The easiest way to self-host OTA updates
Efficient setup and architecture, even for millions of users.
Simple to set up and scale
An improved approach to self-hosting, based on our experience running billions of over-the-air updates.
Deploy anywhere
Deploy the full stack with one command on any machine with Docker Compose.
Effortless scaling
Use architecture designed to scale to millions of users without extra work.
Zero downtime
Checks and downloads both go to the CDN, so a crash won't interrupt delivery.
Complete update control and management
All the features of a modern hosted OTA service, without the five-figure price tag.
Invisible updates
- Install updates while the app is in the background
- Use immediate updates for urgent patches or hotfixes
Reliable delivery
- Checks and downloads go to the CDN for 99% deliverability
- Small bundle sizes for downloading even with poor internet
Publish and monitor releases
- Web dashboard for releases, metrics, and team access
- Reduce risk with controlled rollouts and promotions
- Monitor release adoption with graphs of version adoption
Run it yourself
- One command brings up the local evaluation stack
- Try an OTA update with the included demo app
- Deploy the same stack on a VM for production
How Patch compares
Patch and other self-hosted OTA tools all ship JavaScript updates to installed apps. They differ in how much you assemble yourself and how updates reach devices.
| Other self-hosted OTA | Codemagic Patch | |
|---|---|---|
| Throughput | DIY autoscaling and cache strategy | Checks and downloads scale with CDN |
| Downtime | API outage blocks checks | Only if CDN fails |
| Fingerprinting | Some | |
| Bundle diffs | Some | |
| Install timing | sync() install modes | Immediate, restart, resume, suspend |
| Release metrics | Often limited | Dashboard and CLI |
| Dashboard | Varies by tool | Web dashboard with team access |
| User roles | Varies by tool | RBAC in dashboard |
| Support | GitHub issues only | Support licence available |
Codemagic Patch
- Throughput
- Checks and downloads scale with CDN
- Downtime
- Only if CDN fails
- Fingerprinting
- Bundle diffs
- Install timing
- Immediate, restart, resume, suspend
- Release metrics
- Dashboard and CLI
- Dashboard
- Web dashboard with team access
- User roles
- RBAC in dashboard
- Support
- Support licence available
Other self-hosted OTA
- Throughput
- DIY autoscaling and cache strategy
- Downtime
- API outage blocks checks
- Fingerprinting
- Some
- Bundle diffs
- Some
- Install timing
- sync() install modes
- Release metrics
- Often limited
- Dashboard
- Varies by tool
- User roles
- Varies by tool
- Support
- GitHub issues only
This is a high-level comparison, details vary per OTA tool.
Built by Codemagic
Codemagic has been building mobile CI/CD for over 10 years. Our teams have delivered billions of over-the-air updates to production apps. Patch brings that experience to a self-hosted stack you control.