Automatic Updates
- Thread starter Dexter23
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Code:
crontab -e
add
0 0 */10 * * /usr/bin/apt-get update && /usr/bin/apt-get -y dist-upgradeCron schedule (0 0 */10 * *)
0 0 */10 * *: This means the task is scheduled to run at midnight (00:00) every 10th dayof the month. Here's the breakdown:0: Minute (0th minute, meaning at the start of the hour)0: Hour (0th hour, meaning midnight)*/10: Every 10th day of the month (i.e., day 10, 20, 30, etc.)*: Any month*: Any day of the week
Command: /usr/bin/apt-get update && /usr/bin/apt-get -y dist-upgrade
/usr/bin/apt-get update: This updates the list of available packages and versions from the repositories configured on the system.&&: This ensures that the next command (apt-get dist-upgrade) runs only if the apt-get update command is successful./usr/bin/apt-get -y dist-upgrade: This upgrades all installed packages to the newest available versions. The-yflag automatically answers "yes" to prompts, so it can run unattended. The dist-upgrade command intelligently handles package dependencies and may install or remove packages as needed to complete the upgrade.
NEVER use
apt-get upgrade this will break your Proxmox VE Host!A quick article to that: https://www.thomas-krenn.com/de/wiki/Updates_(Minor)_in_Proxmox_VE_installieren
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hi yes i already saw that post, but the question is reccomended to do upgrade automatic, at the moment i do manual update, but when you have 20-30 proxmox instance to upgrade it takes time