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Deconstructing blue/green deployments in Kubernetes

Learn how to manually implement blue/green deployments in Kubernetes and Octopus.

Automated blue/green database deployments

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

Blue/green deployments

Watch the blue/green deployment strategy, as part of our Kubernetes training series

What is the difference between blue/green and red/black deployments?

The term blue/green and red/black are used to describe deployment strategies, but do they mean different things?

Ask Octopus Episode 13-15 - Blue/Green Deployments, HA Cluster configuration & Exposing links in deployment logs

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.

Kubernetes deployment strategies visualized

See pods being deployed with either rolling updates, recreates, or blue/green deployments.

Deploying to Google Cloud Run

Learn how to deploy a container to the Google Cloud Run service.

Reliably deploying large Azure Web Apps

How to reliably deploy large Azure Web Apps using Octopus Deploy

Canary deployments with ECS

Learn how to use an external deployment controller to perform Canary deployments in ECS

Common deployment patterns and how to use them in Octopus

Deployment patterns are important to any development pipeline. This post looks at some common deployment patterns and explains how to set them up in Octopus.

The ten pillars of pragmatic deployments

The ten pillars of pragmatic deployments that shape how we develop the features and philosophy of Octopus Deploy.

Best practices for CI/CD

8 best practices for CI/CD, using agile, committing code frequently, using Config as Code, keeping builds green, automating your tests, using a feedback loop, and using fit for purpose technologies.

Deploying a Spring Boot web app - Will it Deploy? Episode 2

We try to automate the deployment of a Spring Boot web app AWS Elastic Beanstalk with infrastructure provisioning and zero production downtime.

Inside DevOps with Jason Dunnivant from Olo

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. Our first post features Jason Dunnivant, Release Engineer at Olo.

Deploying to Google App Engine

Learn how to deploy a compiled application to Google App Engine.

Deploy Google's Online Boutique microservice stack in Octopus

Learn how to import an existing microservice application stack into Octopus, as part of our Kubernetes training series.

Octopus Deploy's response to the OpenSSL vulnerability

Important information regarding CVE-2022-3786 for Octopus Deploy.

Getting started with Docker

This post opens our Kubernetes training series. First, learn how to install Docker on your local workstation.

Installing a development Kubernetes cluster

Next in our Kubernetes training series, learn to to install a local development Kubernetes cluster with kind.

Creating Docker containers

Next in our Kubernetes training series, learn how to create a Docker image and run it as a container.

Deploying to Kubernetes with Octopus

Learn how to configure a Kubernetes cluster as an Octopus target and deploy applications to it, as part of our Kubernetes training series.

Multi-environment deployments

Learn how to progress deployments to multiple environments as part of our Kubernetes training series.
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Blue-green deployments

Implementing blue-green deployments, i.e. having two production environments ("blue" and "green"), with Octopus.

Blue-green deployments in Octopus using Environments

Implementing blue-green deployments in Octopus using Environments.

Blue-green deployments in IIS

Implementing blue-green deployments in IIS with Octopus.

VIP swap

The guide demonstrates how to perform a VIP swap when deploying to Azure Cloud Services.

Change AWS load balancer target group

Modify an existing AWS Elastic load-balancer listener to forward traffic to a different target group with a runbook

Patterns and practices

Common deployment patterns and practices, and their practical implementation with Octopus.

Using Deployment Slots with Azure Web Apps

Deploying Slots provide a nice way to implement Blue-Green deployments for Azure Web Apps.

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