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Octopus 1.4 with updating variables, cloning projects and other fixes

Octopus 1.4 includes the ability to update release variables, clone projects and disabling machines.

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

Public incident report and our learnings about the octopus.com DNS disruption from January 25 – 26, 2023.

Support @ Octopus

We consider support a core part of Octopus, but what exactly happens when you need help?

Introducing long-term Support for Octopus Server

In Q4 2018 we will be shipping our first release of Octopus Server with long-term support.

Octopus plugin for Jira - Better visibility for your software pipeline

Our new Octopus Deploy plugin for Jira makes it easy to plan, track and ship software with better end-to-end visibility of your software pipeline.

Better Octopus Integration with Azure DevOps

We recently updated our Azure DevOps extension, and it has some great new features that can improve your delivery pipeline.

Why consider database deployment automation?

This post explores why automating scripts to deploy database changes is valuable and some of the benefits of database deployment automation.

Tentacle versioning and when to update

Every time a new Octopus Server instance is released we also bump the Tentacle version. Here's why and what to do about it.

Introducing Octopus security advisories

Updating the way we keep our customers informed about product security

Octopus September Release 3.17

This month's release includes first-class Java deployment support, Swagger support for the Octopus API bug fixes and more.

Kubernetes agent now generally available

The Kubernetes agent is generally available.

Benefits of isolated tenanted infrastructure

Learn the different ways you can isolate your customers' data and why we recommend isolated infrastructure.

Why you should track vulnerabilities after deployment

Find out why you should track vulnerabilities after deployment, plus the ways how.

Rollback strategies with Octopus Deploy

Learn how to implement a rollback strategy with Octopus Deploy, without having to use advanced deployment patterns.

What's new in Octopus 2.2

PowerShell console, PowerShell conventions, and IIS bindings

Octopus August Release 3.16

This month's release includes Mono-less deployments to Linux and Mac, updated ScriptCS support, bug fixes and more.

Using ad-hoc scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline

Using ad-hoc scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline.

Octopus Deploy 3.4 EAP - Beta 2

Octopus 3.4 Beta 2 is ready, and we are excited for you to try out these features for real in your own environment: improvements on Beta 1 plus NuGet v3, SemVer 2, and F# Script support.

Using Ad-Hoc Scripts in your Automated Database Deployment Pipeline

Using Ad-Hoc Scripts in your Automated Database Deployment Pipeline

Octopus Server 2019.12 with Long Term Support (LTS)

Octopus Server 2019.12 LTS is now available, and we recommend this release for self-hosted customers. This release includes Operations Runbooks, our official Jenkins plugin, PowerShell Core support, improved build server integration, and more.

Octopus Server 2019.9 with Long Term Support (LTS)

Octopus Server 2019.9 LTS is here, and we recommend this release for self-hosted customers. This release includes our streamlined deployment process editor, Tentacle for Linux, Tenant cloning, and more.

Automated database deployment process: case study

This article walks through the steps I used to help design an automated database deployment process.
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Documentation

Restore SQL database to another environment

With Octopus Deploy you can restore a MSSQL database to another environment with a runbook.

Common patterns

Common patterns in database deployments

Ad-hoc data change scripts

Recommendations on configuring a pipeline to handle ad-hoc data change scripts.

Troubleshooting

Solutions to common problems with Octopus High Availability (HA).

FIPS and Octopus Deploy

Details of using Octopus Deploy in a FIPS compliant environment.

Troubleshooting Schannel and TLS

Troubleshooting Octopus secure communication issues with Schannel and TLS.

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