v0.8.1

Highlights

This is an incremental release with bug fixes.

Fixes

• Cleanup of network assets directory on startup. Fixes #1210, #1029, #1212, #1116.
• Use of primary network adapter as default route when external network address is enabled. Fixes #1214.

Other Updates

• VZ is now the default virtual machine type on macOS 13 or newer. Qemu can still be used if specified.
• Disk image can now be downloaded locally and specified with the --disk-image flag for colima start.

Runtime version bumps

Runtime version can be updated running the colima update command.

• Docker version updated to 27.4.0
• Nerdctl version updated to 2.0.2
• Incus version updated to 6.8

Commits

• ci: fix integration tests by @abiosoft in #1190
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/term from 0.25.0 to 0.26.0 by @dependabot in #1189
• core: update disk images by @abiosoft in #1191
• cli: add --json flag to status command by @ecrousseau in #1196
• config: ability to specifying memory in decimal GiB by @qiao-summer in #1206
• build(deps): bump golang.org/x/term from 0.26.0 to 0.27.0 by @dependabot in #1207
• net: clear assets directory on startup by @abiosoft in #1213
• net: set route for external address by @abiosoft in #1214
• core: update disk images by @abiosoft in #1215
• vm: add support for custom disk images by @abiosoft in #1216
• config: use vz as default vm type on macOS 13 or newer by @abiosoft in #1217
• ci: clean up by @abiosoft in #1220

New Contributors

• @ecrousseau made their first contribution in #1196
• @qiao-summer made their first contribution in #1206

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.8.1