COOL Controller Release Notes

Please find all information on updates, features, and fixes of the Collabora Online Controller on this page. Details about security updates are available here.


Collabora Online Controller 1.1.5

Released on 15 October 2025.

Features

Internal Cluster Communication

  • Enables direct communication between COOL Controller and Collabora Online within the Kubernetes cluster, bypassing external network routing for improved performance and reduced latency
  • Enhances security by keeping all controller-to-COOL traffic internal to the cluster network
  • Reduces network overhead and eliminates unnecessary external ingress/egress traffic
  • For detailed setup instructions, refer to the sdk.collaboraonline.com

Collabora Online Controller 1.1.4

Released on 29 August 2025.

Features

Bug Fixes/Improvements

  • Leader‑only serving; followers remain Healthy but never Ready.
  • Lease cleanup on uninstall to prevent orphaned leader‑election locks.
  • Runs as unprivileged user by default.
  • Monitor Origin mismatch resolved (COOL adds “Origin”; accepted correctly).
  • No traffic forwarded to followers.

Action Required

  • Pre‑upgrade cleanup to avoid stale leadership: kubectl delete -n collabora leases.coordination.k8s.io collabora-online Expected: lease.coordination.k8s.io “collabora-online” deleted
  • Use helm charts: umbrella 1.1.6; controller 1.1.7.