# Alert users if they are updating from the master branch
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [25 Giugno 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847 "2014-06-25T01:00:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [25 Giugno 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847/1 "2014-06-25T01:00:05Z")
Discourse Docker should alert users if the container they have is tracking the master branch as opposed to anything else (tests-passed, stable or custom)
`master` is considered unstable at least until the tests pass.
Message should inform users and explain how to correct the situation (editing app.yml and reboostrapping)
@techAPJ would you like to take this?
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### Author:  [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)
#### Post date: [30 Giugno 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847/2 "2014-06-30T22:13:17Z")
PR for this:
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> This PR adds alert if the branch for Discourse is master.
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> !\[screen shot 2014-06…-29 at 01 12 26\](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/5732281/3421731/334d350e-fefd-11e3-81ac-4a9d9c835a86.png)
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> The alert message needs to be improved, I'll create a how-to on meta to explain how to change tracking branch.
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> This is a WIP.
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> cc @SamSaffron @eviltrout
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [7 Maggio 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alert-users-if-they-are-updating-from-the-master-branch/16847/3 "2015-05-07T16:53:41Z")