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FAQ

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What is Updatecli?

A command line tool that applies update strategies described in a manifest. The manifest declares what to update, where, and under which conditions; Updatecli reads it and does the work.

Troubleshooting

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Description

Messages are grouped by theme and quoted as Updatecli prints them, so searching this page for the line in your log should land on the right entry.

Support

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Something failing?

Most problems have a known answer. Start here:

Troubleshooting explains the error messages Updatecli prints, from authentication to git push and manifest validation.
The FAQ covers the common questions, such as why a run seems to hang or why no pull request was opened.
Docker Hub rate limit explains the most frequent failure in CI.
Rerun with --debug. Several decisions, such as which token was used or why a target was skipped, are only logged at debug level.

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GitHub Discussions for questions, ideas, and anything others might search for later.
Matrix for a quick chat. The same room is also reachable through Gitter.

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Docker Hub rate limit

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Description

Updatecli never downloads an image, yet it still consumes Docker Hub pull quota. This page explains why, and what to do about it.

Environment variables

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Description

Updatecli reads configuration from three places, in decreasing priority: the manifest, command line flags, and the environment. This page covers the last one.

Experimental features

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Description

--experimental is a single global flag that gates several unrelated features. It is available on every subcommand, and it announces itself:

Deprecations

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Description

Deprecated settings still work. Updatecli accepts the old form, logs a warning, and translates it to the new one, so a manifest keeps running between releases. The warning is the notice: nothing on this page breaks a pipeline today, and everything on it goes away eventually.

Contributing

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Description

Updatecli exists because the alternative was rewriting almost the same update script over and over. It is open to contributions, and plenty of them involve no Go at all.