Olares 1.11.8 Released: Addressing Critical Issues and Enhancing User Experience

We’re thrilled to announce the release of Olares v1.11.8. This release primarily focused on addressing a critical security issue and delivering functional experience improvements based on your valuable community feedback.

This 1.11.8 release marks the final stable update in the Olares 1.11 series. Our focus will now fully shift to the development of the highly anticipated Olares 1.12, which will bring even more exciting features and breakthroughs! Stay tuned!

Olares is an open-source personal cloud operating system designed to empower users with local AI capabilities and private, self-hosted services. It allows you to transform your hardware into a powerful AI home server for running cutting-edge AI models, managing personal data, automating your home, and hosting decentralized apps.

What’s new

This release brings essential fixes and refinements to enhance your Olares experience. Here’s a look at the key improvements and bug fixes in Olares 1.11.8:

• Authelia cert fix: Preventing system inaccessibility This update addresses a critical issue where an expired Authelia OIDC (OpenID Connect) certificate could render your Olares inaccessible after a system update or reboot. We provided a manual fix last week. Now, with the integration of #1517, this release offers a permanent solution to ensure stable access and robust reliability.
• Enhanced app development & deployment:
  • #1285 improved the back-end communication for Studio; With #1318, Studio now displays the deployment status directly in the header bar, providing clearer feedback during app deployments.
  • #1305 fixed issues with pull image progress reporting, ensuring more accurate visual updates during app installations.
• Improved download and content management:
  • #1290 addressed download failures for popular platforms like YouTube and Twitter, ensuring your content can be reliably saved.
  • #1327 fixed a discovery feed synchronization bug in Wise, providing a more consistent content browse experience.
• System and UI Stability:
  • #1289added an initialization container for the files-server, enhancing the reliability of the Files app.
  • #1320 improved the data refresh logic via sockets after network reconnections, leading to a more responsive desktop experience.

New apps available in Olares Market

As always, we’ve added several new applications to the Market in this release:

• Deerflow: An open-source workflow automation and AI orchestration platform.
• Audiobookshelf: A self-hosted audiobook and podcast server to manage your audio library.
• PDFMathTranslate: Translates scientific PDFs while preserving formatting, including mathematical equations.
• Owncast: A self-hosted, open-source live video streaming and chat server.
• Gitea: A lightweight and powerful Git service, ideal for self-hosting your code repositories.
• Echomimicv2: Easily convert static images into animated videos with upper body movements.
• Cosyvoice: A multi-language large-scale voice generation model for inference, training, and deployment.
• FaceFusion: An industry-leading platform for real-time deepfake and face-swapping capabilities.
• Firecrawl: An API service that crawls websites and converts content into structured data for LLMs.
• Hoppscotch: An open-source API development ecosystem for testing, designing, and documenting APIs.

How to update to v1.11.8?

Updating Olares is straightforward. Follow these simple steps:

1. Open the Settings app in Olares.
2. Navigate to System > Version.
3. Click Upgrade now if a new version is available.

What’s Next?

As mentioned, 1.11.8 is the culmination of the 1.11 series. We are now in full swing developing and testing Olares 1.12, which will bring exciting new features and performance leaps. Stay tuned for updates, and make sure to follow our journey as we continue to improve Olares.

Have thoughts or feedback? Join us on GitHub Discussion or Discord to help shape the future of the platform!