What's new
Family Vault 1.6.0 is installed on this server.
Keep Family Vault on your iPhone
- Open your family's secure Family Vault address in Safari.
- Tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. You may need to scroll through the actions.
- If Open as Web App appears, leave it on. Keep the name Family Vault, then tap Add.
The blue document icon opens Family Vault in its own window. Your usual password and authenticator protect access. A network connection to your family server is still required.
iPhone access and family folders
- Fixed cross-kind chip saves with named reconciliation notices, and replaced Category controls with Collections while preserving legacy values.
- Added full-name family folders, inline family-member creation, Unassigned, and one-time legacy name-topic cleanup without deleting collections.
- Added session-minted, revocable device tokens and a grant-scoped, rate-limited read-only device API with revisions, file fingerprints and downloads.
- Included the iPhone SwiftUI project with biometric unlock, protected offline cache, verified downloads, PDF browsing, sharing, printing and Files export.
Collections and family-owned tags
- Organize documents into multiple collections, family-member tags and custom topic tags, with grant-filtered counts and linkable filters.
- Stage chip edits in the existing document save form, or label documents as they are linked or uploaded; manage tags with affected-count confirmation.
- Import existing Paperless tags once, retire the ongoing Paperless tag feed, and include all labels in JSON and ZIP exports.
Portable family records export
- Added password-and-TOTP protected JSON records and ZIP exports with Paperless files, expiry CSV, per-file failure reporting, and a three-per-hour limit.
Six-step typography scale
- Consolidated typography to six sizes, aligned the dark theme to the root attribute, and refreshed icon cache busters.
A consistent Family Vault app icon
- Updated Home Screen and app icons to the light-theme accent with the existing white document mark.
- Added a matching SVG app icon and refreshed opaque PNG exports, including the iPhone 180-pixel icon and maskable icon.
- Updated web app manifest colors and icon purposes.
HSL colors and one explicit theme
- Converted the stylesheet palette, highlights, and shadows to HSL/HSLA with shared, used tokens.
- Theme is resolved once at startup and always stored as light or dark on the body attribute; removed the duplicate CSS system-theme palette.
- Normalized padding, margins, and gaps to the four-pixel spacing grid while preserving the existing type sizes and page structure.
- Tuned text, accent, and border contrast in both themes; existing status and preview-warning states use semantic colors.
Expiry dates and renewal reminders
- Add an expiry date, a 7/14/30/60/90/180-day reminder lead time, and an optional note from a granted document’s detail page.
- Browse Expiring documents grouped into Expired, Next 30 days, Next 90 days, and Later; the document overview links to the 90-day count.
- The existing worker checks reminders at most hourly and uses the existing mail queue. Only explicitly granted users with verified email receive document details.
- Pause reminders until a chosen date, or clear the date and cancel pending reminders. Dates survive Paperless refreshes and relinking.
- Expiry JSON APIs and a protected sidecar export exclude missing and ungranted documents.
A little more depth, the same familiar vault
- Layered blue-gray surfaces make the page, document previews, cards, and controls easier to distinguish in both appearances.
- Small combined highlights and shadows add gentle depth to document cards, navigation selection, and buttons.
- Blue link shades are tuned for readable contrast across the new surfaces.
- Sharing checkbox rows and expandable sections now have larger touch targets.
Simpler downloads and flexible document email
- Document actions are now Download Document and Email Document; the redundant preview-PDF download button is removed.
- Email Document lets you enter one recipient email address, with your own address prefilled when available.
- Messages continue to use the configured Gmail sender, and access is checked both when requested and before sending.
Paperless picking and simpler connection tests
- Choose from Paperless now opens a real picker with recent documents, search, and paging instead of jumping to an empty section.
- Testing a saved Paperless or Gmail connection no longer asks for or consumes an authenticator code. Credential changes remain protected.
- Gmail tests send to the configured Gmail address, even without alert recipients. Tests use saved settings and never save form edits.
- Paperless API tests detect unexpected sign-in pages and report clearer token, permission, and redirect errors.
Invite your family and send yourself a copy
- Invite family members by email with the username and access level you choose. They create their own password and enroll two-factor authentication.
- Invitation links expire in 48 hours, work once, and can be resent or revoked from Family access.
- Upload sharing shows a checkbox for every active user. Checked members can view and download; administrators and the uploader retain access.
- Email me a copy sends an authorized document attachment to your verified account email from the Gmail sender configured in Settings.
- Invitations and requested document copies work even when optional new-document alerts are disabled. Queued document copies are checked again for permission before sending.
Recognize, find, and share your essentials
- Configure Paperless and Gmail SMTP securely in the administrator Settings screen, with saved-connection tests.
- Choose a title, document type, person, original location, instructions, and sharing before linking or uploading.
- Browse protected document preview cards and search by title, person, type, tags, correspondent, and extracted text.
- Automatically import Paperless metadata after processing, refresh it periodically, and preserve your manual edits.
- Family members can upload documents without searching the wider Paperless archive.
- Optional Gmail alerts are queued when a document becomes available; a background worker processes uploads and retries mail delivery.
A private key to get started
- New installations generate a private, one-time setup key, shown by the installer or the server-console setup-key command.
- Create the mpconway administrator account in the browser with your own password, then enroll an authenticator before accessing documents.
- First-time setup closes and the installation key is invalidated when the first account is created. Existing accounts are preserved.
At home on your Home Screen
- See the installed version and open What’s new from every screen.
- Save Family Vault to your iPhone Home Screen with its own document icon and standalone window.
- Use layouts that account for iPhone screen edges and the Home indicator.
- Read Home Screen setup instructions inside the app. Documents still require a connection and secure sign-in.
Clearer family document browsing
- Browse documents in category groups with aligned names, people, and original-location information.
- Use a collapsible phone menu, visible filter labels, and a clear-filters action.
- Improved contrast, keyboard navigation, and feedback when saving or uploading.
- Applied the supplied Taste Skill and Impeccable app-interface guidance while preserving Homewell’s visual conventions.
Your family essentials in one place
- Individual accounts with mandatory authenticator setup and one-use recovery codes.
- A curated Paperless collection with document permissions, original-paper locations, and family instructions.
- Emergency essentials, family account management, and activity history.
- A separate Docker application with light and dark appearances.