Renovate documentation¶
Automated dependency updates. Multi-platform and multi-language.
Why use Renovate?¶
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Automatic updates
Get pull requests to update your dependencies and lock files.
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On your schedule
Reduce noise by scheduling when Renovate creates PRs.
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Works out of the box
Renovate finds relevant package files automatically, including in monorepos.
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How you like it
You can customize the bot's behavior with configuration files.
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Share your configuration
Share your configuration with ESLint-like config presets.
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Out with the old, in with the new
Get replacement PRs to migrate from a deprecated dependency to the community suggested replacement, works with most managers, see issue 14149 for exceptions.
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Open source
Renovate is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License (
AGPL-3.0-only).
Supported Platforms¶
Renovate works on these platforms:
- Azure DevOps
- AWS CodeCommit
- Bitbucket Cloud
- Bitbucket Server
- Forgejo
- Gerrit (experimental)
- Gitea
- GitHub (.com and Enterprise Server)
- GitLab (.com and CE/EE)
Who Uses Renovate?¶
A non-exhaustive list of companies and projects using Renovate can be seen below:
List of companies and projects that use Renovate
- Prisma
- Netlify
- Envoy
- Condé Nast
- Microsoft
- Atlassian
- Sourcegraph
- Mozilla
- Deloitte
- Telus
- Yarn
- HashiCorp
- Automattic
- Algolia
- eBay
- Cypress
- Red Hat
- Financial Times
- Uber
- Buildkite
Ways to run Renovate¶
You can run Renovate as:
- an Open Source npm package
- a pre-built Open Source image on GitHub Container Registry
- a pre-built Open Source image on Docker Hub
Or you can use the Mend Renovate App which is hosted by Mend.
Install the Mend Renovate app for GitHub Check out our tutorial