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What is AutoPatcherQuickstart📄Step 1 - Get access to AutoPatcher💻Step 2 - Set up SSM on target machines and target accounts💻Step 3 - Add machines to Auto Patcher🛎 Step 4 - Set up notification⚡️Step 5 - (Optional) add Pre & Post Patching actions - Hooks📄 Step 6 - Schedule a patching plan📅Step 7 - Patching ReportSetting up permissionsSetting up SSM agentAdding a machine to AutoPatcherScheduling a patching planBaseline patchingPatching eventsNotificationsPre & Post patching actions - HooksReportsPatching logsFirewall configurationCommand line interfaceManaging permissionsManaging API keysBootcamp videosAPI Usage

This guide goes through all the basic steps that are needed to get AutoPatcher ready and patching your machines.

📄Step 1 - Get access to AutoPatcher

Use the AutoPatcher User Interface.

Here is how to set up the access and permissions.

💻Step 2 - Set up SSM on target machines and target accounts

AutoPatcher uses AWS SSM to access machines which are going to be patched. To make a machine accessible for AutoPatcher via SSM you need to install an SSM agent on the machine. Read more

💻Step 3 - Add machines to Auto Patcher

A machine in AutoPatcher describes not just a machine, but also a set of parameters required to patch the machine, like what type of OS it runs, what category of patches are required and how can AutoPatcher access the machine. Read more

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🛎 Step 4 - Set up notification

Configure notifications for your patching and stay up to date about patching status or action to be taken in your channel: (slack, pager duty, email). Read more

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⚡️Step 5 - (Optional) add Pre & Post Patching actions - Hooks

If you need to execute some actions before or/and after update you can use Pre&Post Actions Auto-Patcher feature. It allows you to specify list of AWS Lambda ARNs or Azure Functions which should be executed before or/and after update. Read more

📄 Step 6 - Schedule a patching plan

AutoPatcher has it's own scheduler implemented. Choose the best scheduling way for your need and automate patching. Read more

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📅Step 7 - Patching Report

For each patching event there is a possibility to see a report of what packages were installed, updated or removed on each machine during execution of the event. Read more