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Webinar - CI/CD Pipelines - Real-World, Expert Optimization Tips & Tricks

Practical advice for optimizing your CI/CD pipeline

Outage on octopus.com - report and learnings

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

SQL Server and PowerShell: Practical Examples

SQL Server database administration using PowerShell

Escaping the pipe character in PowerShell commands

Using the pipe commands in PowerShell commands is not as simple as it seems.

Worker friendly custom step templates

How to make worker friendly custom step templates.

Write your own PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) module

How to write your own PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) module

Bootstrap Tentacle installation with Powershell DSC

Install and configure Tentacles using the power of Powershell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Your guide to SHIPPED23 - Wednesday, November 15

SHIPPED23 is an all-day virtual event by Octopus Deploy on November 15, 2023. Join us for discussions about managing complex hybrid deployments at scale.

Defining a target architecture

How to approach defining a target architecture for your software systems.

Getting started with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

How to get started using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

Verify AppSettings or Variable Replacement

How to programmatically verify that your AppSettings have a matching Octopus Deploy variable defined and/or verify all variable replacement in files succeeded.

Deploying a JavaScript library project with Octopus

Learn how to handle cache-busting and config of a shared JavaScript library bundle, and make it easy to reference in other Octopus projects.

Deploying PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) like an App with Octopus Deploy

Use Octopus Deploy custom step templates and configuration data files (DSC configuration) to deploy your Infrastructure as Code using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC).

Verify app settings with JSON

How to programmatically verify that your App Settings have a matching Octopus Deploy variable defined and/or verify environment configs have the same JSON structure.

Manually push build information to Octopus

This post describes how to manually push build information to Octopus so you can see your commits and issues/work items alongside your deployments.

Announcing Octopus Cloud

Octopus Cloud is now generally available!

Beyond Hello World: Kubernetes for the uninitiated

A high-level overview of Kubernetes with a real-world .NET Core web application with web services and databases.

Integrating OAuth with Kubernetes

Integrating Google OAuth into a Kubernetes cluster.

Linux worker for PowerShell templates

Using a Linux worker to run Step Templates written in PowerShell.

How we think about creating new architecture

Creating a new architecture can be daunting. Find out how we approach creating new architecture within Octopus, with real examples to tame complexity and achieve success.

Integrating ServiceNow and Octopus to increase efficiency: Unily’s story

Unily uses Octopus and ServiceNow to manage complex deployments to all customers. In this post, we dive into Unily’s solution and how the integration helps minimize downtime and increase efficiency.

Continuous Delivery for PowerShell Modules using Octopus Deploy and TakoFukku

Learn how to deploy PowerShell Modules to the PowerShell Gallery automatically using Octopus Deploy

Automating support emails with Octopus Runbooks

You can use Octopus Runbooks to automate delivery of important information to your support teams when things go wrong. This post explains how.
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Install software with Chocolatey

Create runbooks to install software with Chocolatey as part of a routine operations task.

Database backups and rollbacks

Recommendations on backing up and rolling back a database during a failed deployment.

Deploying to Azure via a firewall

Octopus Deploy can help you perform repeatable and controlled deployments of your applications into Azure.

Troubleshooting Octopus Server in a Container

Troubleshooting steps for running Octopus in a Container

Debugging PowerShell scripts

How to debug PowerShell scripts running as part of your deployment process.

Terraform output variables

Instructions on accessing and utilizing Terraform output variables

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