Notify about new new update being available - but "programmatically"?

david · March 20, 2026, 10:29am

If you have SMTP configured, and you’ve configured a ‘contact email’ in the site settings, then you should receive an email notification for new versions:

github.com/discourse/discourse

app/mailers/version_mailer.rb

2645d89f9


      
          def send_notice
            if SiteSetting.contact_email.present?
              missing_versions = DiscourseUpdates.missing_versions
              if missing_versions.present? && missing_versions.first["notes"].present?
                build_email(
                  SiteSetting.contact_email,
                  template: "new_version_mailer_with_notes",
                  notes: missing_versions.first["notes"],
                  new_version: DiscourseUpdates.latest_version,
                  installed_version: Discourse::VERSION::STRING,
                )
              else
                build_email(
                  SiteSetting.contact_email,
                  template: "new_version_mailer",
                  new_version: DiscourseUpdates.latest_version,
                  installed_version: Discourse::VERSION::STRING,
                )
              end
            end
          end

Topic		Replies	Views
Can I be notified of new upgrades required of Discourse when using Docker Install? Support	6	595	January 22, 2022
How to configure new version update prompt? Support	6	393	November 21, 2023
Disable reminder about the new version of the Discourse Support	4	724	July 26, 2020
How to unsub from "Hooray, new version" admin emails? Support	5	507	August 26, 2021
How to disable or reduce "update available" emails sent to admins Support	8	958	March 23, 2022

Notify about new new update being available - but "programmatically"?

Related topics