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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.Shaping Config as Code for variables
Learn how customer feedback informed updates to Configuration as Code.Traditional runbooks versus Octopus Runbooks
As part of our series about Runbooks, we look at how Octopus Runbooks solves the problems with traditional runbooks.How GitHub Actions is different to traditional build servers
We explore how GitHub Actions, providing Continuous Integration as a Service, is different to traditional build servers.What is shadow IT?
When we talk about Shadow IT, we're talking about IT resources that an organization doesn't have visibility on. Find out how this affects your business, and how runbooks can help.Configuring Linux servers with Octopus Runbooks
As part of our series about Runbooks, learn how to configure Linux servers with Octopus Runbooks.From zero to Octopus hero - Octopus features and integrations
Join Sarah as she continues to learn more about Octopus, this time looking at Octopus Deploy's features, plus integrations with other tools.Deploying to Amazon EKS with GitHub Actions
As part of our series about Continuous Integration, learn how to build a workflow in GitHub Actions, push to ECR, and deploy to EKS.Multi-environment deployments with GitHub Actions and Octopus
As part of our series about Continuous Integration, learn how to build a Docker image in GitHub Actions, push to ECR, and deploy to EKS with Octopus.Opsera integration with Octopus
We've partnered with Opsera to provide integration with Octopus Deploy. You can integrate Octopus Deploy with the 95+ platforms that Opsera supports. Find out more.10 of our favorite actions for GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions is a newcomer to Continuous Integration and provides CI as a Service. Here are 10 of our favorite actions to install from the GitHub Marketplace.How Octopus complements your build server
Learn how Octopus Deploy complements your choice of build server and completes your CI/CD pipeline.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.DORA metrics - The predictive link between DevOps practice and business outcomes
What are the DORA metrics? Why do they matter? How can you use them to drive improvement?Config as Code and persistence ignorance
Read about the Core Platform team’s experience with persistence ignorance while developing the new Config as Code feature.Config as Code strategies
Learn good practices for using Config as Code and how to adjust your strategy in different situations.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.Best practices for Octopus Spaces
Find out how to use Octopus Spaces effectively.What is GitOps?
GitOps is an exciting new paradigm, but it can be hard to understand exactly what the term means.Publishing a package to a local Octopus instance with GitHub Actions
Learn how to push a package to a local instance of Octopus Deploy with a GitHub Actions RunnerAt the helm with Trish Khoo
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 Trish Khoo, our Director of Engineering
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Documentation
Configuration as Code reference
Details about the configuration as code feature.Creating and deploying releases on a version-controlled project
What to expect when creating and deploying releases on a version-controlled project using the Configuration as Code feature in Octopus Deploy.Editing a project with version control enabled
What to expect when using the Configuration as Code feature in Octopus DeployGitHub NuGet repository
Configuring a GitHub NuGet repository as an Octopus feed.Moving version control
Changing the location of your configuration repository.Cloud Target Discovery
Cloud resources can be discovered and registered as deployment targets by OctopusConfigurable Timeouts and Session Invalidation
Timeouts and session invalidation can be used to enforce a user to re-authenticate.Samples instance
View real-world deployment and runbook examples in our Octopus Cloud samples instance - https://samples.octopus.appAutomatic Step Template Updates
How automatic updates of built-in steps using the new step package format workCan't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.