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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.

Worker friendly custom step templates

How to make worker friendly custom step templates.

Using classes in custom step templates

Learn how to implement a class in a custom step template.

Debugging "element does not exist in the collection properties" for SSIS

Learn about issues with package parameters when automating SSIS deployments, and how to avoid an error using different versions of Visual Studio and SQL Server.

Importing variables from SSISDB

Use PowerShell and the Octopus Deploy API to automate importing variables from SSISB

Service Fabric Deployment Targets

With the release of 2018.5 and the introduction of Azure Service Fabric Cluster targets, we thought it'd be the perfect opportunity to provide a quick overview of the new Service Fabric deployment targets with Octopus Deploy.

PowerShell and IIS: 20 practical examples

Real-world examples tested on Windows 2008 R2 through to 2016. Creating sites, configuring application pools, and examples in both the old WebAdministration module and the newer IISAdministration module.

RFC: Version Control of Octopus configuration with Octopus Declarative

We want to build a great experience for people who want to store their Octopus configuration in Git.

Ask Octopus Episode 2 - Service Accounts, Get Project by Name via API, Deployment Triggers

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 3 - Variable Run Conditions, Switching Auth Providers, Finding Deleted 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 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
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Documentation

Server configuration

The Octopus Server Configuration screen is available from Configuration > Nodes > Configuration Settings and allows administrators to see which server extensions are enabled for the Octopus Server.

Managing server configuration

The Octopus Server configuration can be managed programmatically through the Octopus.Client library and the API

Server configuration and file storage

Octopus Server configuration command reference including how to specify your file storage locations.

Manually uninstall Octopus Server

Information on how to manually uninstall the Octopus Server.

Moving Octopus Server folders

Information on how to move any of the Octopus Server folders.

Show configuration

The Octopus Server show configuration command is used to export Octopus Deploy's current configuration for use with configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet or Desired State Configuration (DSC).

Subscriptions

Subscriptions allow you to subscribe to events that are happening within Octopus, so you can be notified when events have occurred and react accordingly.

Tentacle configuration and file storage

Octopus Tentacle configuration command reference including how to specify your file storage locations.

Manually uninstall Tentacle

Information on how to manually uninstall the Octopus Tentacle.

Enable web request logging

How to enable web request logging to help the Octopus team analyze usage patterns and detecting performance problems.

Built-in Worker

Octopus Server comes with a built-in worker which enables you to conveniently run parts of your deployment process on the Octopus Server without the need to install a Tentacle or other deployment target. This page describes how to configure the built-in worker for a variety of scenarios.

Worker pools

Worker pools are used to group workers and allow targeting steps at the pool of workers best equipped to execute the step. This page describes how to configure worker pools for a variety of scenarios.

Spaces

Spaces setup and configuration.

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

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