This newv2.37.0 release brings several security and bug fixes. New features like the possibility to download directories as tarballs, better control for server log ANSI output, end of support for a few unmaintained Windows platforms and other improvements.

End of support for unmaintained Windows 7, 8, 8.1 platforms

As anticipated inv2.36.1, SWS no longer supports Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 platforms. SWS now requires Rust1.82.0 or later to build, and the minimum supported Windows platform isWindows 10.

Cargo experimental feature restored

The Cargoexperimental feature is part of the binary release again (v2.37.0 and future releases).

Fixes

• b56e3c4 Bugfix/security dependency updates including tokio, rustls, chrono, flate2, windows-service, serde and other crates. SWS now requires Rust1.82.0 or later to build. PRUpdate dependencies 30.05.2025 and MSRV to 1.82.0 #546,Update dependencies 26.05.2025 and MSRV 1.81.0 #545 by@joseluisq
• a384d92 Update Alpine3.20.6 and Debian12.10 Docker images. PRUpdate Alpine (3.20.6) and Debian (12.10) Docker images #539 by@joseluisq
• cb19995 Generic server log info output even on higher log levels. PRFix generic serverINFO log output entries at startup, even on higher log levels #542 fixesINFO output even on higher log levels #541 reported by@Tasssadar.

Features

• 89f5846 Support for downloading a directory as a compressed tarball (tar.gz) via the new--directory-listing-download=targz option. PRAdd support for downloading a directory as a compressed tarball #544 by@ekangmonyet resolvesAbility to download zip, tar etc? #67 suggested by@shirshak55. Seedocs.
• 0236980 Control log ANSI output via boolean new--log-with-ansi=true option (SWS is now no-ANSI by default). PRControl log ANSI output via boolean--log-with-ansi option #543 resolvesSupport disabling log colors #540 suggested by@Tasssadar. Seedocs.

Refactorings

• Misc:5d1eaac Automate post-release updates using CI. PRAutomate post-release updates via CI #538 by@joseluisq

For more details see thev2.37.0 milestone and the full changelogv2.36.1...v2.37.0.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to our new donor@mrkesu for supporting the project.