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Update Management

Control how and when your applications are updated. CloudPirates offers flexible update channels and automatic update options to match your operational requirements.

Update Channels

Choose the right balance between stability and features for each application.

CloudPirates Stable (Recommended)

Best for: Production workloads

Characteristics:

• Released approximately 2 weeks after upstream
• Extensive checks and validation by CloudPirates team
• Automated Helm chart value migrations
• Known issues documented
• Recommended configurations validated
• Upgrade paths verified

What We Do:

• Comprehensive testing across multiple scenarios
• Automated and manual validation
• Gradual rollout monitoring
• Automatic migration of Helm chart values to new versions

Example Timeline:

• Day 0: Upstream releases v2.5.0
• Day 1-10: CloudPirates extensive testing and validation
• Day 11-14: Migration path verification
• Day 14: Available in CloudPirates Stable channel

Stable

Best for: Balanced environments, teams wanting latest stable without waiting

Characteristics:

• Latest stable release from upstream
• Rolled out instantly upon upstream release
• Production-ready according to upstream
• Community-tested by upstream project
• No additional CloudPirates testing period

Latest

Best for: Development, testing, early adopters

Characteristics:

• Latest available version of the software
• Includes pre-release and beta versions
• May include breaking changes
• Cutting-edge features
• Not recommended for production

Use Cases:

• Development environments
• Feature testing and preview
• Bug reproduction
• Early access to new functionality

Automatic Updates

Configuration

Update channels are configured via annotations on the ArgoCD Application resource:

Example ArgoCD Application:

apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
kind: Application
metadata:
  name: mariadb
  namespace: argocd
  annotations:
    apps.cloudpirates.io/update-channel: cloudpirates-stable
    apps.cloudpirates.io/auto-update: "true"
spec:
  project: default
  source:
    repoURL: https://charts.cloudpirates.io
    targetRevision: 1.2.3
    chart: mariadb
  destination:
    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
    namespace: databases

Available Update Channels:

• cloudpirates-stable - Recommended for production
• stable - Latest stable from upstream
• latest - Latest available version

Auto-Update Behavior:

• Enabled (auto-update: "true"): Application automatically updated to latest version in selected channel, committed to Git
• Disabled (auto-update: "false"): Notification sent when new version available, manual approval required

Update Process

Automatic Update Flow:

New Version Available
    ↓
Check Update Channel Setting
    ↓
Create Git Commit with New Version
    ↓
ArgoCD Detects Change
    ↓
ArgoCD Syncs Application
    ↓
Kubernetes Rolls Out Update
    ↓
Health Check
    ↓
Notification Sent

Safety Features:

• Health checks before marking as successful
• Automatic rollback on failure (if configured)
• Update history in Git
• Easy manual rollback

Pre-Update Backup (Managed Kubernetes Only)

Automatic Backup: For applications hosted on CloudPirates Managed Kubernetes clusters, we automatically create a backup before rolling out updates.

What's Included:

• Application configuration
• Persistent Volume Claims (PVCs)
• Database snapshots (where applicable)

Retention: Backups are retained for 7 days after the update

This ensures you can quickly restore your application if an update causes issues.

Update Notifications

Notification Types

New Version Available:

• When new version in your channel
• Includes changelog
• Shows current vs available version

Update Applied:

• Automatic update completed
• Links to Git commit
• Deployment status

Update Failed:

• Automatic update encountered error
• Error details and logs
• Recommended actions

Notification Channels

• Portal notifications
• Email
• Webhooks (for integration)
• Coming Soon: Slack, Microsoft Teams

Changelog and Release Notes

View Changes

Per Application:

• Version history
• Changelog from upstream
• CloudPirates testing notes (Stable channel)
• Breaking changes highlighted
• Upgrade instructions

Example Changelog:

## MariaDB 11.2.2 → 11.2.3

### Changes

- Security fix for CVE-2024-1234
- Performance improvements for replication
- Bug fix for connection pooling

### CloudPirates Testing (Stable Channel)

- Tested with 1000+ concurrent connections
- Validated replication across 3 nodes
- Backup/restore verified
- Upgrade from 11.2.2 successful

### Breaking Changes

None

### Recommended Actions

- No configuration changes required
- Update recommended for security fix

Security Updates

Critical Security Patches

Priority Handling:

• Released to all channels immediately
• Notification sent to all users
• Automatic update recommended (even if disabled)
• Clear security advisory

Example:

⚠️ SECURITY ADVISORY

Application: MariaDB
Current Version: 11.2.2
Fixed Version: 11.2.3
Severity: HIGH
CVE: CVE-2024-1234

Description: SQL injection vulnerability in user authentication

Recommendation: Update immediately
Auto-update will be applied within 24 hours for affected applications

Security Update Policy

• Critical: Released immediately to all channels
• High: Available in all channels within 24 hours
• Medium: Follow normal channel schedule
• Low: Included in next regular release

Related Resources

• GitOps Setup
• Deployment Options
• Application Templates
• Managed Application Platform Overview