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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.

Beyond Hello World: Build a real-world Kubernetes CI/CD pipeline

How to incorporate Kubernetes in the CI/CD pipeline for a real-world web application with web services and a database project.

Beyond Hello World: Build a real-world Docker CI/CD pipeline

This post demonstrates incorporating Docker containers in the CI/CD pipeline for a real-world web application with web services and a database project.

Beyond Hello World: Kubernetes for the uninitiated

A high-level overview of Kubernetes with a real-world .NET Core web application with web services and databases.

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.

Defining variables in a multi-tenant world

Exploring how to define variables in a multi-tenant world.

Webinar - CI/CD Pipelines - Real-World, Expert Optimization Tips & Tricks

Practical advice for optimizing your CI/CD pipeline

At the helm with Shipra Mahindra

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 Shipra Mahindra, Senior Product Manager.

At the helm with Michael Richardson

This post opens a series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they're working on improve the product, and more. First is Michael Richardson, our original product management leader.

How global tenanted deployments would look without automation

We explore how difficult global tenanted deployments would be if we didn't have automation.

Why we chose Kubernetes, Linux, and .NET Core for Octopus Cloud

A reflection on the architectural options we considered for hosting Octopus Cloud v2.

SQL Server and PowerShell made easier with dbatools: Practical Examples

A comparison between the SqlServer and dbatools PowerShell modules

Octopus Deploy 4.0 - Configuration

Server configuration is getting a whole lot easier, and more visual.

Using HashiCorp Vault with Octopus

Introducing step templates that allow secrets stored in HashiCorp Vault to be used in deployments or runbooks.

How we use SQL Server as a Document Store

18 months ago we switched from RavenDB to SQL Server, but we kept using SQL as if it were a document store. This post goes into some detail about how our database works.

SQL Server and PowerShell: Practical Examples

SQL Server database administration using PowerShell

Eating our own dog food

How using Octopus to manage Octopus Cloud has helped us eat our own dog food and improve

Scripting the creation of Octopus API keys

Learn how to script the creation of an API key for use with the Octopus REST API, and how to use browser developer tools to explore the Octopus API in action.

Using Octopus Subscriptions

Subscriptions let you subscribe to events so you can be notified when things are happening in your world of Octopus!
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Documentation

Guest login

Octopus Deploy supports a guest login if enabled.

Add Azure Active Directory login to users

An example script to add Azure Active Directory login details to Octopus user accounts.

Notifications

Guidelines and recommendations for notifications in Octopus Deploy.

Authentication providers

Authentication options for Octopus Deploy including our internal provider, Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, and GoogleApps.

Hardening an Ubuntu server

With Octopus Deploy you can harden an Ubuntu server as part of a routine operations task.

Substitute variables in templates

Package steps have a feature that allows you to replace variables in any file.

Authentication provider compatibility

Compatibility of authentication providers differ between Octopus Server and Octopus Cloud.

Configure

Configure this Octopus instance

Backup RDS SQL database to S3

This section shows you how to perform a native SQL backup for an RDS SQL database and store in an S3 bucket.

Restore RDS SQL database from S3

An example that demonstrates restoring a database backup file from an S3 bucket.

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