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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.What's new in the Octopus navigation UI
An overview of the changes brought about by our navigation update.Lessons learned with home automation
Lessons learned implementing home automation.Introducing dark mode
Octopus 2020.1 introduces a dark theme to Octopus Deploy.New in 2.0: Sensitive variables
Sensitive variables are a great way to securely manage passwords, API keys and connection strings that are needed for deploymentDeploying Certificates to Tomcat
Learn how to deploy certificates from Octopus to Tomcat to enable HTTPS supportMVPs and $100k AWS Bills: Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud 1.0
Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud, the SaaS version of Octopus, and how it shaped our plans for Octopus Cloud 2.0.The why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment
Why and how your should automate your database deploymentsWhat is multi-tenancy?
We explore the various definitions of the term multi-tenancy.RFC: Composite Step Templates
Combine multiple step templates together into a single importable blockWhat are tenanted deployments?
Learn about the benefits and problems of tenanted deployments, plus how Octopus solves those problems.Paved versus golden paths in Platform Engineering
Find out the critical difference between paved paths and golden paths in Platform Engineering.How global tenanted deployments would look without automation
We explore how difficult global tenanted deployments would be if we didn't have automation.Why multi-tenancy is a confusing term and what it means to Octopus
Andy looks at why multi-tenancy is a tricky thing to define and how that affected Octopus's messaging.Task log UI improvements
Octopus 2024.2 includes enhancements to the deployment log including a modern visual design, performance improvements, and intelligent log rendering.RFC: Removing snapshots
Snapshots have been a feature of Octopus since 2012, and they help to ensure that deployment processes are consistent for a given release. In 2015 we added Channels, which appears to make snapshots obsolete. We're considering removing snapshots in 3.4.The ultimate guide to rolling deployments
What are rolling deployments and why are they useful? This post covers the rolling deployment pattern and practical examples of how to implement it with different tooling.Alternative Kubernetes dashboards
A look at some alternative Kubernetes dashboardsWhat's new in Octopus Deploy 2.6
What's new in Octopus Deploy 2.6Jenkins security tips
As Jenkins connects to many industry tools, it's a good idea to keep your instance as secure as possible. Here are our tips to keep your team safe.Common mistakes in DevOps metrics
Learn what to avoid as you create and evolve your DevOps measurement system.Deploying a Node.js application with Octopus Deploy
Learn how to use Octopus Deploy to deploy an application written in NodeJS with a MongoDB back-end.Automating developer machine setup with Chocolatey
Learn how to automate a developer machine setup using ChocolateyDeploying Certificates to WildFly
Learn how to deploy certificates from Octopus to WildFly to enable HTTPS supportDatabase deployment automation using Octopus and Redgate Deployment Suite for Oracle
Octopus Deploy supports many database tools. Follow along as we get a CI/CD pipeline built to deploy a database change to an Oracle DatabaseCloning a space using the Octopus API
With the Octopus API, it is possible to clone almost everything you need in a space.Deploy to Oracle Database using Octopus Deploy and Redgate
Octopus Deploy supports many database tools. Follow along as we get a CI/CD pipeline built to deploy a database change to an Oracle Database
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