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Top 8 container registries

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.

Reprioritizing the task queue

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

Checking Kubernetes pod CPU and memory

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

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.

Secrets in GitHub Actions

As part of our series about Continuous Integration and build servers, learn how to add secrets in GitHub to use with GitHub Actions, plus how to call them in workflows.

The why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment

Why and how your should automate your database deployments

The benefits of containerization

Containers have a range of benefits that help you become more agile in software delivery. Containers are scalable, portable and complement your DevOps processes.

Set up a local Kubernetes deployment pipeline

We teach you how to set up a local Kubernetes deployment pipeline, so you can experiment without risk.

Thoughts from my User Experience Journey

Thoughts and takeaways from my recent journey with the Onboarding team, diving further into user-experience.

Variable Editor Redesign - RFC

Updates to the variable editor ...

Upgrading from Octopus 3.x is easier than you think

Why and how to upgrade from Octopus 3.x.

Our most popular webinars in 2020

Join us as we list out our favorite webinars of 2020.

Octopus Deploy vs. Puppet/Chef

What's the difference between Octopus and Puppet/Chef?

Azure VM extension for Octopus Deploy

Deploy .NET applications directly to Azure VM's using our Tentacle agent extension.

Using dynamic build agents to automate scaling in Jenkins

With some setup, Jenkins can automatically react to your processing needs, creating extra nodes to manage processes. This post explains 2 setup methods.

Docker Engine in Octopus Deploy

Simple Docker Engine commands are now available in Octopus Deploy for testing and feedback

Lessons learned porting Octopus Server to .NET Core 3.1

We ported Octopus Server to .NET Core 3.1 to unlock the ability to run on Linux, Docker Containers, and Kubernetes. This post shares lessons learned along the way.

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.

Octopus 3.4 blog series kick off

Octopus 3.4 blog series kick off with links to posts talking about new feature deep dives and the decisions that went in to building them.
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Documentation

Project Insights

Project level insights are available as a new tab in every project so you can understand the performance of your projects across channels, environments, and tenants.

Upgrading from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTS

Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTS

Space Level Insights

Space level insights

Octopus Cloud

How to work with Octopus Cloud.

Manually fail a task

How to manually fail a running or canceling task when tasks hang or get stuck.

Add a Space with environments

An example script to create a new space and populate it with some default environments.

Reprioritize Tasks

An example script to find deployments or runbook runs for a specific environment, project, or tenant and move them to the top of the queue.

Script modules

Script modules allow users to create collections of functions that can be used in deployment processes across multiple projects.

Resetting passwords

The Octopus Web Portal makes it easy to change or reset your password.

Tentacle.exe command line

Tentacle.exe is the command line executable that runs the Octopus Tentacle instance.

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