# PatchMon/PatchMon

Linux Patch Management & Automation Platform

Repository: https://github.com/PatchMon/PatchMon
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/patchmon
Homepage: https://patchmon.net
Language: Go
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: apt, apt-get, centos, debian, dnf, docker, linux, redhat, ubuntu, updates, yum, cis-benchmark, cve, cve-scanning, open-source, openscap, patching
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:04:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 84/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 25
- inputs: {"age_days": 351, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 18, "gap_med": 3, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3296, forks 174 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:54.097205+00:00)

## What it is
PatchMon is a self-hostable, AGPL-licensed Linux patch management and server monitoring platform with a lightweight outbound-only agent and a single Go binary server with an embedded React UI. It provides fleet-wide package inventory, pending update tracking, patch scheduling and approvals, CVE scanning, and OpenSCAP/CIS compliance reporting across Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows hosts.

## Use cases
- manage linux updates across a fleet without ssh scripts
- track pending apt and dnf updates from a central dashboard
- scan servers for cves and security updates
- run openscap and cis compliance scans on hosts
- schedule and approve patch deployments on debian and rhel servers
- monitor docker containers and package drift on ubuntu servers
- auto-enroll proxmox lxc containers for patch monitoring

## When to choose
- you manage many Linux (or mixed Linux/FreeBSD/Windows) servers and need one pane of glass for patching
- you want outbound-only agents with no inbound firewall or SSH exposure
- you need self-hosted patch management with CVE scanning and compliance reporting
- you want patch approval workflows, audit trails, and scheduled reports for auditors

## When to avoid
- you only manage a handful of machines where a simple cron + unattended-upgrades setup suffices
- you need full configuration management or orchestration rather than patching (use Ansible/Salt)
- you require non-AGPL licensing for internal distribution
- you need deep Windows Update or macOS patching as a primary workflow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, security, deployment, configuration-management, alerting, analytics
- domain: security, self-hosted, monitoring, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: patch-management, linux-fleet, vulnerability-management, cve-scanning, openscap, cis-benchmark, server-management, agent-based, compliance, apt, dnf, yum, pacman, freebsd, windows-agents, proxmox, devops, automation, linux, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- PatchMon/PatchMon (main) score 84

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.097205+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:42:57.964103+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PatchMon/PatchMon (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:54.097205+00:00, sha c4029c3d2ca4)
  - homepage: https://patchmon.net (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.077990+00:00, sha 5adc25fd53e2)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/ubuntu (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.089360+00:00, sha 705396777d76)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/rhel (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.091009+00:00, sha 80016a4bb0bf)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/dnf (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.092579+00:00, sha 44ce93fc08ca)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.087281+00:00, sha 2d737c402aa8)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/alma-linux (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.094139+00:00, sha 67e2bbd5663e)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/arch-linux (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.095936+00:00, sha 67375b23b0c3)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/freebsd (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.097773+00:00, sha 16e7741c5c1f)
  - site_page: https://patchmon.net/integrations/proxmox (fetched 2026-08-29T09:35:44.099495+00:00, sha 1e3e2ba45c65)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.