is it safe to keep updating softwares in directadmin?

[BBM]

Would be nice to have the option of a "new features"-list of CustomBuild being send to an admin orsomething like that.

I always do first;
./build update

Then do;
./build versions ... to see what is being updated with...

./build update_versions
or
./build all

If the available updates are 'minor' (wepapps or Letsencrypt for instance) I usually install them without making a snapshot first.
Larger updates on apache or php get handled when I have more 'possible needed time to fix things' and always right after a server-snapshot.

 

[psalm91]

Would be nice to have the option of a "new features"-list of CustomBuild being send to an admin orsomething like that.

I always do first;
./build update

Then do;
./build versions ... to see what is being updated with...

./build update_versions
or
./build all

If the available updates are 'minor' (wepapps or Letsencrypt for instance) I usually install them without making a snapshot first.
Larger updates on apache or php get handled when I have more 'possible needed time to fix things' and always right after a server-snapshot.

Mine is a dedicated server and I do not have snapshot in this case how should I backup just in case some thing goes wrong?

 

[Zhenyapan]

just make only necessary updates (there is no need to update to each new version).
make them when minimal server traffic to make downtime impact less, and have enough time to solve problem or recompile.

 

[ikkeben]

Search the web and do some reading about snapper and co.

Snapper, The ultimate Snapshot Tool for Linux

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Mine is a dedicated server and I do not have snapshot in this case how should I backup just in case some thing goes wrong?