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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.

Octopus 2.0 Public Beta

Reliably deploying large Azure Web Apps

How to reliably deploy large Azure Web Apps using Octopus Deploy

Deploying Azure Functions with Octopus Deploy

Azure Functions can be deployed with Octopus Deploy using Web App deployment steps

Octostache Update - JSON, Indexing, Formatting and Dates

New changes required to Octostache to support Docker provided an opportunity to provide some additionally requested features

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 July Release 2018.7

Octopus 2018.7 - Sharing the Workload with Workers!

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.

Deploying an ASP.NET Core app - Will it Deploy? Episode 1

We try to automate the deployment of a ASP.NET core web app to Microsoft's Azure platform with infrastructure provisioning and zero production downtime.

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.

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

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.

Flexible Working - Jason's Story

Flexible work can be life changing

How to Handle locked files and deployments

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

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.

Documentation

Using Deployment Slots with Azure Web Apps

Deploying Slots provide a nice way to implement Blue-Green deployments for Azure Web Apps.

Cloud regions

Cloud regions deployment targets allow steps to be executed multiple times to support deploying cloud applications in numerous geographic regions.

VIP swap

The guide demonstrates how to perform a VIP swap when deploying to Azure Cloud Services.

Azure Web App targets

Azure Web App deployment targets allow you to reference existing Web Apps in your Azure subscription, that you can then reference by role during deployments.

Azure web apps

Octopus Deploy can help you perform repeatable and controlled deployments to Azure web apps.

Azure CLI and PowerShell Scripts

Azure CLI and PowerShell Scripts allow you to manage your Azure resources as part of your deployment process.

Azure Cloud Services

Octopus Deploy can help you perform repeatable and controlled deployments to Azure Cloud Services.

API

The Insights API

octopus deployment-target azure-web-app create

Create an Azure Web App deployment target

Emergency operations

This section includes examples of how to use runbooks to help automate disaster recovery operations.

Creating new infrastructure

Create infrastructure for each tenant used as part of a multi-tenant SaaS setup in Octopus Deploy.

Create Azure Web App target command

Cmdlet for creating an Azure Web App target

Create Azure Cloud Service target command

Cmdlet for creating an Azure Cloud Service target

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