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Octopus.Client goes Open Source
Octopus.Client and Sampler are now Open Source and versioned using SemVer. Octopus.Client and Octo.exe are now .NET Core and have a Async API.Octopus goes to conferences!
Octopus started attending conferences this year and we talk about what we learned through the experience.Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.What is the difference between blue/green and red/black deployments?
The term blue/green and red/black are used to describe deployment strategies, but do they mean different things?Inside DevOps with Dale Francis from Climavision
A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Dales Francis, Director, Product Development at Climavision.What are SBOMs?
Find out what SBOMs are, learn about the US government's Executive Order, and how Octopus can help with your SBOMs.How global tenanted deployments would look without automation
We explore how difficult global tenanted deployments would be if we didn't have automation.Pitfalls with SQL rollbacks and automated database deployments
While it is possible to do SQL rollbacks to revert database changes, the real question is, should you? This article will walk through some questions to consider.RFC: Docker integration
Request For Comment on proposed Docker integrationEmpower your team with self-service application deployments
Self-service deployments allow more members of your team to deploy to pre-production environments, but there are some things to consider.Domain does DevOps
Domain.com.au recently embraced DevOps. They use Octopus Deploy to deploy to AWS.Octopus 2.0 Task Output: RFC
The tasks screen will get an update in Octopus 2.0. Here are some mockups.
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Common patterns
Common patterns in database deploymentsShow configuration
Outputs the server configurationShow configuration
Outputs the Tentacle configurationLost Master Key
Get your Octopus Server working again after losing your Master KeyCapture a crash dump
How to capture a crash dump to help the Octopus team diagnose problems when something unexpected happens.Rotate Master Key
Generate a new Master Key and re-encrypt all the sensitive data.Azure Service Fabric cluster targets
Azure Service Fabric Cluster deployment targets allow you to reference existing Service Fabric Cluster apps that are available in your Azure subscription, that you can then reference by role during deployments.Applying Operating System upgrades
This is the procedure you should follow when applying patches to the Operating System where Octopus Server is hosted.Capture and export a HAR file
How to capture a HAR file to help the Octopus team diagnose problems when something unexpected happens.Ongoing Maintenance
Guidelines and recommendations for ongoing maintenance with Octopus Deploy.Upgrading major releases of Octopus Deploy
Information on how to upgrade major releases of Octopus Deploy.Create PaaS MySQL database server
With Octopus Deploy you can create a MySQL PaaS database server with a runbook.Guided failures
Guided failures allow problematic deployments to be reviewed and managed human intervention.Branching
Implementing different branching strategies with Octopus Deploy.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.