# Changelog #021
URL: /changelog/changelog-021

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title: "Changelog #021"
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description: "Unified UI/API deployment in steel-browser via a single Dockerfile, plus a batch of extension API fixes."
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publishedAt: "2026-04-17"
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Hey everyone! This week we focused on streamlining deployments and fixing a bunch of extension API issues that were causing headaches. Plus some solid infrastructure improvements across the board.

### ⭐ New

#### Unified UI/API in Steel Browser

Steel-browser now combines the UI and API deployment into a single application setup with a centralized Dockerfile. This makes it much easier to deploy and run Steel across different cloud environments without managing separate services.

**_Available on:_** Steel-browser (OSS) 🔧

### 🐛 Bug Fixes

*   Fixed extension existence checks in steel-browser API to improve compatibility with existing extensions

*   Resolved extension management conflicts during session initialization

*   Corrected extension removal process to ensure clean installations in steel-browser API

*   Fixed null videocard handling in fingerprint generation that caused browser session initialization errors

*   Resolved extension client testing framework issues for better error reporting


### 🔧 Improvements

*   Centralized error handling and standardized linting rules across the Steel API

*   Updated dependency versions for improved stability across steel-browser

*   Enhanced retry logic in network request handling for better reliability

*   Improved element locators for more accurate browser interactions

*   Streamlined build process by removing lockfile check logic

*   Added environment variable for configuring userDataDir path

*   Enabled organization editing functionality in Steel Cloud dashboard