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Configuring Windows servers with Chocolatey, PowerShell, and Octopus Runbooks

Derek CampbellApril 26, 2022 • 10 min read
Our most popular webinars in 2021

Derek CampbellDecember 20, 2021 • 4 min read
Configuring Octopus High Availability in Azure

Derek CampbellApril 28, 2021 • 16 min read
Octopus will be at DevOps Days London 2019

Derek CampbellSeptember 4, 2019 • 1 min read
WinOps 2019 - Octopus talk and workshop

Derek CampbellAugust 30, 2019 • 2 min read
Ask Octopus Episodes 43-45 - LTS 2019.6, restarting VMs during deployments and Automatic Release Creation.

Derek CampbellJuly 31, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episodes 40-42 - Data Migration, installing the Linux Tentacle, and connecting on-premises servers to Octopus Cloud.

Derek CampbellJuly 24, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episodes 37-39 - Diagnostic logging, restarting a failed upgrade, and deployment channels with child projects.

Derek CampbellJuly 12, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episode 34-36 - Server 2008 EOL, Project Templates for specific scenarios, and binding Variables to multiple roles

Derek CampbellJuly 4, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episode 31-33 - Incremental changes, using Octopus.Client with different Spaces and Auto Scaling groups with Octopus Deploy

Derek CampbellJuly 2, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episode 28-30 - JSON configuration substitution, Octopus server as cattle and Active Directory breaking changes.

Derek CampbellJune 10, 2019 • 1 min read
Ask Octopus Episode 25-27 - Centralized Logging, Worker working directory contents and Octopus/TeamCity Integration

Derek CampbellJune 5, 2019 • 1 min read

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Deploying LLMs with Octopus

LLMs are now a common component of modern applications, but deploying them with Kubernetes requires careful consideration. This article explores the challenges and best practices for deploying LLMs in a Kubernetes environment.

Matthew CaspersonJuly 16, 2025 • 9 min read

Cloud infrastructure diagram with Git integration connecting multiple environments across regions and purposes.

The reality of GitOps application recreation

GitOps promises recreatable applications, but 54% of teams say 'partially.' Why confidence dips before soaring and what complete recreation actually requires.