HYNA-Stage v2.7.0 adds GitHub hot-reloading that updates cloud sandboxes in seconds

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The developer behind HYNA-Stage released version 2.7.0, which adds a watch command that pulls new GitHub commits into an existing cloud sandbox without rebuilding it. The tool polls the GitHub API using ETag caching to avoid rate limits, then fetches the latest code and restarts the server, with the URL staying the same. The update reportedly takes about 3 to 5 seconds. The release also fixed a resource leak in which expired sandboxes lingered in a paused state, adding a lifecycle kill setting and an hourly database cleanup job. The author said the work was built on a budget Android phone using Termux.

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