Product changelog

Shipped updates for Cousin Server Manager

Dated release notes for the Windows-based ARK: Survival Ascended server manager, published by the builder who runs and maintains it.

Latest release: v1.3.0 on August 9, 2026

v1.3.0

NUT Integration & Reliability Update

A major update focused on UPS/NUT integration and operational reliability.

August 9, 2026

Added NUT integration for UPS monitoring and emergency power workflows.
Fixed automatic server shutdown recovery.
Corrected CPU core affinity selection on 32+ core systems.
Improved INI Settings search and fixed ASA API crash classification.
Improved CurseForge API key persistence, permissions configuration protection, and persistent server logs.

Shipped by Cousin (ChezCousin / dodocousin)

v1.2.4

Protected existing ASA API Permissions plugin configuration during API updates.

July 28, 2026

Preserves the existing Permissions/config.json before an ASA API update.
Restores the configuration after extraction, including when extraction fails midway.
Prevents existing permission groups, users, and settings from being overwritten.

Shipped by Cousin (ChezCousin / dodocousin)

v1.2.3

Made server logs persistent across manager restarts and updates.

July 21, 2026

Stores each server’s logs on disk instead of only in memory.
Keeps logs available after restarting or updating Cousin Server Manager.
Retains up to 2,000 recent entries per server and removes the oldest entries when needed.

Shipped by Cousin (ChezCousin / dodocousin)

v1.2.2

Fixed copying Discord notification settings between servers.

July 17, 2026

Copies the main webhook, event-specific settings, custom messages, enabled states, and additional webhooks correctly.
Shows Discord Notifications correctly in copy results.

Shipped by Cousin (ChezCousin / dodocousin)

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