Updates

All the updates made to Ouvert in one place

2026-01-10

SEO Improvements & Website Enhancements

Updates
  • Comprehensive SEO updates across the entire website for better Google search visibility
  • Added Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags for improved social media sharing
  • Added features page to the website
  • Updated team page layout and added images
  • Updated privacy policy and terms of service pages to be more informative and with modern legal requirements

2026-01-05

WebSocket Server Security & Architecture Improvements

Updates
  • Complete WebSocket server rewrite with enhanced security
  • Implemented socket authentication for web clients
  • Added rate limiting (100 requests per 15 minutes per IP)
  • Improved state persistence (active channels saved to disk)
  • Enhanced logging and error handling
  • Graceful shutdown handling

2025-03-15

Global CDN Deployment

Updates
  • Deployed a global CDN (Content Delivery Network) for Ouvert
  • Improved loading speeds significantly for users outside of the UK
  • Enhanced global performance and faster content delivery worldwide (hopefully)

2025-02-20

GHTV Reloaded Support

Updates
  • Added support for Guitar Hero TV (GHTV) Reloaded
  • Integrated GHTV song database
  • Users can now manage GHTV song requests
  • Added GHTV-specific dashboard page for song management

2024-10-31

Mobile App v1.0 Release

Updates
  • Ouvert Mobile App v1.0 now available on Google Play and Apple App Store
  • Manage song requests from your mobile phone instead of your PC
  • Access your request queue, active game, and bot connection status on the go (more to come)

2024-10-27

Backend System Overhaul for Mobile & Stream Deck Apps

Updates
  • Major backend changes to communication system between backend and frontend
  • New architecture enables building of mobile app and Stream Deck app
  • Improved API structure for better cross-platform support
  • Enhanced authentication and API token system
  • Note: Bot will leave all channels after updates - reconnect required
  • Overlays may need cache clearing or refreshing after update

2024-10-26

Mobile App Early Access Program

Updates
  • Announced early access testing program for mobile app
  • Initial functionality includes managing request queue, active game, and bot connection status
  • Feedback channel created for suggestions and improvements
  • Important: Do not share Private API tokens with Mods (no regeneration ability yet)

2024-03-26

Priority Channel Redemptions Bug Fix

Updates
  • Fixed issue with priority channel redemptions not assigning username correctly
  • Priority redemption system now properly tracks user information

2023-11-25

Ouvert 2023 Recap Release

Updates
  • Released the first annual Ouvert Recap feature
  • Yearly summary showing streaming statistics and achievements
  • Personal and global platform statistics for 2023
  • Celebrates the growth of Ouvert throughout 2023
  • Available at ouvert.dev/Dashboard/Recap

2023-07-18

Version 1.1.5

Updates
  • Fixed incorrect URL links in the Request History page

2023-07-10

Version 1.1.4

Updates
  • Fixed Request Open/Closed indicator Overlay
  • Fixed brand new backups system incorrectly running every minute during scheduled hour
  • Backups now correctly run once per day as intended

2023-05-18

GHTV JSON Update

Updates
  • GHTV JSON database has been updated with latest songs

2023-05-10

GHTV JSON Update

Updates
  • GHTV JSON database has been updated with latest songs

2023-05-05

GHTV JSON Update

Updates
  • GHTV JSON database has been updated with latest songs

2023-04-27

Version 1.1.3

Updates
  • Fixed typo on dashboard
  • Updated commands saving to remove empty values and unnecessary spaces
  • GHTV JSON has been updated with latest songs

2023-04-18

Version 1.1.2

Updates
  • Fixed Enable/Disable Requests command not functioning at all

2023-04-14

Version 1.1.1

Updates
  • Fixed issue in Raid Priority Automation, both in target user and calculations

2023-04-12

Version 1.1.0 - Full Release

Updates
  • Ouvert officially released - Alpha phase complete!
  • Requests History now available on public pages (shows last ~30 requests)
  • Fixed song filtering (reverted broken code)
  • Suggestions mode now correctly puts priority requests at the top and utilizes them
  • Updated Priority System to utilize correct user set response
  • Random Song process now utilizes priority requests before shuffling and choosing random request
  • Version naming convention established for future updates

2023-04-10

Full Release Announcement

Updates
  • Ouvert is now officially released with big updates
  • Focus on bug fixes and stability improvements
  • Domain updated to ouvert.dev
  • New server infrastructure for easier development and future updates

2023-03-30

Alpha Phase Complete

Updates
  • Ouvert Alpha phase officially ended
  • Full release coming soon
  • Domain updated to ouvert.dev
  • New server with modified setup for easier development and future updates
  • Users required to reconnect bot due to server changes

