Server Package Upgrade Email Alert

Check a Linux server over SSH for upgradable apt packages and send an SMTP email only when updates are available.

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  1. Daily schedule
  2. Run SSH package check
  3. Branch when upgrades are available
  4. Send SMTP alert
  5. End
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What this workflow does

Check a Linux server over SSH for upgradable apt packages and send an SMTP email only when updates are available. Receive a scheduled email alert when a monitored server has packages waiting to be upgraded, without manually logging in.

Trigger
Daily package check Run every morning from a schedule trigger, or start manually with a safe apt check while testing.
Primary output
Send SMTP upgrade alert 2 configured workflow actions

Template details

Category

Engineering & IT

Workflow includes
Best for

DevOps, infrastructure, platform, and solo operator teams responsible for Linux server maintenance

Before you use it

The template will guide you through these setup items in the workflow builder.

  1. 1 Connect SSH
  2. 2 Connect Email SMTP
  3. 3 Confirm the package-check command for your Linux distribution
  4. 4 Run the included manual scenario
  5. 5 Publish the daily schedule

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