# Auto-Update for System, Installer, Apps

**URL:** https://syncloud.discourse.group/t/auto-update-for-system-installer-apps/307
**Category:** System Updates
**Created:** [24 February 2023 00:27 UTC](https://syncloud.discourse.group/t/auto-update-for-system-installer-apps/307 "2023-02-24T00:27:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![eailg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@eailg](https://syncloud.discourse.group/u/eailg)
#### Post date: [24 February 2023 00:27 UTC](https://syncloud.discourse.group/t/auto-update-for-system-installer-apps/307/1 "2023-02-24T00:27:11Z")

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Can’t imagine this hasn’t been a topic already but couldn’t find anything.  
Is it possible to enable automatic updates, maybe scheduled to a specific time of day?  
Would be a huge security gain!

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### Author: ![boris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/74df32/32.png) [@boris](https://syncloud.discourse.group/u/boris)
#### Post date: [25 February 2023 10:32 UTC](https://syncloud.discourse.group/t/auto-update-for-system-installer-apps/307/2 "2023-02-25T10:32:30Z")

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The plan is to add this feature soon, need to fix few minor things and will do it.

> <https://github.com/syncloud/platform/issues/334>
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> As we are using snapd it is possible now to enable auto updates of system (platf…orm app) and apps.
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> Update process brings down updated app for a period of time from few seconds to few minutes depending on the app.
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> So I would start with explicit autoupdate checkbox which is off by default.

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### Author: ![eailg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@eailg](https://syncloud.discourse.group/u/eailg)
#### Post date: [25 February 2023 11:21 UTC](https://syncloud.discourse.group/t/auto-update-for-system-installer-apps/307/3 "2023-02-25T11:21:23Z")

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Amazing. You are doing great work!
