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Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.Generating instance types lists for CloudFormation
As part of our series on Runbooks, learn how to generate a list of available instance types to include in CloudFormation templates.Creating an EC2 Octopus Worker with CloudFormation
Learn how to deploy an EC2 configured as an Octopus Worker via a CloudFormation template.Creating EC2 instance in AWS with CloudFormation
Learn how to create Windows and Linux EC2 instances in AWS with example CloudFormation templatesInstalling Tentacles with DSC in AWS CloudFormation templates
Learn how to configure a target work Worker Tentacle when creating a new EC2 instance with CloudFormation.Java CI/CD: From Continuous Integration to Kubernetes deployments
In this post, we create a Kubernetes cluster in AWS.Java CI/CD: From JAR to Docker
In this post, we learn how to convert a Java application to a Docker image.Java CI/CD: From local build to Jenkins Continuous Integration
Learn how to build a Docker image with a central CI server.Announcing Linux worker pools on Octopus Cloud
Octopus Cloud now supports Ubuntu worker pools and Windows 2019 worker pools.Octopus 2020.4 now available
Octopus 2020.4 introduces better config file updates for Java, NodeJS, and Ruby, and adds built-in Worker Pools on Octopus Cloud for both Windows and Linux.Spring configuration strategies across environments
Learn how Octopus helps you customize your Spring applications as they are deployed across multiple environmentsShaping Configuration as Code
We've been busy recently building Configuration as Code support for Octopus Deploy. Learn about some of the factors that shaped this feature.New in 2.0: Library variable sets
Library variable sets are a new feature that let you share settings between projectsAutomating Octopus with Azure Functions
Custom automation with Octopus and Azure Functions walkthrough.Creating test Kubernetes clusters with Kind
Learn how to integrate a test cluster created with Kind with OctopusNew in 2.0: Configurable Dashboards
The Octopus dashboard can now be customized to include only the projects/environments that you care aboutPublic bug bounty program with Bugcrowd
At Octopus Deploy, we’ve been running a private bug bounty program with Bugcrowd for over 12 months now, and we’re pleased to make it public.New in 2.0: Windows Service deployment
Octopus 2.0 can install and start Windows Services during deploymentOctopus August Release 3.16
This month's release includes Mono-less deployments to Linux and Mac, updated ScriptCS support, bug fixes and more.Octopus Deploy sponsors the .NET Foundation
Octopus Deploy announces corporate sponsorship for the .NET FoundationNew in 2.0: Rolling Deployments
Rolling deployments allow you to control how many machines Octopus deploys to in parallel
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Check Tentacles for available upgrades
An example script to check targets and workers for available Tentacle upgrades.Download package from built-in feed
An example script that downloads a package from the built-in feed.Find library variable set variables usage
An example script that loads variables from a library variable set and finds usages in project variables, and optionally deployment processes and runbooks.Find variable usage
An example script that finds usages of a variable, searching in project variables, and optionally deployment processes and runbooks.How to regenerate certificates with Octopus Server and Tentacle
How to regenerate the certificates used for communication between Octopus Server and its Tentacles.Channels
This section includes examples of how to use the REST API to create and manage channels in Octopus.Create a channel
An example script that creates a channel.Lifecycles
This section includes examples of how to use the REST API to create and manage lifecycles in Octopus.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.