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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.Introducing the Kubernetes agent
We introduced a new deployment target called the Kubernetes agent to make your deployments to Kubernetes simpler, faster, and safer.New in Azure DevOps for Octopus Deploy v6
Find out what's new in v6 of the Octopus Azure DevOps plugin and why we made the changes.Inside DevOps with Jason Dunnivant from Olo
A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. Our first post features Jason Dunnivant, Release Engineer at Olo.Octopus Cloud connectivity disruption - report and learnings
Public incident report and our learnings about the Octopus Cloud network connectivity disruption from January 25, 2023.Why are there so many definitions of lead time?
Find out why there are multiple definitions of lead time and how you can use them to improve software delivery.
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Documentation
Linux Tentacle
How to install and configure Octopus Tentacles on Linux Servers in either listening or polling mode.Octopus Tentacle in a Container
An Octopus Tentacle instance can be run directly from within a container.Tentacle communication modes
Tentacles can be configured to communicate with the Octopus Server in Listening or Polling mode.Troubleshooting Tentacles
How to troubleshoot problems with Octopus Tentacles.Windows Tentacle
How to install Octopus Tentacles on Windows Servers in either listening or polling mode.Automating Tentacle installation
Information on how to install and configure an Octopus Tentacle in a fully automated way from the command line.Azure virtual machines
The Azure VM Tentacle extension makes it easy to automatically download, install and register a Tentacle with your Octopus Server.Tentacle VM extension configuration structure
Detailed file format information for the configuration files required for the Azure Tentacle VM ExtensionDiagnosing Tentacle VM extension issues
How to diagnose and resolve installation issues with the Tentacle VM ExtensionInstalling the Tentacle VM extension via an ARM template
How to install the Tentacle VM extension using an Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templateInstalling the Tentacle via DSC in an ARM template
How to install the Tentacle using Desired State configuration (DSC) in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) TemplateInstalling the Tentacle VM extension via PowerShell
How to install the Tentacle VM Extension using the PowerShellInstalling the Tentacle VM extension via the Azure CLI
How to install the Tentacle VM Extension using the Azure Command Line Interface (CLI)Installing the Tentacle VM extension via the Azure Portal
How to install a Tentacle using the Azure VM Extension via the new Azure PortalInstalling the Tentacle VM extension via the classic Azure Portal
How to install a Tentacle using the Azure VM extension via the classic Azure PortalClustered Listening Tentacles
Configuring the Octopus Tentacle in an active/passive cluster.Polling Tentacles over WebSockets
Octopus Polling Tentacles open a connection to the Octopus Server over WebSockets to ask what to do.Tentacle installation requirements
Software and hardware requirements for installing the latest version of Tentacle.Legacy Tentacle installation requirements
Software and hardware requirements for installing legacy versions of Tentacles.Running Tentacle under a specific user account
Information on how to run Tentacle under a specific user account.Permissions required for the Tentacle Windows Service
Everything you need to know about the permissions your Tentacles need.octopus project variables exclude
Exclude a variable set from a projectoctopus project variables include
Include a variable set in a projectZipBombs and Octopus Deploy
Octopus Server actively prevents ZipBomb-based denial-of-service attacks using a number of preventative measures.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.