2025-04-10

YARG & ScoreSpy Support

Updates
  • Added full support for YARG (Yet Another Rhythm Game)
  • Added full support for ScoreSpy integration
  • Users can now upload YARG JSON exports
  • ScoreSpy users can enable integration through their ScoreSpy accounts
  • Both games now have dedicated song management and request systems
  • Added game-specific upload pages in the dashboard

2022-11-25

Ouvert Recap Feature

Updates
  • Released Ouvert Recap - a yearly summary feature showing your streaming statistics
  • Personal recap includes your most requested songs, total requests played, and activity metrics
  • Global Ouvert recap shows platform-wide statistics and trends
  • Recap available for multiple years (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • Beautiful visual presentation of your yearly achievements

2022-04-24

Bug Fixes

Updates
  • Fixed a bug which overwrote all requests when granted a priority request, system now targets only the LATEST request when updating
  • Priority Requests can now be redeemed when Song Reqs are closed

2022-02-08

Bug Fixes

Updates
  • Fixed a bug stopping you from manually removing songs in the requests dashboard
  • Fixed a bug not showing all available urls in "Chat Web URL" dropdown

2022-01-31 (Part 2)

Priority Requests!!

Updates
  • A simple system for now with more customisability later
  • Triggered by a mod/streamer: !priority [name] [weight]
  • Higher the weight, higher the priority (between 1 and 10)
  • Can be redeemed up to 1 hour before it expires
  • Will allow people to request multiple times even if there is a limit (allowing them to redeem before expiry)
  • Need any help or have any questions? Feel free to ask in discord!

2022-01-31

New year! New updates!

Updates
  • Added caching to frontpage (5 minutes) to reduce initial load, increase speed and to reduce the number of twitch requests we do to show who is live
  • Logging in to a songs page now redirects you back (sorry it took so long!)
  • Fixed a bug with times requested, which would break the numbers when clicking "clear list"
  • Added a Rocksmith section to convert your CFSM exports within Ouvert, this will provide you a file to use inside the Clonehero section
  • Cleared up some visuals to make the backend less... bloated
  • Fixed a bug (hopefully) where the bot would fail to reconnect to channels properly

2021-05-19

New overlay: Request queue open/closed

2021-05-17

API Rework... and so much more

Updates
  • To achieve this update, we had to completely overhaul our migrations scripts! Previously they only allowed for SQL scripts to be ran to modify the database, however this limited our ability to run any code, meaning we couldn't retroactively insert data or run functions against the dataset without a lot of workaround. Now? Now we can run SQL or code on a migration allowing more flexibility for future updates!
  • Because of this... We now have a completely overhauled REST API, ahearding to a more strict format and utilising API keys for each user. Each user will now have a Public and Private API key, the key differences being the endpoints they can access. This will become more clear once the docs have been finalised!
  • Code cleanup! We've completely removed the old song system from Ouvert and the code surrounding it (Sorry Legacy users, time to update!)
  • New Overlays page! There is now a dedicated page for all Overlays we have and will have. We've also added a new overlay: Queue!
  • Requests placed via the website (and overwrites) will now post in chat (with a [WEBSITE] prefix) so that those streamers who utilise chat for this have it there also, rather than JUST the requests dashboard!
  • Request History page! You will now find a history of all your requests (played and deleted). This is under Functionality -> Clonehero -> Request history.
  • New Dashboard stat! You will now notice a "Requests played" count allowing you to see just how many requests you've played!

2021-03-01

Refactored song searching system JSON because someone *cough* Stubo *cough* has too many songs!

2021-02-28

Fixed a bug with broken ordering of requests introduced with new features

2021-02-08

Visual Updates

Updates
  • Fixed the front page visual issue
  • Updated the new live feature to be better on mobile
  • Updated the CloneHero dashboard to be cleaner

2021-02-07

Live streamer list

Updates
  • Added a live streamer list to the frontpage, showcasing our users, allowing your discoverability to grow a little!
  • Displays streamers who are currently live and playing supported rhythm games
  • Initially supported Clone Hero, Guitar Hero III, and Rocksmith 2014

2021-01-31

Updates! But it's been so longgg!

Updates
  • Updates to the request system now allow us to store requests, meaning...
  • We can track all requests (from now on) that were made through the system! Allowing us to...
  • Add a new column to the requests table: Times Requested, showing the amount of times a song was requested! Which brings with it...
  • A new ordering option, allowing you to order songs by the number of times they were requested
  • Also, we've added a new "Timeframe Limiting" option to the settings page, this will allow you to limit the amount of requests in a certain timeframe, all made possible thanks to us now storing requests

2020-08-27

Fixed estimated timing issue

Updates
  • Fixed an issue displaying wrong times, caused by generic (non-strict) requests utilising milliseconds (as provided by CH) and our system utilising seconds.

