Field Notes
October 19, 2025 · 2 min read

Why my servers run unattended-upgrades

Security updates on their own, everything else by hand.

Small servers get forgotten. Automatic security updates mean forgotten servers stay patched.

Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins {
  "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security";
};
Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "false";

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