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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.

Deploying Database Configuration Tables with Octopus Deploy and ReadyRoll

A guest post from Daniel Nolan of ReadyRoll on Deploying Database Configuration Tables with Octopus Deploy and ReadyRoll

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.

Automated blue/green database deployments

Learn some techniques for automating database deployments when using a blue/green deployment strategy.

Database Feature Branch Deployments

Standing up a sandbox for feature branches is a common scenario. This article aims to solve that for databases.

Ask Octopus Episode 4 - Scheduled Deployments, Multiple Teams Sharing One Project, and Channel Version Rules

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Ask Octopus Episode 5 - An Interview with the CEO and creator of Octopus Deploy Paul Stovell in Brisbane. We discuss the origins of Octopus and what we will be doing in the coming year.

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Learn how to call the Jenkins REST API from PowerShell

A dive into the Jenkins REST API, with examples in PowerShell for creating new jobs

Ask Octopus Episode 6 - An Interview with Nick Josevski in Brisbane. We discuss all things Spaces!

Special Ask Octopus session based at Octopus's annual kick off in Brisbane.

Webinar - Database DevOps

In this webinar, Jeffrey Palermo and Paul Stovell answer all your Database DevOps questions.

Using DbUp and workers to automate database deployments

Using DbUp and workers to automate database deployments

Ask Octopus Episode 7 - Delta Compression, Common Performance Issues, Deploy Production to UAT

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Ask Octopus Episode 8 - Script Console, Disable Child Projects, Performance Part II

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Ask Octopus Episode 9 - Composite Step Templates, Maintenance Process and Environment Templates

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Automatic approvals for your database deployment automation

In this post, we will examine some techniques on how to auto approve database changes to stop overwhelming your DBAs.

Ask Octopus Episode 10 - Subscriptions, System Security and Redeploy Failed Releases

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.

Ask Octopus Episode 11 - Automatically Cancel Tasks, Progression Prevention and Compliance

Once a week a few of us will gather to talk about some of the most interesting questions we have gotten over the past week and how we went about solving them.
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Documentation

Providing database performance metrics

How to provide database performance metrics to help the Octopus team resolve issues.

SQL Server Database

Information about using SQL Server Database with Octopus Deploy.

Upgrading major releases of Octopus Deploy

Information on how to upgrade major releases of Octopus Deploy.

Upgrading minor and patch releases of Octopus Deploy

Information on how to upgrade major releases of Octopus Deploy.

Upgrading from Octopus 4.x / 2018.x to latest version

Information on how to upgrade from Octopus Deploy 4.x or 2018.x to the latest version

Upgrading from Octopus 3.x to the latest version

Information on how to upgrade from Octopus Deploy 3.x to the latest version

Permissions for the Octopus Windows Service

Information about the permissions required by the Octopus windows service to operate.

Call the Jenkins REST API from PowerShell

Learn how to call the Jenkins REST API from PowerShell

Migrating from Octopus Server to Octopus Cloud

Migrating from Octopus Server to Octopus Cloud.

Copy the working directory

Copy the Calamari working directory to assist in debugging.

Kubernetes cluster

How to configure a Kubernetes cluster as a deployment target in Octopus

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