# Does this mean everything is auto-updating?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 3, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-mean-everything-is-auto-updating/392617 "2026-01-03T13:36:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 3, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-this-mean-everything-is-auto-updating/392617/1 "2026-01-03T13:36:38Z")

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Hi there! Newbie Discourse admin here. A geekier friend did the install for me, so I’m probably missing some prior knowledge I would have if I had done it myself.

I see this in my admin space:

 ![Screenshot 2026-01-03 at 14.32.53](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/a/5/7a5aed1a29726691fb7fa3851b77264e3c395501.png)

Does this mean things update automatically? Do I need to take any action (like clicking on that update button) or not? I don’t recall having done anything but it seems to have updated 14 hours ago…

Thanks!

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