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Highlights

This release adds experimental --mount-inotify to simulate minimal inotify events for hot reload, it currently defaults to false. Feedbacks (#261) would be appreciated.

Others

• new flexible --k3s-arg flag for colima start to pass additional cli flags to k3s. kubernetes-disable is now deprecated.
• fix docker stats not working when --layer=true. #654
• fix invalid ssh config generation when multiple profiles are in use.
• update nerdctl to v1.3.1.
• update k3s to v1.27.1+k3s1

Commits

• nix: update flake by @pikpok in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/651
• docs: reword Rosetta requirements in README by @parthashar in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/652
• vm: add experimental long-polling based filesystem inotify events by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/655
• vm: improve inotify file comparison by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/656
• vm: extend inotify to VZ by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/657
• vm: fix startup delay for inotify by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/658
• k3s: use embedded cri-dockerd by @clrxbl in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/660
• vm: alternative approach to trigger inotify by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/665
• vm: mount: listen for filesystem events by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/666
• vm: mounts: scope events to container volumes by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/668
• ci: fix macos binaries by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/670
• vm: mount: improve error messages and reduce noise by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/671
• cli: fix ssh config bug for multiple profiles by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/675
• chore: minor fixes by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/682
• net: update vmnet by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/694
• layer: upgrade cgroup mounts by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/703
• net: add option to pass static IP for col0 interface via env variable by @aelsnz in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/709
• misc: minor fixes for v0.5.5 by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/717

New Contributors

• @pikpok made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/651
• @parthashar made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/652
• @clrxbl made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/660
• @aelsnz made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/709

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.5.4...v0.5.5

Highlights

This release addresses the config validation regression introduced in v0.5.3 that is affecting some users.

Fixes

• Resolve invalid networkDriver: and invalid vmType: errors. Fixes #604

Commits

• cli: fix regression in config validation by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/643

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.5.3...v0.5.4

Highlights

This is an incremental release with support for dynamic disk size. It is now possible to increase disk size after VM is created.

Others

• new --vz-rosetta flag to toggle Rosetta emulation. Requires --vm-type=vz.
• set host-gateway to loopback interface to improve Docker desktop compatibility. Fixes #277
• add --extended flag to colima status for more details.
• add restart command.
• add --version flag to align with other CLI applications
• handle TextMate in colima start --edit
• add dynamic disk resize. Increasing the disk size via flag or config will reflect in the VM accordingly.

Commits

• cli: add --version flag by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/549
• chore: update module dependencies by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/551
• cli: basic validation of config flags and config file, fixes #548 by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/553
• vm: make rosetta emulation configurable by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/555
• docs: update README for Rosetta 2 emulation by @alexhermida in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/561
• chore: improve config validation by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/563
• docker: set host-gateway-ip to loopback interface by @artygus in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/574
• cli: add more details to status command by @artygus in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/581
• docs: add a security policy by @ryancurrah in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/586
• docs: update INSTALL.md to include Arch by @nicoandresr in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/588
• daemon: ensure correct pkill is called by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/591
• vm: fix regression on stop by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/592
• config: add --wait flag when TextMate is used as editor by @kdambekalns in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/599
• cli: add restart command by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/602
• chore: handle edge cases for restart command by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/605
• vm: respect $SHELL in colima ssh when layer=true by @satoqz in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/608
• vm: add support for dynamic disk resize by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/639
• docs: prepare for v0.5.3 by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/640

New Contributors

• @alexhermida made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/561
• @ryancurrah made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/586
• @nicoandresr made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/588
• @kdambekalns made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/599
• @satoqz made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/608

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.5.2...v0.5.3

Highlights

This release restores the gvproxy network and sshfs default mount for QEMU.

Others

• improve virtiofs disk performance for VZ.
• reinstate --network-driver flag and network.driver config for QEMU. Defaults to gvproxy.
• change default mount type to sshfs for QEMU.

Commits

• Issue template improvements by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/532
• docs: remove early development status warning by @chenrui333 in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/535
• net: reinstate gvproxy by @artygus in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/537
• Add colima status output to issue template by @rfay in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/542
• net: propagate custom dns hosts to gvproxy by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/543
• vm: bring back sshfs, workaround virtiofs by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/545

New Contributors

• @rfay made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/532
• @chenrui333 made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/535
• @artygus made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/537

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2

Highlights

This release reverts the default virtual machine type to QEMU for devices running macOS 13.0 or newer, as a reaction to number of issues reported.

We however still encourage users to try out the new virtual machine type and provide valuable feedback. Users willing to try the new native macOS virtualization should set --vm-type vz flag or specify vmType: vz in the config.

This release does not affect existing instances running on v0.5.0. But newly created instances will default to QEMU.

Fixes

• Possible empty volume mounts when mountType is "" in the config.
• Unused disk space not getting freed in some scenarios.

Commits

• vm: fix mount during provision for some configs by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/521
• vm: defer fstrim to after mount during provision by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/522
• docs: update readme and faq by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/525
• vm: revert to qemu as default by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/528

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1

Highlights

This release adds the following for devices running macOS 13.0 or newer.

• Support for native macOS Virtualization.Framework
• Support for faster virtiofs volume mounts
• Support for faster x86_64 virtualization on M1 devices via Rosetta2

QEMU is still being utilised on all other OSes, and can still be used on macOS 13 by passing --vm-type qemu to colima start or setting vmType: qemu in the config.

Note

Existing instances will remain on QEMU, only newly created instances will use native macOS virtualization.

Breaking Changes

• --network-driver flag and network.driver config has been removed.
• --kubernetes-ingress flag has been replaced with --kubernetes-disable flag and kubernetes.ingress config has been replaced with kubernetes.disable config. This is to support a more flexible way of disabling k3s features. Ingress still remains disabled by default.

