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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.

Creating EC2 instance in AWS with CloudFormation

Learn how to create Windows and Linux EC2 instances in AWS with example CloudFormation templates

Installing Tentacles with DSC in AWS CloudFormation templates

Learn how to configure a target work Worker Tentacle when creating a new EC2 instance with CloudFormation.

In Octopus 3.0, we're switching from RavenDB to SQL Server

Variable specificity and complexity

Variables can be scoped to multiple values. What's the simplest way to score them?

Automatically provisioning Amazon EC2 instances with Tentacle installed

A short code snippet that helps you to create EC2 instances with the Octopus Deploy Tentacle agent installed and registered, ready for deployment.

How we use SQL Server as a Document Store

18 months ago we switched from RavenDB to SQL Server, but we kept using SQL as if it were a document store. This post goes into some detail about how our database works.

Deployment process enhancements update

A quick overview of some of the enhancements that have been shipped over the last few months to make configuring your deployment process a little bit easier

What is a Service Mesh?

This post looks at what a Service Mesh is, how it’s different to an Ingress Controller, and why you would use one.

Cloning a space using the Octopus API

With the Octopus API, it is possible to clone almost everything you need in a space.

Reprioritizing the task queue

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

Prioritizing deployments

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

How to measure DevOps mean time to recovery (MTTR)

Find out why mean time to recovery has problems and what to do about it.

Deploy your first container to Kubernetes via Octopus

Learn how to perform your first container deployment

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.

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.

Using the WildFly CLI

Learn how to use the WildFly CLI to query and configure a WildFly application server.

The why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment

Why and how your should automate your database deployments

Checking Kubernetes pod CPU and memory

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

Documentation

Deploying a sample Java application

This guide provides a simple example of deploying a Java application with Octopus Deploy.

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.

Project Release Deployment Targets Report

An example script that will provide a list of all the deployments and deployment targets deployed to.

Deployments Per Deployment Target Role Report

An example script that will provide a list of all the deployment targets in a given role and their respective deployments.

Rerun all canceled deployments and runbook runs after node shutdown.

An example script that determine which deployments and runbook runs were canceled because of a node shutdown and resubmit them.

Find target usage

An example script that will loop through all the steps in the deployment process and runbooks and determine if a target is being used

Synchronize packages

An example script that synchronizes packages from the built-in feed between two spaces in Octopus using the REST API.

Run a runbook with prompted variables

An example script to run a runbook with prompted variables.

Find unused projects

An example script that will find any project that hasn't had a release created in the previous days

Project permissions report

An example script that will provide a report of which users have access to specific projects.

Bulk add a project to a list of tenants

An example script that will add a project to a lot of tenants at once.

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