# 3. Proxmox Repository Update Notifications

Just as with applications the proxmox virtualization software itself also needs to be updated every now and then. Hence, we would like to have a similar updating system as we have for containers using Dockhand. In that way we will receive a notification if any updates of the hypervisor are available.

Now, according to a [blog post](https://majornetwork.net/2026/04/proxmox-ve-update-notifications-in-the-lab/) I found on the internet it seems to be pretty simple. You basically open up your shell and paste in the following command

```bash
pvesh set /cluster/options --notify package-updates=always
```

<div class="cm-line" id="bkmrk-then-you-can-check-i">Then you can check if it is properly set up with </div><div class="cm-line" id="bkmrk-"></div>```bash
root@pve1:~# pvesh get /cluster/options --noborder | grep notify
notify {"package-updates":"always"}
root@pve1:~#
```

If these are the results then notifications will be send to your email or NTFY if you have a set that up. An example email looks something like this

[![Screenshot From 2026-07-03 13-18-21.png](https://docs.rfeyn.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/gzFHy7iAekcBeGZ0-screenshot-from-2026-07-03-13-18-21-png.png)](https://docs.rfeyn.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-07/scaled-1680-/gzFHy7iAekcBeGZ0-screenshot-from-2026-07-03-13-18-21-png.png)

Then simply go to your Proxmox instance, go to your PVE &gt; Shell and use the following command to update your packages

```bash
pveupgrade
```