Fixes

• Propagation of HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables to the Docker daemon. Fixes #161, #294, #435.
• Custom user-specified Kubernetes version getting reset on startup. Fixes #417.
• Forcefully stopping the VM colima stop -f not working when VM status is unknown.

Other Updates

Application

• Added socket path and IP address to output of status command.
• New --vm-type command to toggle between QEMU and Virtualization.Framework. Values are qemu and vz.
• Colima now releases unused VM disk space to the host on startup.
• Ubuntu layer --layer now runs systemd instead of basic tini.

Kubernetes (k3s)

• Update to v1.25.4+k3s1
• New --kubernetes-disable flag and kubernetes.disable config to disable k3s features.
• Enable cni config for cri-dockerd. Fixes #448, #385.

Network

• New --dns-host flag for custom domain name resolutions.

Containerd

• Update to v1.1.0

Volumes

• Support for virtiofs volumes (requires macOS 13 and Lima v0.14.0).

Commits

• vm: multiple minor fixes by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/442
• feat: add kubernetes-disable flag by @pmalek in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/443
• k3s: configurable disabled features by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/444
• fix: when vm /etc/hosts contains empty line could cause index out of range by @XGFan in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/446
• net: switch to socket_vmnet by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/459
• misc: update links by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/464
• vm: fix layer for large uids by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/474
• vm: switch layer init from tini to systemd for better vm experience by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/475
• vm: propagate environment variables to rc services by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/476
• docs: Update FAQ for docker scan plugin by @usmansaleem in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/477
• vm: add /etc/ssl/certs as certs copy target by @droctothorpe in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/484
• ci: upgrade golangci-lint GitHub action package from v2 to v3 by @austinvazquez in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/489
• ci: upgrade GitHub actions packages from v2 to v3 by @austinvazquez in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/488
• vm: add support for macOS Virtualization.Framework by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/504
• vm: prevent auto-migrating instances to vz by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/507
• fix: persist kubernetes config by @hftsin in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/505
• chore: refactor macOS version detection by @hftsin in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/510
• vm: minor improvements by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/511
• dns: support for custom hosts by @FabianPonce in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/512
• chore: pre v0.5.0 cleanups by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/513

New Contributors

• @pmalek made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/443
• @XGFan made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/446
• @usmansaleem made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/477
• @droctothorpe made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/484
• @austinvazquez made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/489
• @hftsin made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/505
• @FabianPonce made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/512

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.4.6...v0.5.0

Summary

Incremental update to fix a bug with Colima state persistence and ssh config generation

Commits

• nix: fix Nix shell by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/436
• vm: fix ssh-config auto-generation by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/437

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.4.5...v0.4.6

Summary

This is an incremental update with many fixes and added compatibility with Lima v0.12.0.

Commits

• core: fix qemu not located on Linux by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/367
• multiple misc updates by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/374
• chore: auto-generate ssh config for VMs by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/376
• vm: propagate upstream support for mountPoint by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/380
• vm: add support for provision scripts by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/386
• net: configurable network driver by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/399
• Fix #401: go.mod: github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock v0.4.1-0.20220816042650-89efd2bdb96 by @AkihiroSuda in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/402
• ci: fix lint errors by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/403
• util: prevent division by zero in printScreen by @misberner in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/420
• core: revert iso version temporarily by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/427
• vm: fix unexpected warnings by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/428
• core: upgrade iso image by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/429
• misc: minor fixes by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/430
• net: fix dns regression with network address by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/432
• misc: remove redundant flag on Linux by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/433

New Contributors

• @AkihiroSuda made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/402
• @misberner made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/420

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.4.4...v0.4.5

Summary

This is an hotfix release to resolve broken internet and/or incompatibility with VPNs for users that installed Colima 0.4.x via Github release binaries or Nix.

Users that installed via Homebrew are not affected but the update is recommended regardless.

Updates

• Fix broken internet when VPN is enabled on Github release binaries.
• Fix no internet on Nix version. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/344
• Add support for Nix flakes. From v0.4.4, nix run github:abiosoft/colima/<branch/tag/commit-hash> should work if flakes is enabled.

Commits

• net: use customised qemu binaries for lima by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/357
• net: remove CGO_ENABLED=0 to fix VPN connections by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/359
• chore: update nix files by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/360

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.4.3...v0.4.4

Summary

This is an incremental release with bug fixes.

Fixes

• Increase inotify watches in the VM to prevent too many open file errors for Docker.
• Fix spaces not supported in --editor flag for colima start.
• Propagate --verbose flag to network deamon to prevent large log files.
• Fix broken ssh for some scenarios when Ubuntu layer is enabled.
• Fix broken network on Nix version of Colima.

Commits

• docs: update bug_report.md by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/303
• chore: reduce runtime of tests by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/302
• chore: minor cleanups by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/306
• docs: reverse ln command arguments in FAQ.md by @bertbaron in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/308
• chore: refactor daemon by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/312
• fix #316: find qemu with platform specific binary by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/317
• core: increase inotify watches by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/320
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md : fix minor typo by @Amar1729 in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/322
• cli: fixes #327 spaces in --editor arg for start by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/328
• net: set gvisor-tap-vsock debug if verbose by @moolex in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/333
• chore: propagate verbose setting to background processes by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/334
• docs: update readme by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/340
• misc: update issue template by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/347
• ssh: fix #349 ssh args broken for some cases with layer enabled by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/353
• chore: refactor Makefile by @tricktron in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/354
• net: fix qemu process missing gvproxy network in some scenarios by @abiosoft in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/352

New Contributors

• @bertbaron made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/308
• @Amar1729 made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/322
• @moolex made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/333
• @tricktron made their first contribution in https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/pull/354

Full Changelog: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/compare/v0.4.2...v0.4.3