# Using Renovate Bot to automate Kubernetes container image updates

DevFeed: [Using Renovate Bot to automate Kubernetes container image updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/meet-renovate-your-update-automation-bot-for-kubernetes-and-more-10656.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://technotim.com/posts/renovate-bot-kubernetes/>)

Author: Techno Tim

Published: 2023-07-01T13:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Techno Tim](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/techno-tim.md>)

Topics: [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Docker](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/docker.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [docker-container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker-container.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-requests.md>), [renovate](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/renovate.md>)

## AI overview

This video tutorial explains how Renovate Bot scans dependencies and automates pull requests for updated container images. It focuses on configuring Renovate for Kubernetes resources and discusses running it through a Node module, CLI, Docker, Kubernetes, or hosted Git-provider integrations.

## Source excerpt

Keeping track of container image updates is hard. I started using Renovate Bot to to track these for me and I now get pull requests from a bot for my Docker and Kubernetes container images. It's a game changer. A HUGE thanks to Datree for sponsoring this video! Secure Your Kubernetes, Prevent Misconfigurations https://www.datree.io 📺 Watch Video Why use Renovate? How much time do you sp...