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Using Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline
This post shows you how to use Operations Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline.Using ad-hoc scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline
Using ad-hoc scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline.Using Ad-Hoc Scripts in your Automated Database Deployment Pipeline
Using Ad-Hoc Scripts in your Automated Database Deployment PipelineOutage on octopus.com - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.What's new in Octopus 2.2
PowerShell console, PowerShell conventions, and IIS bindingsHow to structure your Git repository for DevOps automation
Learn how to structure your Git repositories to store your scripts, infrastructure as code configuration files, application configuration files, docs and more.RFC: Improving the deployment process
Proposed changes to better support using Octopus to deploy in distributed environments.How secure is Octopus Deploy, anyway?
Octopus Deploy is maturing as a business, and that means our security posture is maturing too.Identifying AWS shadow IT resources
As part of our series on Octopus Runbooks, learn how to find unmanaged resources in AWS using runbooks.Java CI/CD: From Continuous Integration to Kubernetes deployments
In this post, we create a Kubernetes cluster in AWS.Planning Octopus 2.0
We're planning some big changes for Octopus 2.0. We need to avoid second system syndrome as well as resting on our laurels.DevOps, runbooks, and kubectl
The top reasons to use Octopus Runbooks to manage your Kubernetes cluster.Why consider database deployment automation?
This post explores why automating scripts to deploy database changes is valuable and some of the benefits of database deployment automation.Linting your Kubernetes cluster with Clusterlint and runbooks
Learn how Clusterlint can be built into your workflow with runbooks.Why use Octopus for Kubernetes deployments?
Understanding the value that Octopus brings to your Kubernetes deployments.Automated Database Deployments Series Kick Off
Automated Database Deployments Series Kick OffOctopus 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.DevOps versus SDLC
Find out if the software development life cycle still has a place in the DevOps era.Automatic approvals for your database deployment automation
In this post, we will examine some techniques on how to auto approve database changes to stop overwhelming your DBAs.Installing Minikube on Windows
Learn how to get a test Kubernetes environment on Windows with Minikube
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Ad-hoc data change scripts
Recommendations on configuring a pipeline to handle ad-hoc data change scripts.Common patterns
Common patterns in database deploymentsScript Console
The Script Console allows Octopus administrators to execute scripts and perform administrative tasks on workers and deployment targets as groups or individuals.SQL Server deployments
Automating deployments to SQL ServerRun a script step
Standalone scripts allow you to run scripts contained in a package, or ad-hoc scripts you've saved as part of the step.Backup SQL database
With Octopus Deploy you can backup a MSSQL database with a Runbook.Restore SQL database
With Octopus Deploy you can restore a MSSQL database with a runbook.Databases
Database deploymentsCustom scripts
Custom scripts allows you to script anything you want using PowerShell, ScriptCS, F#, Python, or Bash.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.