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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.Further lessons learned building a Raspberry Pi cluster
More lessons learned from experimenting with Raspberry Pi cluster computing.Configuring Octopus High Availability in Azure
How to set up Octopus High Availability in Microsoft Azure.Introducing the Octopus Control Center
We want our customers to love their Octopus experience. We knew we could do better with the Octopus Account, so we've redesigned it. Find out what's changed.Explore a live Octopus Deploy server
We've made a demo server available to explore a real Octopus Deploy instanceDeploying to IBM WebSphere Liberty
Learn how to deploy to an IBM WebSphere Liberty web server with Octopus Deploy.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?
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Packaging applications
Packaging applications for deployment with Octopus Deploy.Package repositories
Octopus can consume package feeds from the built-in repository, local and remote NuGet feeds, Maven, JetBrains TeamCity, MyGet and Azure DevOps or TFS Package Management.Promote a release not in the destination
An example script that will promote a release if it is not in the destination.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 TerraformCan't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.