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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.

Running SQL Server Developer in a Windows-based Docker Container

SQL Server can run in a Windows-based docker container, how can developers leverage that on their development machines?

Beyond Hello World: Containerize a real-world web application

This post demonstrates how to containerize a real-world .NET Core web application with web services and databases.

Lessons learned using Docker for development and testing on Windows

Some of the lessons I learned using Docker for development and testing on Windows

Feature prioritization: do votes trump all?

What factors need to be considered when deciding which features to implement first?

How we think about creating new architecture

Creating a new architecture can be daunting. Find out how we approach creating new architecture within Octopus, with real examples to tame complexity and achieve success.

Deploying PHP applications with Octopus Deploy

Learn how to deploy PHP applications using Octopus Deploy.

Feature branching web apps

Learn how to deploy and manage Azure Web App feature branches in Octopus Deploy.

Octopus Deploy vs. Puppet/Chef

What's the difference between Octopus and Puppet/Chef?

Octopus Deploy 4.0 blog series kickoff

Octopus 4.0 is nearing completion and we'd love to share some of the best features and some behind-the-scenes details.

Packaging Node.js applications

Just because you are using Node.js, don't violate the principle of build-once, deploy-many
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Documentation

Create sanitized database backup

How to create a sanitized database backup to send up to Octopus Support.

Providing database performance metrics

How to provide database performance metrics to help the Octopus team resolve issues.

Record memory snapshots

How to record memory snapshots of your running Octopus Server so we can solve memory issues.

Record a performance trace

How to record a software performance trace of your running Octopus Server so we can solve performance issues.

Best Practices

Some of the best practices you can adopt to set yourself up for success in using Octopus Deploy.

Deployment and Runbook Processes

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring deployment and runbook processes in Octopus Deploy.

Environments, Deployment Targets, and Roles

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring environments, deployment targets, and lifecycles in Octopus Deploy.

Installation Guidelines

Guidelines and recommendations for installing Octopus Deploy on your infrastructure.

Notifications

Guidelines and recommendations for notifications in Octopus Deploy.

Ongoing Maintenance

Guidelines and recommendations for ongoing maintenance with Octopus Deploy.

Projects and Project Groups Structure

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring projects and project groups in Octopus Deploy.

Step Templates and Script Modules

Guidelines and recommendations for creating re-usable components in Octopus Deploy.

Users, Roles, and Teams

Guidelines and recommendations for managing RBAC in Octopus Deploy.

Variable Recommendations

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring variables in Octopus Deploy.

Offload Work to Workers

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring workers in Octopus Deploy.

Terraform plugin cache

Using plugin caches with Terraform

Lifecycles and Environments

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring your lifecycles to control the flow to your environments

Partition Octopus with Spaces

Guidelines and recommendations for configuring spaces in Octopus Deploy.

Releases and Deployments

Guidelines and recommendations for creating releases and deploying them in Octopus Deploy.

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