eMuleBB 0.7.3-rc.1

[hooligan]

eMuleBB 0.7.3 RC1 is getting close - testers wanted

eMuleBB, also called eMule broadband edition, is back.

It is a maintained Windows eMule fork, not a new network and not a protocol fork. The goal is simple: keep stock-compatible eD2K/Kad behaviour, but make the client more suitable for today's broadband connections, large shared libraries, and long running Windows setups.

I am now getting close to the first public release candidate: 0.7.3-rc.1.

A lot of work has gone into this release. Not only new features, but also the boring quality work which matters in a client that may run for days or weeks: safer profile handling, long path support, better diagnostics, crash/hang evidence, package manifests, hashes, SBOMs, release test campaigns, and a proper CI/build system around the old codebase.

Some of the main work:

- stock-compatible eD2K/Kad behaviour kept as the baseline
- broadband-oriented defaults and upload/large-library improvements
- explicit profile support with -c, useful for clean testing
- trusted local REST API for automation and companion tools
- aMuTorrent and Arr/qBittorrent-compatible controller workflows
- Torznab/Prowlarr/Radarr/Sonarr integration work
- better diagnostics for network, disk, sharing, startup, shutdown, and REST
- WebServer/REST hardening, stricter request validation, safer auth boundaries
- many old stability bugs fixed around shutdown, background workers, sockets, lists, file writes, and malformed input
- release packages for x64 and ARM64, with GitHub evidence instead of "it built on my machine"

This is still eMule in spirit. The desktop app still owns the live eD2K/Kad state. The new API and controllers are there for trusted local automation.


Homepage:
emulebb.github.io

Releases/nightlies. You have to get the nightlies for now, until all gates will pass for RC1:
github.com/emulebb/emulebb/releases?q=nightly&expanded=true


Thanks to anyone willing to try it and report back. I am trying to get RC1 solid, not just "feature complete".

[hooligan]

Quick update: we have just published eMuleBB 0.7.3-rc.1:

github.com/emulebb/emulebb/releases/tag/emulebb-v0.7.3-rc.1

This RC is not only a client package. It also includes the first version of the suite bootstrap flow: a PowerShell bootstrapper that can install a pre-integrated local stack with eMuleBB plus Prowlarr, Radarr, and Sonarr integration.

A big focus is automation:
- native REST API support for trusted local/control-network automation
- PowerShell bootstrap/install scripts
- pre-wired controller integration paths
- qBittorrent-compatible and Torznab-style integration for Arr workflows

Needless to say, security is paramount, all builds and packages are generated by GitHub workflows, have sha signature, sbom and provenance attestation. We aim to delivery an enterprise grade p2p suite here


More is already coming in rc2, especially around the installer flow and broader suite integration.

Comments, testing, criticism, and feedback are much needed and appreciated. If you try the RC, please report what works, what is confusing, and what breaks.