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+# possible values: blog video podcast
+category: blog
+layout:   blog
+title: "Portmaster 1.1"
+date: 2023-07-11
+author: Raphael
+summary: Updated SPN map and lots of optimizations.
+custom_thumbnail_name: release_1.1.png
+portmaster_plug: true
+portmaster_update: true
+---
+
+### All new SPN map
+In this release we re-imagined the SPN map. The focus was on making more information easier to discover and understand.
+When you open the map now, you can see that some countries are darker then others, this allows you to see in what countries there already are SPN nodes available.
+
+<img src="{{ site.img_url }}blog/release-1.1/01_map.png" alt="New Portmaster map" style="margin: 0;">
+
+<div class="flex space-x-2 max-w-max mx-auto" style="margin-top: 10px;">
+  <div class="flex items-center" style="margin-left: -19px;">
+    <div class="flex items-center">
+      <span class="block">Portmaster:</span>
+      <img src="{{ site.img_shields_io_release_url }}" style="filter: invert(1); width: 80px; height: 38px; margin-left: -8px;">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+<div class="flex space-x-2 max-w-max mx-auto" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 4rem;">
+  <div class="flex items-center" style="margin-left: -19px;">
+    <div class="flex items-center">
+      {% include download_button.html unique_id="1" %}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+It is also easy to see what nodes you are using and if they are Safing or Community nodes.  
+Safing nodes are triangles while community nodes are circles, and when they are used they are colored.
+
+<img src="{{ site.img_url }}blog/release-1.1/02_nodeOnMap.png" alt="Nodes on Portmaster map" style="margin: 0;">
+
+The information box for each node has also been updated.  
+You can now get faster into more details on each node.
+
+<img src="{{ site.img_url }}blog/release-1.1/03_nodeDetails.png" alt="Nodes Details" style="margin: 0;">
+
+There are many more views to find so go around and discover new things!
+
+### Other Changes
+Of course there have been many under the hood improvements like, optimized traffic management for SPN or added the option for DNS caching. A complete list can always be found here: [GitHub](https://github.com/safing/portmaster/releases)
+
+### Next Steps
+Thank you to all the people writing in feature ideas, we know you are exited about new Portmaster features. I am glad to let you all know that for the next update we are focusing again on Firewall features. I can’t share much at this point but stay tuned, there are some much requested features in the pipeline.
+
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