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SSL 3.0 "POODLE" and Octopus Deploy

Octopus Deploy uses TLS 1.0 and isn't vulnerable to the SSL 3.0 "POODLE" vulnerability

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

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

How to install and configure NGINX with Octopus Deploy

Learn how to create a repeatable deployment process for installing and configuring NGINX.

Deploying Certificates to WildFly

Learn how to deploy certificates from Octopus to WildFly to enable HTTPS support

The ultimate guide to Tomcat deployments

Learn how to create a secure, highly available, load-balanced Tomcat cluster with zero downtime deployments.

Deploying Spring Boot Applications as Windows Services

Learn how to deploy a Spring Boot application as a Windows service with Octopus Deploy
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Documentation

SSL certificate

Binds the SSL/TLS certificate used by the portal to the specified address/port.

Expose the Octopus Web Portal over HTTPS

How to expose the Octopus Web Portal securely over HTTPS.

Configuring Netscaler

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

Import certificates into Tomcat

Configure Tomcat with a certificate managed by Octopus.

Let's Encrypt integration

Octopus can integrate with Let's Encrypt to setup and automatically renew the Octopus Portal SSL certificate.

Use IIS as a reverse proxy for Octopus Deploy

How to set up IIS 7 (or later) as a Reverse Proxy for Octopus Deploy

Use NGINX as a reverse proxy for Octopus Deploy

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

IIS Runbooks

With Octopus Deploy you can manage IIS with runbooks as part of your routine operations tasks.

Hardening Octopus

If you are hosting Octopus Deploy yourself, this guide will help you harden your network, host operating system, and Octopus Server itself. This includes things such as configuring malware protection (anti-virus), and utilizing allow lists.

Octopus Server Container with Docker Compose

A fully self-contained SQL Server and Octopus Server provisioned as Linux containers using Docker Compose.

Tentacle communication modes

Tentacles can be configured to communicate with the Octopus Server in Listening or Polling mode.

Polling Tentacles over WebSockets

Octopus Polling Tentacles open a connection to the Octopus Server over WebSockets to ask what to do.

Octopus.Server.exe command line

Octopus.Server.exe is the executable that runs the Octopus instance, it can also be called from the command line.

Create MySQL database

With Octopus Deploy you can create a MySQL database with a Runbook.

Backup MySQL database

With Octopus Deploy you can backup a MySQL database with a Runbook

Hardening Windows

With Octopus Deploy you can harden your Windows machines with a runbook as part of a routine operations task.

GoogleApps authentication

Octopus Deploy can use GoogleApps authentication to identify users.

Java error messages and troubleshooting

Java deployment steps include a number of unique error codes that may be displayed in the output if there was an error

Debugging PowerShell scripts on remote machines

This guide provides details on debugging PowerShell scripts with Octopus Deploy.

SSH target requirements

Requirements for using SSH deployment targets with Octopus.

Proxy support

Octopus supports proxy servers to ensure Octopus Server and Tentacle can operate correctly.

Exposing Octopus

You can keep your Octopus installation inside your corporate network, or you may want to expose it to the Internet. This section describes how to safely expose your Octopus installation and the security implications you should consider.

SHA1 "Shattered" collision and Octopus Deploy

How the SHA1 "Shattered" Collision impacts Octopus Deploy

Octopus Server in Kubernetes

Octopus can be installed into a Kubernetes cluster running the Octopus Server Linux container, optionally leveraging High Availability (HA).

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