How can I determine after a patchday whether adjustments to configurations are necessary?

We deliver in the directory

/usr/local/etc-sample

Directory with templates of all configuration files that are relevant for the installed package versions. You can use these as a guide and check whether adjustments need to be made.

In particular, compare - if available - the corresponding
*.sample files of a service, e.g.

/usr/local/etc/redis.conf.sample

and

/usr/local/etc-sample/redis.conf.sample

You can do this conveniently with the diff command:

$ diff /usr/local/etc/redis.conf.sample /usr/local/etc-sample/redis.conf.sample

We also recommend comparing the PHP configuration files from time to time:

/usr/local/etc/php.ini-production

and

/usr/local/etc-sample/php.ini-production

with

$ diff /usr/local/etc/php.ini-production /usr/local/etc-sample/php.ini-production ... 385c400 < max_input_vars = 1500 --- > ; max_input_vars = 1000 389c404 < memory_limit = 512M --- > memory_limit = 128M ...

If there are any changes here, these could have an effect on your
application and should therefore be updated in your php.ini if necessary.