<p>You could use pre-made roles like <a href="https://galaxy.ansible.com/oefenweb/apt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a> or <a href="https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/security" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a> or <a href="https://galaxy.ansible.com/weareinteractive/apt" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one</a> to manage apt for system related security upgrades.</p>

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<p>In a project with multiple vms that run various applications from Wordpress to Django and various other things.</p>
<p>Is there a way or a tool to keep track of the packages that require updates or have security problems not on an app level but on a vm level. Do I have to ssh into each machine and keep track of the packages or is there a smarter way to do that, could a tool like ansible be used for this job?</p>

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How to keep packages updated and keep in pace with security updates
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# How to keep packages updated and keep in pace with security updates

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-05-27)

In a project with multiple vms that run various applications from Wordpress to Django and various other things.

Is there a way or a tool to keep track of the packages that require updates or have security problems not on an app level but on a vm level. Do I have to ssh into each machine and keep track of the packages or is there a smarter way to do that, could a tool like ansible be used for this job?

**Tags:** ansible, security


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-06-03. Score: 0

You could use pre-made roles like [this one](https://galaxy.ansible.com/oefenweb/apt) or [this one](https://galaxy.ansible.com/geerlingguy/security) or [this one](https://galaxy.ansible.com/weareinteractive/apt) to manage apt for system related security upgrades.


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