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Working at Octopus - a story of silicon and steel

A history of the computers I have enjoyed as a result of the Octopus Deploy computer policy.

Flexible Working - Jason's Story

Flexible work can be life changing

Integrating ServiceNow and Octopus to increase efficiency: Unily’s story

Unily uses Octopus and ServiceNow to manage complex deployments to all customers. In this post, we dive into Unily’s solution and how the integration helps minimize downtime and increase efficiency.

What is a container registry? A guide + top 8 registries to consider

There are many container registry services, suitable for all different kinds of teams. We look at the top 8 and why you might consider them.

A look at GitHub Codespaces private preview

An early look at GitHub Codespace.

How to deploy from Minecraft with Octopus Deploy

Imagine a world where deployments were simple. You could push a button in your favorite video game and your latest release was deployed to production.

Inside DevOps with Brandon Moore

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Brandon Moore, Senior Software Developer in the power industry.

Octopus Deploy Java Support RFC

Our plans to support Java as a first class citizen in Octopus Deploy

Inside DevOps with Dan Horrocks-Burgess from DDA Software

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Dan Horrocks-Burgess of DDA Software.

Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

With the Super Bowl on the horizon, Andy Corrigan explains how Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

Future of Deployment: Nano Server and .NET Core

Nano Server is an extremely small version of Windows Server. .NET Core is a small version of the .NET runtime. Together, I believe they are the future of how applications will run in production.

Deploying to Octopus from Jenkins Using Pipelines

Learn how to craft a Jenkins Pipeline that builds a Java project and deploys it to Octopus.

At the helm with Bob Walker

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 Bob Walker, our Technical Director of Customer Success.

Keeping environments clean

Octopus 3.4 introduces the concept of machine policies which enable the automatic deletion of unavailable machines after a configurable time period has elapsed.

Octopus 2022 Q2: Containerize and modernize your CI/CD pipeline

Octopus 2022 Q2 with support for cloud-native containers and serverless is now available. Plus automatic cloud target discovery and ServiceNow integration (early access).

Behind the scenes of the Octopus Extension for GitHub Copilot

Learn how we integrated Azure AI and Copilot when making the Octopus extension.

Octopus Deploy version changes for 2018

This post outlines our decision to change versioning strategy for Octopus Deploy to a style matching our iterative, monthly release cadence. It also describes how we arrived at our decision and how continuous delivery has fundamentally changed the way we plan, build, and release our software.

Octopus Deploy 4.0 - Why we chose React over Angular when rewriting the Octopus 4.0 UI

One of the biggest changes in Octopus Deploy 4.0 is a complete portal rewrite in React.

How to Handle locked files and deployments

SysInternals Handle is a useful tool for finding why a file is locked

Octopus 2022 Q1: Config as Code for deployments

Octopus 2022 Q1: Config as Code for deployments is now available. Plus new integrations and an acquisition.

Wizards, dialogs and context menus, or build servers and scripts?

Reflecting on the benefits of continuous integration tools, I'm wondering whether our focus on great CI support has meant Octopus is too hard to simply get started with. How can we improve the getting started story?

What is CNAB?

A look at the Cloud Native Application Bundle (CNAB) specification, what problems it solves, and the pros and cons of the tooling.

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

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

Octopus Deploy 3.4

Octopus Deploy 3.4 RTW

What does Microsoft deprecating Azure Service Management APIs mean for Octopus Users?

As Azure begin to deprecate their Azure Service Management APIs, this has knock-on effects for Octopus Users. Although Cloud Service deployments will keep working, Azure Certificate Management Accounts will no longer provide such a rich UX experience.

DevOps, runbooks, and kubectl

The top reasons to use Octopus Runbooks to manage your Kubernetes cluster.

Still deploying manually? What you're missing

By automating deployments, they become less painful and more reliable, which allows you to make them more frequently.

Octopus releases and Long Term Support (LTS)

We’re iterating on the way we deliver releases of Octopus Deploy
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Documentation

Troubleshooting build server integrations

General guide to troubleshoot integrations between build servers such as TeamCity or Azure DevOps with Octopus Deploy

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