# Creating a patch policy
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A patch policy is a configuration you set up using Quick Setup. Patch policies provide more extensive and more centralized control over your patching operations than is available with other methods of configuring patching. A patch policy defines the schedule and baseline to use when automatically patching your nodes and applications.

For more information, see the following topics:
+ [Patch policy configurations in Quick Setup](patch-manager-policies.md)
+ [Configure patching for instances in an organization using a Quick Setup patch policy](quick-setup-patch-manager.md)