====== v7.2.6 — Distributed Loved hosting ======

**Published release.** Publication and installation are separate: check the room title and [[status:start|Live Lobbies]] for versions actually running.

  * The explicit standard-loved preset downloads the full signed Loved selection catalog. Hosts do not collect scores or run central analysis.
  * Fresh-host title defaults match the owner templates; saved custom titles and tuning are preserved.
  * DT retains configured freestyle while the DT playlist variant and difficulty checks remain enforced.
  * Fresh installations initialize shared activity storage without depending on a historical installer version branch.

===== Updating =====

Keep the existing installation, local authorization, catalogs, enrollment, ratings, player history and saved configuration. Shared-controller changes use the supported host-wide empty-room update gate. Do not repeatedly start an instance with uncertain ownership or delete its journals.

[[https://github.com/Aves-Knoot/poolrotater-v7-pilot/releases/tag/v7.2.6|GitHub release and exact validation notes]] · [[technical:hosting_operations|Existing-host operations]] · [[updates:start|Release history]]