OS & web stack patch upgrade

Patch security binaries.
Keep it working.

Latest release. Same versions. Tested before it goes live.

A supported system brought to the latest release on the versions it already runs. No version moves, and nothing in the application code has to change.

We clone it, patch and test the clone, then you test it too. The live system changes only after you have seen the patched copy work.

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From $49. Scope and price are agreed before work begins. For new clients: one free review covering one application on one server or hosting instance. Review terms →

Fewer known holes

Published vulnerabilities in your versions are closed by the latest point release.

Tested on a copy first

We patch and test a clone while production keeps serving.

You approve before live

Test the patched clone yourself. Nothing changes live until you say so.

Security

An unpatched system is the one scanners and attackers find first.

Staying on a supported version is not enough. Fixes for published vulnerabilities arrive as point releases within that version, and a system that has not installed them is still exposed. Usually this is not optional: an insurer, an auditor or a scanner set the deadline.

Known flaws stay open

Once a vulnerability is published, the fix and the way to exploit it are both public. Every week on an old point release is a week the weakness is documented for anyone to use.

Scanners report patch level

Vulnerability scans and audits compare what you run with what has been fixed. An outdated point release becomes a finding you must document, justify and re-defend each cycle.

The web stack is exposed by design

The web server, TLS libraries, language runtime and database sit on the network edge and process outside input. They are the components that need current fixes most.

Speed and stability

Point releases are not only security fixes. They also carry bug fixes and corrections to performance and reliability problems found since your release shipped.

Bug fixes that cost time

Memory leaks, hangs, intermittent errors and odd crashes are often already fixed upstream. Patching can remove problems you have been working around.

Performance corrections

Runtime, web server, library and kernel updates can include performance fixes. We measure the effect on your system rather than promise a number.

Small steps beat a forced jump

Keeping up with point releases avoids a large, risky catch-up later. A modest patch today is cheaper than an emergency upgrade after a failed audit or an incident.

What this is

Latest release. Same versions. No rewrite.

Operating system

Installed packages, kernel and system libraries brought to the latest release of the version you already run, with security updates applied.

Web stack

Web server, language runtime, database server and TLS components updated within their current versions, such as a newer point release of the PHP, Perl or Python line you use.

Nothing else moves

No version changes and no changes to your application code. Configuration is adjusted only where an update requires it, and each adjustment is recorded.

Why a copy is tested first. Point releases can change defaults even when they do not change versions: configuration behavior, enabled modules, cipher and TLS settings, and package dependencies. The only reliable way to know your application is unaffected is to run it on a patched copy.

Need a newer version, not just a newer release? A move to a new PHP, Perl or Python version is covered by PHP runtime upgrade or Perl, Python & shell runtime upgrade. A system whose operating system is already end of life is covered by legacy application rescue.

Clone · patch · test · you test · live

You see it working before your live system changes.

The patched copy is tested twice: by us against your application, and by you against the way your business actually uses it. Only after your approval is the live system patched.

Inventory

Record the installed versions, available updates and the services your application depends on. Agree scope and price.

Clone

Build a working copy of the system. Production keeps serving and is not touched.

Patch & test

Apply the updates to the clone. Check services, web pages, logins, jobs, integrations and error logs against the original.

You test

We give you access to the patched clone. You check the workflows that matter to you and tell us when you are satisfied.

Patch live

After your approval, apply the same tested updates to the live system in an agreed window, with a way back if needed.

Why you test as well. We can verify that services start and pages respond. You know which report, checkout or nightly job cannot fail. Having you confirm those on the clone is the cheapest insurance there is.

Pricing

A small, defined job with a price agreed first.

OS / web stack patch upgrade

From $49

A supported system brought to the latest release on the versions it already runs. The review establishes the scope and total price before work begins.

Outside patching

Version moves, application code changes, end-of-life operating systems and extra servers are identified and quoted separately, so the patch price stays what it says.

Before you patch

Will any versions change?

No. The system moves to the latest release of the versions it already runs. If a version move is what you need, that is a separate service with its own scope.

Does my application code have to change?

No. Patching does not require application changes. If testing on the clone shows an update affects your application, we tell you before anything touches the live system and agree what to do.

Do I have to test the clone myself?

We strongly recommend it, and the live system is patched only after you approve. You know your critical workflows; we test the technical side, you confirm the business side.

What if testing finds a problem?

The clone exists to find it. The live system has not changed, so nothing is broken. We identify the cause, agree the fix or the exclusion, and retest before you approve.

Will there be downtime?

Production keeps serving during cloning and testing. Applying updates live can mean restarting services, and kernel updates need a reboot. The window is agreed with you beforehand.

Will patching make the system faster?

It can, because point releases include bug and performance fixes, but the main reason to patch is security. We check behavior on the clone and do not promise a speed-up we have not measured.

Why not just run the updates myself?

You can, and many systems update without trouble. The risk is the update that changes a default or a dependency on a live system with no tested way back. A cloned, tested run removes that risk.

Start with what you already have

Close the known holes without gambling on production.

Tell us your operating system and version, your web stack, and what is driving the deadline: an insurer, an auditor or a scanner report. We will explain the scope, the price and how we test before the live system changes.