In-Place Upgrades

Description

In-Place Upgrades make it possible to keep dotCMS continuously up to date without the downtime, disruption, or coordination headaches of traditional platform upgrades. Instead of requiring full redeployments or scheduled maintenance windows, most updates are applied directly to a running dotCMS instance—so sites stay live while the platform evolves underneath them.

This capability is a cornerstone of the dotEvergreen continuous delivery model. It allows customers to receive new features, performance improvements, and security updates as soon as they’re available, all while maintaining a stable experience for visitors and uninterrupted workflows for content teams.

Benefits

For dotCMS Evergreen Customers

• Updates applied to production environments without taking sites offline or scheduling maintenance windows.

• Shorten upgrade cycles so new features and fixes reach production faster.

• Reduce operational risk and overhead associated with traditional upgrade processes.

For Content & Marketing Teams

• Continue editing and publishing content during upgrades with no interruptions.

• Avoid freezes or blackout periods that delay campaigns and content updates.

• Benefit from new platform capabilities as soon as they’re released.

Use Cases

Continuous Delivery
An organization on the dotEvergreen plan receives ongoing updates that are applied in place, keeping their platform current without downtime.

Rapid Security Response
Critical security patches are deployed immediately to running instances, reducing exposure without waiting for a scheduled maintenance window.

Seamless Feature Rollouts
New dotCMS features are introduced incrementally through in-place updates, allowing teams to take advantage of improvements without disruption.

Resources

• dotEvergreen Product Page