Server Pro vs. Community Edition

Server Pro and Community Edition are both on premises versions of Overleaf. But what are the differences?

The Community Edition is intended for use in environments where all users are trusted and it is not appropriate for scenarios where isolation of users is required.

Benefits for users

Feature	Community Edition	Server Pro
Powerful LaTeX editor	✓	✓
Full project history	✓	✓
Commenting	X	✓
Real-time track changes	X	✓
Easy internal collaboration	X	✓
Private template management system	X	✓
Git integration	X	✓
Symbol Palette	X	✓

Benefits for user admins

Feature	Community Edition	Server Pro
Easy user management via Admin Panel	Limited	✓
No manual upgrade of users required	X	✓

Benefits for system admins

Feature	Community Edition	Server Pro
Single sign-on (SSO) via SAML 2 and LDAP	X	✓
Direct access to all user projects	✓	✓
Self-hosted	✓	✓
Automatic user registration	X	✓ (LDAP or SAML 2)
Sandboxed Compiles	X	✓
Optimized version of TeX Live	X	✓
Early notification for security releases	X	✓

Sandboxed Compiles are not available in Community Edition, which is intended for use in environments where all users are trusted. Community Edition is not appropriate for scenarios where isolation of users is required. When not using Sandboxed Compiles, users have full read and write access to the sharelatex container resources (filesystem, network, environment variables) when running LaTeX compiles.

Community Support

For people using a self-hosted Community Edition instance, support is provided by the community via GitHub Issues.

Server Pro Support

For customers using a self-hosted Server Pro instance we will provide reasonable support to assist with the resolution of technical issues relating to the installation, configuration, maintenance and general usage of Server Pro, to a single, named staff member.

Support services for Server Pro specifically exclude:

• Direct support for the LaTeX language including layout, typesetting, and programming errors;

• Defects or errors resulting from any modifications to Server Pro unless made, instructed, or approved by us in writing;

• Support for any version of Server Pro other than:

  • The two (2) most current point releases of the current major version; and

  • The last released point release of the previous major version;

• Support for any non-current version of Server Pro that is more than twenty-four (24) months old;

• Any fault in the environment or in any software or hardware used in conjunction with Server Pro; and

• Defects or errors caused by the use with any software products other than those specifically certified for use with Server Pro in this documentation.

Release	Release Date	Status	Latest Patch
5.5	2025-05-29	Supported	5.5.2 (2025-07-09)
5.4	2025-04-11	Supported	5.4.1 (2025-04-30)
5.3	2025-01-29	EOL	5.3.3 (2025-03-21)
5.2	2024-10-24	EOL	5.2.1 (2024-10-24)
5.1	2024-07-17	EOL	5.1.1 (2024-08-13)
5.0	-	EOL	5.0.7 (2024-07-12)
4.2	2023-11-10	Supported	4.2.9 (2025-03-21)
4.1	2023-08-24	EOL	4.1.6 (2023-11-02)
4.0	-	EOL	4.0.6 (2023-08-10)
3.5	2023-02-13	EOL	3.5.13 (2023-10-06)
3.4	2023-01-11	EOL	3.4.0 (2023-01-11)
3.3	2022-10-13	EOL	3.3.2 (2022-11-15)
3.2	2022-08-26	EOL	3.2.2 (2022-09-19)
2.7	2021-07-12	EOL	2.7.1 (2021-09-16)
2.6	2021-04-23	EOL	2.6.2 (2021-05-20)
2.5	2020-11-20	EOL	2.5.2 (2021-01-26)
2.4	2020-08-20	EOL	2.4.2 (2020-10-05)
2.3	2020-06-11	EOL	2.3.1 (2020-06-30)
2.2	2020-02-10	EOL	2.2.1 (2020-03-10)
2.1	2020-01-14	EOL	2.1.1 (2020-01-21)
2	2019-10-09	EOL	2.0.3 (2019-12-06)
1.2	-	EOL	1.2.1
1.1	-	EOL	1.1.0
1	-	EOL	1.0.2
0.6	-	EOL	0.6.3
0.5	-	EOL	0.5.11
0.3	-	EOL	0.3.0
0.2	-	EOL	0.2.0
0.1	-	EOL	0.1.4

To remain on a supported track, you should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can confirm what version of Server Pro / Community Edition you're running by comparing the output of the command below against the Image ID's published in the release notes.

docker inspect --format '{{.Image}}' sharelatex | awk -F: '{print substr($2, 1, 12)}'