Übersicht

Basics

Get an overview of the features and benefits of the Server Update Management Service.

Getting started

Order, configure, use and delete the Server Update Management Service.

How-tos

Create server updates via API / CLI / Terraform.

FAQ

Read the list of frequently asked questions to get an idea of what other users are asking themselves. Maybe there is also an answer for you?

Release notes

Discover what's new, including added features, bug fixes and deprication notices.

Use Cases

• Protect People and Servers: Stay secure and compliant by updating your servers regularly and automatically outside of working hours.
• Unified Process: Update Windows and Linux servers through a single easy-to-use interface or API.
• Fast Emergency Updates: In the event of a critical zero-day vulnerability, easily update the server as soon as the patch is released.

Latest updates

• announcement

  Replace MOSS API with Server Backup, Server Update and IaaS APIs

  15. Apr. 2025

  We would like to inform you that we have replaced MOSS API, which was accessible via this url with Server Backup Management API, Server Update Management API and IaaS API.

  This change allows you to use the services with the same authentication as all other STACKIT services. The Server Backup and Update management can also be used in STACKIT CLI and STACKIT Terraform providers.

  Previous endpoints in MOSS API related to servers, server backups and server updates will stop to work on October 15th, 2025.

  Recommended Action: We encourage you to migrate your automations to use the latest versions of the APIs.

  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via support ticket.

• announcement

  Server Update Management: Update process changed to improve the reliability

  26. Sept. 2024

  In order to improve the reliability and the security we have implemented a change in the process which we use to trigger the update installation on your servers.

  Until now we were using a process in which:

  • STACKIT administration user was created in all servers which use the Server Update Management Service
  • STACKIT management security groups were attached to your servers to allow access
  • Additional scripts needed to be downloaded and run if the service was enabled after the server was created

  Now we have started to use STACKIT Server Agent running as a service on your servers. It will make the process more reliable as it does not depend on other settings in the operating system or in the security groups. If you have the agent installed, you do not need to run additional scripts to configure the update service after server creation.

  In order for the update process to work properly, please do not stop or uninstall the agent. We have automatically installed it on your servers with active update management process.

  If any settings were changed that prevented the update process from working properly until now, they might have also affected the automated installation of the agent. In these cases, please install the STACKIT Server Agent manually following this guideline.

• announcement

  STACKIT Server Update Management Service is now available

  1. Aug. 2023

  We are happy to announce that our new service STACKIT Server Update Management Service is released in GA state.

  The Server Update Management Service permits to easily automate the operating system (OS) update process.

  You can set up the service by using the comprehensive and easy-to-use management interface or API.

  Server Update Management reduces the risk of attacks and security breaches by keeping the operating system up to date with automatically installed updates.

  You can find more information about the new Server Update Management Service here.

Server Update Management Release notes