Knoxite Dev Update - 27. August 2020

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+title = "Knoxite Dev Update - 27. August 2020"
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+summary = "It has been a while since the last update from us. Here are some of our development highlights"
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+date = "2020-08-27"
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+
+## Knoxite Development
+Quite some things happened over the past months. Here are some of our highlights
+in development since our last post. You may want to check them out.
+
+### Core
+- We've switched from TravisCI to Github Actions and seperated
+  our workflows into *lint*, *built* and *test*. (@muesli
+  [#92](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/92)
+  [#142](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/142/)).
+- We now provide the knoxite library in our projects root folder and moved
+  the commands into a dedicated `cmd/` folder. This is also described in Golangs
+  project stucture conventions. (@muesli
+  [#96](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/96)).
+
+### CLI
+- Knoxite now provides a `-v | --version` flag (@craftamap
+  [#111](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/111)).
+- Verify the integrity of your repositories contents at any time with the `verify` command
+  (@craftamap [#119](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/119)).
+  ```
+  $ knoxite verify --help
+  verify a repo, volume or snapshot
+
+  Usage:
+    knoxite verify [<volume> [<snapshot>]] [flags]
+
+  Flags:
+    -h, --help             help for verify
+    --percentage int   How many archives to be checked between 0 and 100 (default 70)
+  ```
+
+- You can change the password of a repository at any time now (@mahartma
+  [#114](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/114)
+  [#128](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/128)
+  [#116](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/116)).
+  ```
+  $ knoxite repo passwd --help
+  The passwd command changes the password of a repository
+
+  Usage:
+    knoxite repo passwd [flags]
+
+  Flags:
+    -h, --help   help for passwd
+   ```
+
+- Knoxite now offers a modular configuration system (@penguwin
+  [#120](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/120)). You can declare
+  shorthands for your repositories and provide default values for settings like
+  compression, fault tolerance, encryption and more. Read more about it
+  [here]({{< ref "docs/configuration-system">}}).
+  ```
+  $ knoxite config --help
+  The config command manages the knoxite configuration
+
+  Usage:
+    knoxite config [command]
+
+  Available Commands:
+    alias       Set an alias for the storage backend url to a repository
+    cat         display the configuration file on stdout
+    convert     convert between several configuration backends
+    info        display information about the configuration file on stdout
+    init        initialize a new configuration
+    set         set configuration values for an alias
+
+  Flags:
+    -h, --help   help for config
+
+  Global Flags:
+    -C, --configURL string   Path to the configuration file (default "/home/penguwin/.config/knoxite/knoxite.conf")
+    -p, --password string    Password to use for data encryption
+    -r, --repo string        Repository directory to backup to/restore from (default: current working dir)
+
+  Use "knoxite config [command] --help" for more information about a command.
+  ```
+
+### Storage Backends
+
+- Platforms with unlimited storage capabilities will now handle back the
+  `ErrAvailableSpaceUnlimited` error (@mahartma
+  [#146](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/146)).
+- We now provie support for [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com) (@mahartma
+  [#88](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/88)
+  [#110](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/110)).
+- Tests for [Mega](https://mega.nz/) are now working again (@mahartma
+  [#133](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/133)).
+- Tests for [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com) are also working
+  again (@mahartma [#115](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/115)).
+- Tests for SFTP backend (@craftamap
+  [#87](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/87/files)).
+- Tests for WebDAV backend  (@craftamap
+  [#97](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/pull/97)).
+
+For more informations on our storage backends refer to the
+[documentation section]({{<ref "docs/storage-backends">}}).
+
+### Misc
+A huge amount of improvements, tweaks and minor bugfixes have been submitted by
+the knoxite developers since the last time. \
+Click
+[here](https://github.com/knoxite/knoxite/compare/master@%7B2020-04-14%7D...master@%7B2020-08-27%7D)
+for a full commit backlog since our last update.
+
+
+## Knoxite Hack Retreat
+
+Currently the preparations are in full swing for our **first ever Knoxite Hack
+Retreat**. The event will occur between the 31st August and 06th September and
+takes place in Zelhelm, Netherlands.
+We're optimistic to accomplish all tasks which are left for the first release of
+knoxite during this event and are looking forward for a generally good time.
+
+---
+
+Thats it for this update - hope to see you for the next time again.