mode (127.0.0.1) for secure reverse proxy setups
  
• Reverse proxy IP detection via X-Forwarded-For

Improved

• Better compatibility with reverse proxies such as Nginx and Cloudflare Tunnel
  
• Graceful handling for BindException when port is already in use
  
• Graceful handling for invalid hostname (UnknownHostException)
  
• Automatic web server shutdown on plugin reload

Complete Dashboard Redesign
The dashboard has been fully redesigned for a cleaner and more professional server management experience.

New Dashboard Layout

• New banner card with server MOTD and Minecraft version
  
• Added quick action SVG buttons
  
• 4 new system monitoring cards:
  • Online Players
    
  • TPS Monitor
    
  • RAM Usage (with progress bar)
    
  • CPU Usage (real system CPU percentage)

Layout Improvements

• New 40/60 split dashboard layout
  
• System Information section:
  • Operating System
    
  • Server Uptime
• Live Console Preview integrated directly into dashboard

Page Restructure

• Removed player list from dashboard
  
• Added dedicated Players Management page

Sidebar Navigation Improvements
Sidebar is now organized into logical sections for better navigation.

New Structure
Main

• Dashboard
  
• Console

Administration

• Players
  
• Whitelist
  
• Bans

Management

• Users

UI Improvements

• Added section titles
  
• New semantic action button colors:
  • Save
    
  • Reload
    
  • Stop

Performance Monitoring Improvements
Added

• Real CPU monitoring using Java reflection (com.sun.management)
  
• CPU status indicator with dynamic color coding:
  • Green → Healthy
    
  • Amber → Medium load
    
  • Red → High load

Console Stability Improvements
Fixed console log reading issues on different server environments.

Fixed

• Console now properly reads server logs using correct server root path
  
• Better fallback handling when console output is empty

New /webadmin reload Command
Added plugin hot reload support.

Added

• /webadmin reload

This command now:

• Stops current web server safely
  
• Reloads configuration
  
• Reinitializes plugin automatically

Custom Confirm Modal System
Browser native alerts and confirm dialogs have been completely replaced.

New Modal Features

• Custom confirmation modal system
  
• Better UI consistency across all actions
  
• Dedicated danger confirmation button styling

Protected Actions
Added confirmation modal for:

• Kick Player
  
• Ban Player
  
• Stop Server
  
• Reload Server
  
• Unban Player
  
• Remove Whitelist Entry
  
• Remove User

New Reason Input
Kick and Ban actions now require reason input before confirmation.

Auto Refresh System
Several pages now refresh automatically for better real-time monitoring.

Added

• Players page refresh every 5 seconds
  
• Bans page refresh every 10 seconds
  
• Users page refresh every 30 seconds

Internal Improvements

• Improved page loading system
  
• Added failsafe protection for missing DOM elements
  
• Improved route hash navigation
  
• Better frontend state handling

Thank you to everyone testing MinePanel and providing valuable feedback.

More improvements coming soon