# Auto updates via cronjob - is this safe?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-updates-via-cronjob-is-this-safe/241232
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [October 7, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-updates-via-cronjob-is-this-safe/241232 "2022-10-07T10:43:21Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2022, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/auto-updates-via-cronjob-is-this-safe/241232/2 "2022-10-07T10:45:10Z")

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It’s possible that something will go wrong and you’ll leave your site broken. I recommend that you list attention when you do it.

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