What's new in docs

This page highlights documentation changes after each Olares release that affect how you use Olares. It focuses on new guides, major updates, and deprecations. Minor corrections and clarifications are not listed here.

The docs are built and published from the main branch of the Olares GitHub repository, so they always reflect the latest documentation changes.

For Olares OS software release notes, see the GitHub releases page.

• Olares 1.12.7
• Olares 1.12.6
• Olares 1.12.5

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Olares 1.12.7

Released: September 28, 2026

For the software changes, see the Olares 1.12.7 release notes. For release highlights and walkthroughs, see the Olares 1.12.7 blog post.

New docs

• Added What to do after updating to Olares 1.12.7, covering the upgrade path, Router and Lares setup, and agent app updates.
• Added Use Olares Router as your AI gateway, introducing model and tool capabilities, caller authentication, model naming, and connection details.
• Added Manage Olares and run research tasks with Lares, covering first tasks, permissions, and web research tools configured through Router.
• Added Install the LarePass browser extension and Translate webpages privately with LarePass, for translating pages with a local model through Router.
• Added Save resources to Olares, covering Fetch in LarePass Desktop for web links, torrents, Hugging Face repositories, and supported media.
• Added Create and manage support tickets in Olares Space and expanded Get support with the Ticket app, log collection, and follow-up replies.
• Added Recover access to LarePass, Olares Desktop, or your Olares device, alongside updated password reset instructions.
• Added Create a Blender scene with Lares and Create videos with Concat and Lares, covering MCP setup, creative workflows, and saving outputs in Files.
• Added Open Design, Codex CLI, and Manage Olares from OpenCode tutorials for design, coding, and device management.
• Added Minecraft and Palworld server guides with Overlay Gateway setup for local network access.

Updated docs

• Rewrote Connect your apps to AI capabilities for Router, covering API formats, model and tool setup, default system names such as default-chat, and API keys for external clients.
• Updated AI client tutorials for the Router workflow, using Qwen3.8-27B (llama.cpp) as the chat example. Added an on-page version selector to affected guides so readers can choose the Olares 1.12.7 or 1.12.6 instructions.
• Reorganized the Olares manual around user tasks and installation guidance around Linux, Olares One, and DGX Spark setup paths. Updated Olares One onboarding for Lares.
• Updated local access guidance with LarePass host mappings on Windows and macOS, alongside VPN and .local access options.
• Updated Market with app and model discovery and source selection, and language settings with the additional language options.
• Reworked Olares Space account management, resource and traffic monitoring, and billing instructions.
• Reworked eGPU guidance for Olares One with separate Olares OS and Windows setup guides, compatibility information, and troubleshooting. The Olares One FAQ now explains which out-of-band management capabilities are available.
• Updated Jellyfin hardware acceleration, Steam streaming network setup, and Penpot integration with its built-in MCP server.

Retired docs

• Retired the standalone Ollama use-case guide, following the deprecation announced in Olares 1.12.6. Use Ollama Engine Base for new model deployments. Existing Ollama guide URLs redirect to the Engine Base guide.

Moved and consolidated docs

• Consolidated backup and restore instructions in Back up and restore Olares. Previous restore and Olares Space backup links redirect to this guide.
• Split the former My Olares topic into password and device management and Olares One hardware settings.
• Consolidated Olares ID creation in Create an Olares ID, and moved integration instructions into task-specific guides such as Mount cloud storage. Previous links redirect to the replacement pages.

Olares 1.12.6

Released: July 23, 2026

For the highlights and walk-through of Olares v1.12.6, see the Olares 1.12.6 blog post.

New docs

• Added Olares CLI overview, an introduction to managing Olares from the command line.
  • Added Install Olares CLI, covering how to install olares-cli locally or inside an agent app.
  • Added Log in with Olares CLI, explaining how to authenticate olares-cli with your Olares ID.
  • Added Olares CLI agent skills, describing how to use built-in skills for cluster management, apps, settings, and more.
• Added Install and activate Olares from the command line, for setting up a device with Olares CLI.
• Added Manage shared AI models with the Common directory, explaining how to use the Common directory for models shared across apps.
• Added Compress and extract files, covering ZIP, 7z, TAR, and password-protected archives in Olares Files.
• Added Mount NFS shares, for accessing NFS shared directories from Olares.
• Added About shared applications, explaining the new shared app architecture, and Migrate legacy shared applications, covering migration options for v2 apps.
  • Ollama
  • ComfyUI
  • Dify
  • OnlyOffice
  • SearXNG
  • Xinference
• Added Configure Overlay Gateway, for managing Overlay Gateway settings.
• Added Olares One onboarding, a guided walkthrough for managing Olares One through natural language.
• Added Desktop widgets, documenting the new widgets on the Olares desktop.
• Added Run local AI models with Engine Base apps, for deploying and running local AI models on Olares.
• Added Home Assistant with Overlay Gateway, for accessing Home Assistant over the local network.
• Added Jellyfin with Overlay Gateway, for accessing Jellyfin over the Overlay Gateway.
• Added Update notes for *Arr apps, covering the configuration changes required after the Olares v1.12.6 internal entrance update.

Updated docs

• Rewrote Connect AI apps to align with the v1.12.6+ architecture.
• Consolidated Olares One software documentation into the main manual and versioned the ISO download links.
• Updated My Olares, adding the Limit CPU frequency and Automatic startup toggles under My Hardware.
• Updated Basic file operations with new sorting options, Markdown editing, preview, and additional supported formats.
• Updated Managing accelerator resources to cover GPU and other accelerator resources.
• Updated Manage BIOS and EC with EC 1.03 and BIOS 1.05 changelogs, including the note that Automatic startup requires Olares OS 1.12.6 or later.
• Updated ComfyUI with migration steps and the new v1.12.6 directory structure.
• Updated App submission guide to reflect the new packaging and submission workflow.
• Updated OlaresManifest Specification to document the 0.12.0 schema, including new fields such as apiVersion, accelerator, workloadReplicas, overlayGateway, LLMGatewaySupported, appCommon, and externalData, plus deprecated fields.
• Standardized the local model and service connection workflow across AI use-case guides. AI use-case guides now connect to models through the Model Console instead of relying on the standalone Ollama app or individual model apps.

Deprecated docs

• Added a deprecation notice to the Ollama use-case guide because the standalone Ollama app was removed from Market in Olares 1.12.6.
• Retired the Olares CLI reference pages. The deprecated pages have been superseded by the new Olares CLI overview, Install Olares CLI, Log in with Olares CLI, and Olares CLI agent skills guides.
• Retired all Studio documentation. Studio is no longer available in Market. Use the Olares CLI agent skills guide and the App submission guide for the new packaging and porting workflow.
• The Allow subnet routing feature is temporarily disabled in Olares 1.12.6, and the related documentation has been removed from Configure VPN access to Olares. The feature will return in a future release.
• Retired the DeerFlow use-case guide. The DeerFlow app was replaced by DeerFlow 2.0.

Upcoming deprecations

• The Ollama use-case guide will be removed in a future release. The standalone Ollama app was already removed from Market in Olares 1.12.6, and AI use-case guides now connect to models through the Model Console.