Automate Software Patching (Via Chocolatey and Homebrew)

You can automate software patching (via Chocolatey patch manager for Windows and Homebrew patch manager for Mac) within your patch management and IT automation profiles.

To automate software patching:

1.From Admin, click on Patch Management and IT Automation.

2. Create a new automation profile or click on an existing profile to select it.

The Profile page appears.

3. Check 'Update All' under Software Patch Management. 

Chocolatey patches: Currently, selecting 'Update all' patches any software previously installed via Chocolatey, as well as the following software: 

• Google Chrome
• Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (multi language version only)
• Microsoft Teams
• Zoom
• VLC media player
• Mozilla Firefox
• Adobe AIR
• Dropbox
• GoToMeeting
• Adobe Flash Player 32
• 7-Zip
• CCleaner
• CutePDF Writer
• Java 8 Runtime

Homebrew patches: Currently, selecting 'Update all' patches the following software: 

• Google Chrome
• VLC media player
• Mozilla Firefox
• Dropbox
• CCleaner
• Dashlane
• Evernote
• Skype 

Note: Some Homebrew software patches require password authentication or have other permission requirements, and therefore cannot be installed via Atera currently. If this is the case, a message will appear to inform you of this.

You can also select software you wish to exclude by clicking Manage under Excluded Software Patches, and selecting the software you wish to exclude. 

4. When finished making your software patching (and any other) selections, click Save to save the changes to your profile.

Note:  Please ensure the profile is assigned to your customer(s). You can do this within the profile itself by clicking Applied to in the Edit Automation Profile box, on the left. Or you can assign a profile from within a customer or device.