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…d release notes for initial HMAC File Server release

README.MD

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-By following this updated `README.md`, you can ensure that users and contributors have a clear understanding of the **HMAC File Server**'s capabilities, configuration options, and best practices for deployment and maintenance.
+By following this updated `README.md`, you can ensure that users and contributors have a clear understanding of the **HMAC File Server**'s capabilities, configuration options, and best practices for deployment and maintenance.
+`

RELEASE-NOTES.MD

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 ### Changed
 - **Configuration:** Updated `globalextensions` in `config.toml` to `["*"]`, allowing all file types globally for uploads. This change simplifies the configuration by removing the need to specify individual file extensions.
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+# Release Notes
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+- Initial release of HMAC File Server.
+
+## [1.0.0] - 2024-04-27
+
+### Added
+- HMAC authentication for secure file uploads.
+- Chunked upload support.
+- ClamAV integration for malware scanning.
+- Redis integration for caching and deduplication.
+- Prometheus metrics for monitoring.
+- Thumbnail generation for image files.
+- ISO container creation and mounting.
+- Graceful shutdown handling.
+
+### Fixed
+- Resolved `expected ';', found main` syntax error in `main.go`.
+
+### Changed
+- Updated dependencies to the latest versions.