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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.What does Microsoft deprecating Azure Service Management APIs mean for Octopus Users?
As Azure begin to deprecate their Azure Service Management APIs, this has knock-on effects for Octopus Users. Although Cloud Service deployments will keep working, Azure Certificate Management Accounts will no longer provide such a rich UX experience.
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Upgrading from Octopus 1.6 to 2.6.5
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 1.6 tp 2.6.5.Upgrading from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTS
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTSBackup v2.6 database
Information on how to backup an Octopus 2.6 database.In place upgrade (Install Over 2.6.5)
Information on how to do an in-place upgrade to Octopus 2018.10 LTS from Octopus 2.6.5.Manual upgrade
Information on how to manually upgrade to Octopus 2018.10 LTS from Octopus 2.6.5.Migrating data from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTS
Information on how to migrate your data from Octopus 2.6.5 to 2018.10 LTS.Minimize the data-migration time
Tips to minimize the time taken to migrate your data from Octopus 2.6 to 2018.10 LTSTroubleshooting
Solutions to common problems when upgrading to Octopus 2018.10 LTS from Octopus 2.6.Upgrade with a new server instance
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.6.5 to a new Octopus instance.Upgrading from Octopus 2.x to 2.6.5
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus 2.x to 2.6.5.Data
Managing data in Octopus DeployBackup and restore
Information on where Octopus data is stored and how to backup and restore an Octopus instance.Data Migration
Octopus comes with a data migrator which can help in certain scenarios like moving projects from one Octopus Server to another, and exporting your configuration for auditing in a source control repository.Octopus database
Octopus uses a Microsoft SQL Server Database to store environments, projects, variables, releases, and deployment history.Changing the collation of the Octopus database
Information on changing the collation of the Octopus SQL Server Database.Managing infrastructure
Managing your Octopus infrastructureDiagnostics
Octopus diagnostics includes a system integrity check to ensure the system's database schema and data are correct.Recovering after losing your Octopus Server and Master Key
A guide to recovering if the machine hosting Octopus Server dies irrecoverably, and you don't have the Master Key.Maintenance Mode
You can put Octopus Server into maintenance mode so you can safely perform server maintenance or other administrative activities.Managing multiple instances
Octopus and Tentacle Manager both have the ability to manage multiple instances.Automating infrastructure with DSC
OctopusDSC is an Open-Source PowerShell module designed to assist with the automation of Octopus infrastructurePerformance
Octopus is all about reliable and repeatable deployments, but that doesn't mean it has to be slow. This page will help you tune your Octopus installation for the best performance in your scenario.Script Console
The Script Console allows Octopus administrators to execute scripts and perform administrative tasks on workers and deployment targets as groups or individuals.Service watchdog
The Octopus Server and Tentacle watchdog command can be used to configure a Windows Scheduled Task that ensures the services are running.Applying Operating System upgrades
This is the procedure you should follow when applying patches to the Operating System where Octopus Server is hosted.Moving your Octopus components to other servers
Moving Octopus components reference.Moving the Octopus Server database
Walk-through outlining how you can move an Octopus database from one server to another.Moving the Octopus Server and database
Walk-through outlining how you can move an Octopus database from one server to another.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.