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+# Cyphernode v0.8.0
+
+Say hello to PostgreSQL!  We moved from SQLite3 to PostgreSQL to take advantage of its enterprise-class features.  Here are some of our motivations:
+
+- Better overall performance
+- Easier to implement replicas / distributed redundancy
+- Running in an independent container: can be used by other containers as well
+- More/better administration tools
+- Easier to configure C-lightning to use PostgreSQL
+- Future development
+
+All of that may also be possible with SQLite3, but with a lot more work.
+
+If you have an existing Cyphernode installation with existing data, Cyphernode will take care of the migration: we built all the required ETL scripts that will hopefully flawlessly move your current instance to the new DBMS.
+
+There are also several improvements and new features in this release.  Thanks go to [@pablof7z](https://twitter.com/pablof7z) @phillamy and @schulterklopfer for their valuable contributions, feedbacks and inputs!
+
+## New features
+
+- PostgreSQL: migrating from SQLite3 to PostgreSQL
+  - Automatic migration from current SQLite3 to new PostgreSQL (ETL)
+  - New Indexes
+  - Separate container
+- Support for labels when:
+  - watching addresses
+  - getting new addresses
+- New `ln_paystatus` endpoint
+- New `validateaddress` endpoint
+- New `deriveindex_bitcoind` endpoint (20x faster than Pycoin), also supports ypub/upub and zpub/vpub notations!
+- New `derivepubpath_bitcoind` (20x faster than Pycoin), also supports ypub/upub and zpub/vpub notations!
+
+## Fixes and improvements
+
+- Refactoring of _manage_missed_conf_ and _confirmation management_
+- `ln_pay` now first pays using `legacy_pay` (MPP disabled) and on failure (for routing reasons), retry with the `pay` plugin (MPP enabled by default)
+- Small fixes in `ln_pay`
+- Small fixes in `ln_delinvoice`
+- Small fixes in `ln_connectfund`
+- Small fixes in LN webhooks
+- `ln_listpays` can now take a `bolt11` string argument
+- Sometimes, Gatekeeper was not compliant to JWT: now it is but still compatible with previous buggy version
+- Fixed CN client examples
+- Gatekeeper now returns _401 Unauthorized_ on authentication error and _403 Forbidden_ on authorization error
+- Gatekeeper now waits for the Proxy to be ready before listening to requests
+- More graceful shutdown on certain containers
+- Docker now uses the `helloworld` endpoint to check Proxy's health
+- Better way to determine slow machine during setup
+- Better tests when starting up
+- Fixed a bug when running Cyphernode as current user instead of dedicated user
+- When trying to add a batcher that already exists (same `label`), it will now modify existing one
+- Got rid of the full rawtx from the database!  Let's use Bitcoin Core if needed
+- `helloworld` endpoint now returns a JSON compliant response
+- Added and improved tests:
+  - api_auth_docker/tests/test-gatekeeper.sh
+  - proxy_docker/app/tests/test-manage-missed.sh
+  - proxy_docker/app/tests/test-batching.sh
+  - proxy_docker/app/tests/test-derive.sh
+  - proxy_docker/app/tests/test-watchpub32.sh
+- Fixed typos and improved clarity in messages
+- Bump ws from 5.2.2 to 5.2.3 in /cyphernodeconf_docker
+- Bump path-parse from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7 in /cyphernodeconf_docker
+- Bump tmpl from 1.0.4 to 1.0.5 in /cyphernodeconf_docker
+- Bump validator from 10.11.0 to 13.7.0 in /cyphernodeconf_docker
+- Code cleaning
+
+## Upgrades
+
+- C-lightning from v0.10.0 to v0.10.2
+- Bitcoin Core from v0.21.1 to v22.0
+
+## Cypherapps
+
+- Batcher from v0.1.2 to v0.2.0
+- Spark Wallet from v0.2.17 to v0.3.0
+- Specter from v1.3.1 to v1.7.1