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# 🖥️ Update Manager 📚 Table of Contents
Features
Update Manager UI
Quick Install
SSH Setup
Configuration
Usage
File Structure
How it works
Requirements
Future ideas
License
Features
Check updates on multiple hosts
Run updates remotely over SSH
Simple config files
No agents required
Works with existing SSH setup
Update Manager UI
Update Manager CLI UI
Simple CLI tool to check and manage updates across multiple Ubuntu systems over SSH. Lightweight • No dependencies • Works over SSH
Built for Lanx environments – lightweight, fast and no unnecessary dependencies. Quick Install
---
## 📚 Table of Contents
* [Features](#features)
* [Update Manager UI](#update-manager-ui)
* [Quick Install](#quick-install)
* [SSH Setup](#ssh-setup-required)
* [Configuration](#configuration)
* [Usage](#usage)
* [File Structure](#file-structure)
* [How it works](#how-it-works)
* [Requirements](#requirements)
* [Future ideas](#future-ideas)
* [License](#license)
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## Features
* Check updates on multiple hosts
* Run updates remotely over SSH
* Simple config files
* No agents required
* Works with existing SSH setup
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## Update Manager UI
<p align="center">
<img src="update-manager-ui.png" width="50%" alt="Update Manager CLI UI">
</p>
<p align="center">
<em>Lightweight • No dependencies • Works over SSH</em>
</p>
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## Quick Install
```bash
git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USER/update-manager.git git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USER/update-manager.git
cd update-manager cd update-manager
@ -55,142 +30,70 @@ sudo cp update-manager.sh /opt/update-manager/
sudo chmod +x /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh sudo chmod +x /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh
sudo ln -s /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh /usr/local/bin/update-manager sudo ln -s /opt/update-manager/update-manager.sh /usr/local/bin/update-manager
``` SSH Setup (Required)
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## SSH Setup (Required)
Update Manager uses SSH to connect to your hosts. Update Manager uses SSH to connect to your hosts.
You must have SSH key-based authentication set up (no password prompts). You must have SSH key-based authentication set up (no password prompts).
### Generate SSH key (if not already done) Generate SSH key (if not already done)
```bash
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 ssh-keygen -t ed25519
``` Copy key to hosts
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### Copy key to hosts
```bash
ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.10 ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.10
ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.20 ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.20
ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.30 ssh-copy-id user@192.168.1.30
``` Test connection
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### Test connection
```bash
ssh user@192.168.1.10 ssh user@192.168.1.10
``` You should be able to connect without entering a password.
You should be able to connect **without entering a password**. ⚠️ If SSH is not configured, the tool will fail or hang during execution.
> ⚠️ If SSH is not configured, the tool will fail or hang during execution. Configuration
Copy config files
---
## Configuration
### Copy config files
```bash
cp update-manager.conf.example update-manager.conf cp update-manager.conf.example update-manager.conf
cp hosts.conf.example hosts.conf cp hosts.conf.example hosts.conf
``` Edit hosts
---
### Edit hosts
```bash
nano hosts.conf nano hosts.conf
```
Example: Example:
```bash
# name ip user # name ip user
server1 192.168.1.10 user server1 192.168.1.10 user
server2 192.168.1.20 user server2 192.168.1.20 user
server3 192.168.1.30 user server3 192.168.1.30 user
``` Usage
Check updates
---
## Usage
### Check updates
```bash
update-manager check update-manager check
``` Run updates
### Run updates
```bash
update-manager update update-manager update
``` File Structure
---
## File Structure
```bash
/opt/update-manager/ /opt/update-manager/
├── update-manager.sh ├── update-manager.sh
├── update-manager.conf ├── update-manager.conf
├── hosts.conf ├── hosts.conf
``` How it works
Uses SSH to connect to each host
--- Runs apt commands remotely
No agents or services needed
## How it works Designed for simple and efficient operations
Requirements
* Uses SSH to connect to each host SSH access to all hosts
* Runs `apt` commands remotely SSH keys recommended (no password prompts)
* No agents or services needed Ubuntu/Debian-based systems
* Designed for simple and efficient operations Future ideas
🔔 Notifications (ntfy / push alerts)
--- 🌐 Web interface
📧 Email reporting
## Requirements 📜 Logging and audit trail
📊 Basic monitoring (status, last check, pending updates)
* SSH access to all hosts 🧩 Plugin system (extensible modules)
* SSH keys recommended (no password prompts) 🔐 Security & compliance checks
* Ubuntu/Debian-based systems 🤖 AI integration (Lanx AI)
License
---
## Future ideas
* 🔔 Notifications (ntfy / push alerts)
* 🌐 Web interface
* 📧 Email reporting
* 📜 Logging and audit trail
* 📊 Basic monitoring (status, last check, pending updates)
* 🧩 Plugin system (extensible modules)
* 🔐 Security & compliance checks
* 🤖 AI integration (Lanx AI)
---
## License
This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License. This project is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 License.
See the LICENSE file for full details. See the LICENSE file for full details.
--- Author
Built with ❤️ for Lanx by NodeFox 🦊
## Author Maintained by Eddie Nielsen
Built with ❤️ for [Lanx](https://lanx.dk) by **NodeFox** 🦊
Maintained by Eddie Nielsen
Feel free to contribute, suggest improvements or fork the project. Feel free to contribute, suggest improvements or fork the project.