# 2022

Type of document: Reference
Product: NGINXaaS for Azure

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Learn about the updates, new features, and resolved bugs in F5 NGINXaaS for Azure during the year 2022.

To see the latest changes, visit the [Changelog](/nginxaas-azure/changelog/changelog.md) page.

To see a list of currently active issues, visit the [Known issues](/nginxaas-azure/known-issues.md) page.

## December 14, 2022

- [icon: resolved] **New customer deployments are now functional.**

   We have rolled out a fix that addresses the issue, and new customers or existing customers in a new region can create deployments.

## December 7, 2022

- [icon: resolved] **System Assigned Managed Identitiy can now be used with a deployment.**

   Users can now leverage System Assigned Managed Identities with their deployment. The lifecycle of the identity is tied to the lifecycle of the corresponding deployment. See [Managed Identity Types](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview#managed-identity-types) for more information.

## November 29, 2022

- [icon: resolved] **Absolute paths may now be used with the `js_import` directive.**

   NGINXaaS for Azure has new restrictions on file paths for certificate files, njs files, etc. See the [NGINX Filesystem Restrictions table](/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/nginx-configuration/overview/#nginx-filesystem-restrictions) for more information. Existing configurations will not be affected unless they need to be updated.

## November 22, 2022

- [icon: feature] **Logging support is now available**

   Please visit the [Logging Support](/nginxaas-azure/monitoring/enable-logging/) documentation for more information on exporting NGINX logs with NGINXaaS for Azure.

- [icon: resolved] **NGINXaaS for Azure ARM API schema supports previously unused fields `protectedFiles` and `logging`.**

## November 14, 2022

- [icon: feature] NGINX deployment can be configured to send [metrics-based alerts](/nginxaas-azure/monitoring/configure-alerts.md).

## November 7, 2022

- [icon: feature] New deployments utilize [Availability Zones](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/availability-zones-overview) to ensure data planes are highly available.
- [icon: feature] Files containing sensitive data can be uploaded as a "Protected File", see: [NGINX Configuration](/nginxaas-azure/getting-started/managed-identity-portal.md)

## October 24, 2022

- [icon: feature] __NGINXaaS for Azure is now generally available in more regions__

  NGINXaaS for Azure is now available in the following additional regions:

  - West US 2
  - East US
  - Central US
  - North Central US

  See the [Supported Regions](/nginxaas-azure/overview/overview.md#supported-regions) documentation for the full list of supported regions.

## October 11, 2022

- [icon: resolved] **Resolved known njs filepath issues**

    Affecting new deployments only, two njs files in different subdirectories may share the same filename. For example:
    ```
        js_path "njs";
        js_import d1 as d1/test.js;
        js_import d2 as d2/test.js;
    ```

## October 5, 2022

- [icon: feature] __Updated the error returned when a certificate cannot be applied to the NGINX Configuration__

  This change improves the readability of some errors that may be returned when a certificate cannot be applied.

## September 22, 2022

- [icon: feature] **NGINX configurations have default logging directives**

  Added default `access_log` and `error_log` to NGINX configurations in preparation for upcoming logging features. Requires a config push to be applied.

- [icon: feature] **Improved likelihood of deployment success**
- [icon: feature] **Improved performance and reliability of backend services**
- [icon: resolved] **Fixed bug where NGINX version appeared empty**

## July 21, 2022

- [icon: feature] **Basic caching is now supported**

  For more information on caching with NGINXaaS for Azure, please visit the [Basic Caching](/nginxaas-azure/quickstart/basic-caching.md) documentation.

- [icon: feature] **Rate Limiting is now supported**

  For information on rate limiting with NGINXaaS for Azure, please visit the [Rate Limiting](/nginxaas-azure/quickstart/rate-limiting.md) documentation.

## May 24, 2022

### Welcome to the NGINXaaS Public Preview

NGINXaaS for Azure is now available for public preview. Give it a try! If you find any issues please let us know by [raising a support ticket](/nginxaas-azure/get-help.md).

Visit the [Known issues](/nginxaas-azure/known-issues.md) section to learn about the issues present in this release.