# Patch Management

### Creating an Application Patch

```bash
$ cloudio create-patch -a my-app
```

Running the above command generates an application patch as a zip file. The zip contains all the metadata in various .json & .js files. You can extract and check into your source control system e.g. GitHub.

![](/files/-MfKIlAfUUhUtvmTin5v)

> Example Output

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### Verifying an Application Patch

Once a patch is generated from a source instance, you can verify it against a target instance to review the changes to be applied to the target instance.

```bash
$ cloudio verify-patch -a my-app
```

![](/files/-MfKT-_5axEdOjTi9Qzg)

### Applying an Application Patch

Once reviewed and approved, you can apply the patch using the following command

```bash
$ cloudio patch -a my-app
```

![](/files/-MfKTS3v2Ve7ld__XhuG)

{% hint style="info" %}
You must authenticate with a user having a `Patch Administrator` role assigned to perform the above operations.
{% endhint %}


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