Email notifications for pending upgrades

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I think it would be great if Nextcloud could notify the Admin via Email if there are pending upgrades. This would make it easier to deal with upgrades also on instances one is not actively using but rather just maintaining.

[nickvergessen]

Since Nextcloud 10 we have update notifications delivered by the notifications API. When you have a sync client set up and connected, it will bring the notifications to your desktop.

However I just discussed with one of my colleges today, that it would also be cool to send a reminder email after some days to the admin when the instance is still not updated.

[001101]

why not just make it auto-update able?

[baldurmen]

To me this is very important since as a sysadmin I manage some Nextcloud instances that I don't use myself.

Using the desktop app to know a new upgrade is pending is thus not a solution.

[Dreamsorcerer]

Alternatively, how about Nextcloud instances that you do use, but not through the web interface or a Nextcloud app? Then you don't see any notifications at all.

i.e. I use Nextcloud primarily for syncing contacts/calendar. This is done through the online accounts in GNOME on my laptop and syncevolution on my phone. Neither of these tell me anything about upgrades.

[c33s]

an email on pending updates is really important. having such a widespread app, you should add such a important feature to make the web a little bit more secure.

that it would also be cool to send a reminder email after some days

i am clearly against a delay. the email should be sent instantly, not with some days delay. if there is a security hole, the admins want to be notified (instantly).

i assume that updates are only shown to the admin user, so keep in mind, that you require me to work as admin with my sync app to get such important informations.

workaround i found (german text but the code is english):
https://spielwiese.la-evento.com/xelasblog/archives/75-Mailbenachrichtigung-bei-verfuegbaren-Nextcloud-Updates.html