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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.

Deploying to Google Cloud Run

Learn how to deploy a container to the Google Cloud Run service.

Running Octopus Deploy inside a container

The Octopus Deploy Docker image makes it a simple process to provision a new Octopus Server instance.

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.

Maven versions explained

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to Maven versions. Learn how Maven treats different version strings.

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.

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 team

What's new in Octopus 2.4

Step templates, script modules, a new Library tab - a ton of new features!

Automated database deployment process: case study

This article walks through the steps I used to help design an automated database deployment process.

A look at the new NGINX VirtualServer and VirtualServerRoute resources

See the features of the new custom resource definitions introduced with the NGINX v1.5 ingress controller.

Octopus 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.

Lessons learned using Docker for development and testing on Windows

Some of the lessons I learned using Docker for development and testing on Windows

Alternative Kubernetes dashboards

A look at some alternative Kubernetes dashboards

Kubernetes testing with KIND

KIND offers a new solution for spinning up Kubernetes clusters for testing and development

The Evolution of Auto-Deployments and Event-Sourcing

Octopus 3.4 introduces elastic and transient environments and this post explores the evolution of auto-deployments in this context.
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Documentation

Find unused projects

An example script that will find any project that hasn't had a release created in the previous days

Use NGINX as a reverse proxy for Octopus Deploy

How to set up NGINX as a Reverse Proxy for Octopus Deploy

Minimize the data-migration time

Tips to minimize the time taken to migrate your data from Octopus 2.6 to 2018.10 LTS

Find unused targets

An example script the will find provide a list of targets being unused that might cause your target count to be inflated.

Installation Guidelines

Guidelines and recommendations for installing Octopus Deploy on your infrastructure.

Configuring Netscaler

Script to configure a Netscaler load balancer for use with an Octopus High Availability instance.

Install NGINX

With Octopus Deploy you can install NGINX with a runbook as part of a routine operations task.

Installing Apache

With Octopus Deploy you can install Apache with a runbook as part of a routine operations task.

Upgrade with a new server instance

Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.6.5 to a new Octopus instance.

Manual upgrade

Information on how to manually upgrade to Octopus 2018.10 LTS from Octopus 2.6.5.

JSON formatted output

Formatting output from the Octopus CLI

Auditing

Octopus Deploy captures audit information whenever significant events happen in the system.

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