Changelog

What's new and improved in gpuLabs

March 12, 2026Fix

Stripe Auto-Credit & UX Improvements

  • Stripe webhook auto-crediting — balance now credited instantly after card payment
  • 20% first deposit bonus applied automatically via Stripe
  • Promo code block moved inside Top Up card for cleaner billing page
  • Zero balance no longer blocks page navigation — only resource creation is restricted
  • Red balance indicator + prominent Top Up button in sidebar at $0
  • Account page redesigned with cleaner layout
  • Backups section marked as "Coming Soon" in sidebar
March 6, 2026Feature

Stripe Card Payments

  • Credit/debit card payments via Stripe Checkout (Visa, Mastercard)
  • Secure hosted checkout — card details never touch our servers
  • Stripe webhook integration for payment confirmation
  • Minimum deposit: $30 via card
February 28, 2026Feature

Referral Program

  • Earn 5% commission on every deposit made by referred users
  • Custom referral codes — personalize your invite link
  • Referral dashboard with earnings history and stats
  • Automatic commission crediting on first deposit
  • Three-tier system: TIER1 (1-5 referrals), TIER2 (6-20), TIER3 (20+)
February 24, 2026Feature

AI Inference Endpoints

  • Deploy AI models as inference endpoints (LLMs, vision, embedding models)
  • Model browser with pricing calculator
  • Start/stop instances on demand — pay only while running
  • Hardware selection: choose GPU type and region
  • Container registry support for custom models
  • Real-time instance status and endpoint URL
February 18, 2026Feature

Persistent Storage Volumes

  • Create and manage block storage volumes
  • Attach volumes to GPU instances for persistent data
  • Volume offers with pricing per GB/month
  • Admin volume management panel
February 14, 2026Feature

Support Ticket System

  • Full ticketing system with priority levels (Low, Medium, High, Urgent)
  • Threaded conversations between users and admin
  • Real-time unread message badges in sidebar
  • Ticket status workflow: Open → In Progress → Resolved → Closed
  • File attachments in messages
February 10, 2026Feature

Live Chat with AI Assistant

  • Live chat widget for visitors — powered by Claude AI
  • AI assistant answers common questions about GPU pricing, setup, billing
  • Telegram integration — admin can take over AI conversations
  • Chat history preserved per visitor session
  • FAQ cache for instant responses to common queries
February 6, 2026Feature

Admin Panel

  • User management: view, ban, delete, adjust balance
  • Detailed user profiles with transaction history and instances
  • Dynamic pricing engine — set markup per GPU model
  • Sesterce resource sync and billing reconciliation
  • Instance queue management with admin review flow
  • Audit system: negative balance detection, duplicate IPs, disposable emails
  • Telegram bot commands for real-time admin operations
February 1, 2026Security

Security Hardening

  • Progressive login lockout: 5 attempts → 5min, 10 → 15min, 15 → 1h, 20+ → 24h
  • Device fingerprinting for fraud detection
  • JWT refresh token rotation with one-time use
  • API key authentication with bcrypt + prefix-based O(1) lookup
  • Serializable transaction isolation for all billing operations
  • Content Security Policy, Helmet, CORS hardening
  • Rate limiting on all auth endpoints
January 27, 2026Feature

Billing & Crypto Payments

  • Bitcoin (BTC) payments via Blockstream API
  • USDT TRC-20 payments via TronGrid API
  • Automatic payment detection with blockchain polling
  • Invoice system with QR-ready wallet addresses
  • Transaction history with filters (deposits, charges, refunds)
  • Promo code system with usage limits and expiry
  • Auto-stop instances when balance reaches $0
  • Low balance alerts at $30, $15, $5 via email + Telegram
January 20, 2026Feature

GPU Compute Instances

  • Browse available GPU offers with real-time pricing
  • Deploy GPU instances: select GPU model, OS, SSH key
  • Instance lifecycle: create, monitor, delete
  • Automatic hourly billing with per-minute final charge
  • SSH key management — upload, set default, delete
  • Instance queue system for high-demand GPUs
January 14, 2026Feature

Platform Launch

  • User registration and authentication (email + password)
  • Email verification with 48h expiry
  • Password reset flow
  • Dashboard with balance overview and quick actions
  • Dark theme UI with responsive sidebar navigation
  • Landing page, pricing page, documentation
  • Blog section
  • Email notifications via Loops.so
  • Telegram admin notifications for registrations and payments