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What is a container registry? A guide + top 8 registries to consider

There are many container registry services, suitable for all different kinds of teams. We look at the top 8 and why you might consider them.

Working at Octopus - a story of silicon and steel

A history of the computers I have enjoyed as a result of the Octopus Deploy computer policy.

A look at GitHub Codespaces private preview

An early look at GitHub Codespace.

How to deploy from Minecraft with Octopus Deploy

Imagine a world where deployments were simple. You could push a button in your favorite video game and your latest release was deployed to production.

Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

With the Super Bowl on the horizon, Andy Corrigan explains how Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

Octopus React UI Permissions

Inside look into the React UI permissions

Future of Deployment: Nano Server and .NET Core

Nano Server is an extremely small version of Windows Server. .NET Core is a small version of the .NET runtime. Together, I believe they are the future of how applications will run in production.

Deploying to Octopus from Jenkins Using Pipelines

Learn how to craft a Jenkins Pipeline that builds a Java project and deploys it to Octopus.

At the helm with Bob Walker

A series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they’re working on to improve the product, and more. Hear from Bob Walker, our Technical Director of Customer Success.

Flexible Working - Jason's Story

Flexible work can be life changing

Wanted: a universal application packaging format for .NET

Packaging formats and artifact repositories are essential to continuous delivery. Here are my dreams for a universal packaging format.

How to Handle locked files and deployments

SysInternals Handle is a useful tool for finding why a file is locked

100x faster db deploys

Learn how to skip unnecessary schema compares in tightly coupled systems for faster database deployments.

Inside DevOps with Brandon Moore

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Brandon Moore, Senior Software Developer in the power industry.

Octopus releases and Long Term Support (LTS)

We’re iterating on the way we deliver releases of Octopus Deploy

RFC: X.509 Certificate Management

Request For Comment on proposed X.509 Certificate Management

Octopus Deploy 4.0 - Deploy Release Page Redesign

The Deploy Release page has been redesigned as part of Octopus version 4.0

Octopus 2022 Q2: Containerize and modernize your CI/CD pipeline

Octopus 2022 Q2 with support for cloud-native containers and serverless is now available. Plus automatic cloud target discovery and ServiceNow integration (early access).

Common mistakes in DevOps metrics

Learn what to avoid as you create and evolve your DevOps measurement system.

Reprioritizing the task queue

Learn about our new feature that lets you reprioritize the task queue in Octopus.

Behind the scenes of the Octopus Extension for GitHub Copilot

Learn how we integrated Azure AI and Copilot when making the Octopus extension.

Octopus Deploy 2017 Roadmap

This post outlines our roadmap for 2017, and all of the improvements we're planning to make to Octopus over the next year.

Insights from our Optimizing Octopus webinar

Learn how to keep Octopus running smoothly, and easily see what’s happening, all with a little planning, maintenance and smart use of Octopus features.

Common deployment patterns and how to use them in Octopus

Deployment patterns are important to any development pipeline. This post looks at some common deployment patterns and explains how to set them up in Octopus.

From zero to Octopus hero - Discovering DevOps

Join Sarah as she continues to learn about Octopus Deploy, this time focusing on DevOps.

Checking Kubernetes pod CPU and memory

Learn how to check a pod's resource usage in Kubernetes.

Inside DevOps with Dan Horrocks-Burgess from DDA Software

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Dan Horrocks-Burgess of DDA Software.

Prioritizing deployments

Prioritize your deployments. Fast-tracking deployments has never been easier.

Documentation

Troubleshooting build server integrations

General guide to troubleshoot integrations between build servers such as TeamCity or Azure DevOps with Octopus Deploy

Deployment process as code

With Octopus you can manage your deployment process as code. This means you can define your deployment process, scripts, and variables in source code. You can store this configuration in the same source control repository as your application source code, or somewhere else. This page describes the different options available in Octopus to store your deployment process as code.

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