Merge branch 'release_4.5' into release_4.6

Author: kriszyp

docs/SUMMARY.md

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 * [Release Notes](technical-details/release-notes/README.md)
   * [Harper Tucker (Version 4)](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/README.md)
     * [4.6.0](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.6.0.md)
+    * [4.5.12](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.5.12.md)
     * [4.5.11](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.5.11.md)
     * [4.5.10](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.5.10.md)
     * [4.5.9](technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.5.9.md)

docs/getting-started/README.md

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     <tbody>
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="./getting-started/install-harper.md"><strong>Install Harper</strong></a>
+                <a href="./install-harper.md"><strong>Install Harper</strong></a>
             </td>
             <td>Pick the installation method that best suits your environment</td>
             <td></td>
-            <td><a href="./getting-started/install-harper.md">install-harper</a></td>
+            <td><a href="./install-harper.md">install-harper</a></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
-            <td><a href="./getting-started/what-is-harper.md"><strong>What is Harper</strong></a></td>
+            <td><a href="./what-is-harper.md"><strong>What is Harper</strong></a></td>
             <td>Learn about Harper, how it works, and some of its usecases</td>
             <td></td>
-            <td><a href="./getting-started/what-is-harper.md">what-is-harper</a></td>
+            <td><a href="./what-is-harper.md">what-is-harper</a></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
-            <td><a href="./getting-started/harper-concepts.md"><strong>Harper Concepts</strong></a></td>
+            <td><a href="./harper-concepts.md"><strong>Harper Concepts</strong></a></td>
             <td>Learn about Harper's fundamental concepts and how they interact</td>
             <td></td>
-            <td><a href="./getting-started/harper-concepts.md">harper-concepts</a></td>
+            <td><a href="./harper-concepts.md">harper-concepts</a></td>
         </tr>
     </tbody>
 </table>

docs/getting-started/images/harperstack.jpg

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 Harper simplifies scaling with clustering and native data replication. At scale, architectures tend to include 4 to 16 redundant, geo-distributed nodes located near every user population center. This ensures that every user experiences minimal network latency and maximum reliability in addition to the already rapid server responses.
 
-<figure><img src="../images/harperstack.jpg" alt="Comparison of Harper&#x27;s all-in-one technology (left) versus traditional multi-system approaches (right), highlighting Harper&#x27;s speed, simplicity, and efficiency with no intermediary processes, against the latency and complexity of legacy strategies."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
+<figure><img src="./images/harperstack.jpg" alt="Comparison of Harper&#x27;s all-in-one technology (left) versus traditional multi-system approaches (right), highlighting Harper&#x27;s speed, simplicity, and efficiency with no intermediary processes, against the latency and complexity of legacy strategies."><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
 
 ## Understanding the Paradigm Shift
 

docs/getting-started/what-is-harper.md

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+### HarperDB 4.5.12
+7/9/2025
+
+- Assign shard numbers from each node's config rather than from routes
+- Handle certificates without a common name, falling back to the SANs
+- Properly clean up blobs that are only transiently used for replication 
+- Ensure that we always set up server.shards even when there are no TLS connections

docs/technical-details/release-notes/4.tucker/4.5.12.md

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 [4.6.0 Tucker](4.tucker/4.6.0.md)
 
+[4.5.12 Tucker](4.tucker/4.5.12.md)
+
 [4.5.11 Tucker](4.tucker/4.5.11.md)
 
 [4.5.10 Tucker](4.tucker/4.5.10.md)