ThreeFold Grid v3.7.0 Release Announcement
TFGrid v3.7.0 is now LIVE on testnet and available for public testing! 
Feel free to go to our TFGrid v3.7.0 Release Note on TFGrid Manual for the in-depth details of component upgrades and new grid features.
New Features
From TFGrid Dashboard, to Playground, and Uhuru, we are highlighting some new features of our grid components. For a complete list of new features of each TFGrid Component, please refer to TFGrid v3.7.0 Release Note on TFGrid Manual
TFGrid Client TS now supports Algorand, Stellar, and TFChain Modules
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TF Grid Client TS is a client used for deploying workloads (VMs, ZDBs, k8s, etc.) on TF Grid v3.x. On this v3.7.0 release, TFGrid Client TS now supports Algorand, Stellar, and TFChain Modules.
TF Playground: NEW Node Pilot Deployment
On this release of TFGrid v3.7.0, users are now able to deploy their own Node Pilot instance via TFGrid Playground.
Node Pilot is a Linux executable that allows anyone to deploy and manage Pocket Validators and other blockchain nodes. Seamless Docker integration brings enterprise-level security and scalability to any level of user will be available on ThreeFold Grid v3.7.0
TF Playground: NEW Subsquid Solution
On this release, users are also able to deploy their own Subsquid instance via TFGrid Playground.
Subsquid is Web3’s premier API framework, supercharging dApps across 30+ chains. In very simple terms, Subsquid can be thought of as an ETL tool, with a GraphQL server included.
Subsquid’s multi-layer approach aims to pre-process and decode raw chain data and store it for easier access by the query nodes, providing increased performance over direct RPC calls.
Rebranding
From FreeFlow Twin (previously called Uhuru), to TFGrid Dashboard, Playground,… ThreeFold’s products and user-facing interfaces have been given some major rebranding on this release by the product teams. Some of the prominent new looks are but not limited to:
FreeFlow Twin (previously called Uhuru)
On this release of TFGrid v3.7.0, we’d like to proudly introduce you to the new FreeFlow Twin (beta) , an all-in-one productivity tool with multi-functionality such as chat, video call, document, and file storage, all with new features, looks, and improved user experience.
Some of the planned improvements and features of FreeFlow Twin (beta) :
- Improved notification system on chat messages
- Link preview on chat messages
- Improved mobile look, and many more
FreeFlow Twin is one of the upcoming decentralized solutions that will be offered by an ecosystem of decentralized alternatives called FreeFlow Life.
CLICK HERE to start testing FreeFlow Twin (beta) yourself!
TFGrid Dashboard v1.1.4 - New Look
The styling and colors of TF Dashboard are now updated with a cleaner look and feel. This update includes:
- Updated Color Palette
- Updated Fonts
- Updated sidebar menu, and many more
The Dashboard is also available in day/night mode as displayed
TF Playground v1.4.4 - New UI Style
Similar to TFGrid Dashboard, The styling and colors of TF Playground are now also updated for the TF Playground, including:
- Updated Color Palette
- Updated Fonts
- New Deployment/Solutions Icons in the sidebar
- New Actions Icons in the deployment list
- Solution Categories
Major Usability Improvements Across Components
TFGrid Dashboard’s TF Grid Explorer Improvements
TF Grid Explorer is available within the TF Dashboard, now not only with a new look, but also new pages such as the Nodes page, Statistic Page, and Farms page. All three pages will be accessible directly from the dashboard’s sidebar.
The Statistic page is the main view of the Grid Explorers. From list of nodes, to gateway online, this page contains all sorts of necessary information and data about the Grid.
Farms section displays the list of farms. Users are able to filter, search and click on a specific farm to see its details.
Nodes section displays the list of nodes. Users are able to filter, search and click on a specific Node to see its details.
Improved Profile Manager - Grace Period Listing
With the new Grace Period, we will hold on to your deployment on TF Playground to give users some time to fund your account.
The Contracts List page will now show the state of the contracts in ‘grace period’ along with the expiration date for these contracts when a user fail to fund the accounts. Therefore users can easily know which deployment you would like to extend and fund.
TF Dashboard - Updated Minting Details UI
Based on the minting details on this forum post, we have added some overview in the dashboard for nodes, to show receipts of previous periods. Next to this, we also want to show some info about the current period.
To display both states, we are now adding first, a calendar showing the minting and fixup receipts timespan. As well a ‘Download Receipts’ button that generates a pdf containing a summary of all the node’s receipts.
Release Note and Documentations
There are many other improvements and cool new features that have been released within TFGrid v3.7.0, go to our TFGrid v3.7.0 Release Note on TFGrid Manual or the in-depth details of component upgrades and new grid features.
We’d like to thank our hard-working engineers, product managers, QA and support teams that have made this release possible. And we’d like to thank you as well, our community and testers for using our technologies and believing in our product.
Important Links
TFGrid v3.7.0 Release Note on TFGrid Manual
Product Focus - TFGrid Dashboard v3.7.0
Product Focus - TF Playground v3.7.0
Join our Tester Community!
Any constructive feedback, advice and suggestions are more than welcome for us to improve our next releases.
We’d like to invite you to join our TFGrid Tester Community Telegram channel to meet other community members, test our products, receive new product announcements, and start some conversations on our new improvements, and many more.
What’s Next?
I will be back next week to announce ThreeFold Product Planning September 2022 and TFGrid v3.8.0 release plan. There are a lot of exciting new features planned ahead and I can’t wait to share with you all. Stay tuned!
With Love and Gratitude,
Sasha Astiadi
ThreeFold Product Management