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At the helm with Harsh Sabikhi
A series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they’re working on to improve the product, and more. Hear from Harsh Sabikhi, Senior Vice President, Revenue.Using the HTTPd Docker image
A detailed look at how to use the HTTPd web server with Docker.Using the NGINX Docker image
Learn how to create Docker web apps based on the NGINX image.Beyond Hello World: Containerize a real-world web application
This post demonstrates how to containerize a real-world .NET Core web application with web services and databases.SHA1 "Shattered" Collision
How recent SHA1 collision attack discoveries impact Octopus, and PowerShell scripts to detect if you use SHA1 certificatesDeploying to Google Cloud Run
Learn how to deploy a container to the Google Cloud Run service.What's new in Octopus 2.4
Step templates, script modules, a new Library tab - a ton of new features!Deploying a Node.js application with Octopus Deploy
Learn how to use Octopus Deploy to deploy an application written in NodeJS with a MongoDB back-end.How we work. Some recent lessons
Some lessons we've learned in the last few months that change the way we work. Plus tools for a distributed teamOctopus April Release 3.12
Octopus 3.12 is the start of the monthly release cadence, getting started is easier, update steps across all projects, wildcard patterns file matching for variable substitution, PowerShell debugging support, certificate-chain support, improved license notifications.Automated database deployment process: case study
This article walks through the steps I used to help design an automated database deployment process.The why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment
Why and how your should automate your database deploymentsLicensing and support/maintenance changes
Licensing and support/maintenance changes for Octopus 2.0The different types of software tests
Learn why testing is important, read about manual and automated testing, and functional and non-functional testing with examples.Faster deployments with the Executions API
The Executions API is a new set of endpoints that dramatically improves the performance of operations.Difference between docker.io, docker-cd, and Docker Desktop
Learn which version of Docker to install for your operating system.Octopus March Release 2018.3
What's new in Octopus 2018.3
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Documentation
Minimize the data-migration time
Tips to minimize the time taken to migrate your data from Octopus 2.6 to 2018.10 LTSFind unused projects
An example script that will find any project that hasn't had a release created in the previous daysFind unused targets
An example script the will find provide a list of targets being unused that might cause your target count to be inflated.Upgrade with a new server instance
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.6.5 to a new Octopus instance.Polling Tentacles over WebSockets
Octopus Polling Tentacles open a connection to the Octopus Server over WebSockets to ask what to do.Use NGINX as a reverse proxy for Octopus Deploy
How to set up NGINX as a Reverse Proxy for Octopus DeployManual upgrade
Information on how to manually upgrade to Octopus 2018.10 LTS from Octopus 2.6.5.Azure app service environments
This guide covers deploying to Azure App Service Environments.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.