2020-08-23

Song Queue Length + URL options

Updates
  • Added in Song Length feature! Now you can see how many songs are left in your queue!
  • Updated Genre to be text based wildcard searching, now letting you see all genres like the search term rather than a specific one
  • Can also now hit "enter" to search, rather than clicking the button
  • Song length information now available to utilise in Search
  • Custom bot URL options (In Bot Settings)
  • Added command for random song request
  • Fixed a bug where you could request songs regardless of filtering via bot
  • Additional code cleanup

2020-07-31

Dashboard updates

Updates
  • Converted the Requests to it's own Model handler
  • Updated the dashboard UI to be smaller, and show more in once (better for smaller devices)
  • Added in `Random Song` button, so now you can pick a random song from the queue
  • Added "hold" and "delete" to the currently playing request, allowing for it to now be held
  • Massive rework to Text-To-Speech, now being a pop-up only, but allowing voice and volume options (plus a test button)

2020-07-21

New backgrounds

Updates
  • Fixed a small bug with the new instrument system when no instruments selected and enable all unchecked
  • Fixed a small bug in the bot breaking current song command
  • Added 3 new public page backgrounds: Night Sky, Full Moon, Fireflies

2020-07-20

Instrument Support!!!

Updates
  • Oops, another wipe of the Songs list and Master Song database! Please forgive me
  • More bug fixes for the new Song System (should be working properly now)
  • Added a Latest Songs button to Songs page, to see newest songs since last JSON upload
  • Rearranged the Request settings in Dashboard to be more organised
  • Added in Instrument support, now available on the Dashboard
  • Also added in Max song length filtering, also available on the Dashboard

2020-07-14

Bug Fixes / Updates

Updates
  • We discovered that the songs weren't sharing between users (as planned to reduce overhead) and have discovered in storing the "playlist" information from the JSON inefficient and pointless and causing comparison issues. We also found out that the implementation of instrument (which will come with the next CH update) was also causing comparison issues, this being due to the JSON not having this information yet, and thus having to provide it manually.
  • Modified new songs page to Dark Mode
  • Modified new songs page to be better modulated
  • Modified new songs page to be more responsive on mobile/tablet devices

2020-07-13

Redesigned Song System

Updates
  • Redesigned the song system from the ground up
  • Merged Requests and Songs page into one, with a button to switch between them
  • Upgraded song searching, including brand new filtering
  • Faster, more efficient song searching
  • Fixed Links inside Support

2020-06-02

Bug Fixes

Updates
  • Updated Overwrite mode to allow overwriting even after song requests have been disabled
  • Fixed a bug in which you were unable to actually update your request if it was ON HOLD, this should now be resolved

2020-05-24

Updated Setup workflow and added TTS

Updates
  • A brand new Setup workflow, allowing new users to get set up faster and easier than ever before!
  • Added in Request Text-To-Speech, available inside the Queue Dashboard, this must be toggled on to work. Alternatively, pop out the TTS window (uncheckmark the dashboard or you will have duplicate audio)
  • Updated FAQs
  • Fixed a few issues on the Bot Settings page
  • Added Bot IP to Whitelist on Firewall

2020-05-22

Fixed bot duplication error.

2020-05-17

Added in Holding of requests.

Updates
  • Added in Holding / Unholding of songs. This feature will allow you to hold a song and replace it back in queue where it should belong when you unhold
  • Updated Suggestions mode, now alphabetical and processes the queue based on the new order rather than song request order
  • Made sure the request list updates if Operation mode is changed
  • Updated the Teams page

2020-05-12

Completely replaced front-end of website, not including user pages.

2020-05-05

Bug fix noticed by KayHaitch, last song in queue now gets process correctly.

2020-04-20

Initial bot release.

Updates
  • Requesting via chat
  • Current Request
  • Next Request
  • List public page
  • Clear request list
  • Next song

2020-04-16

Initial bot testing.

2020-04-15

Added Album and Genre to songs page and sorting.

2020-04-13

Backend changes.

Updates
  • Updated JSON upload to support CloneHero v22 (and possibly lower)
  • Updated API to ensure duplicate requests were denied

2020-04-12

Websockets!! Converted the system to utilise WebSockets. This allows instant updating on all fronts.

2020-04-07

Added some new front-end changes.

Updates
  • Songs page, allowing viewing of all the streamers songs
  • New backgrounds feature, allowing customisability of the streamer request page

2020-04-02

Updated the website to allow web-based requesting.

2020-04-01

Initial Alpha released.

Updates
  • Twitch Login
  • JSON Upload
  • Song searching