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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.

Inside DevOps with Anton Zagrebelny from Stigg

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Anton Zagrebelny from Stigg.

Deployment targets in Octopus 3.0 (RFC)

Listening and Polling Tentacles, SSH, Azure Websites, Azure Cloud Services, WebDeploy, offline drops and more.

The difference between day-0, day-1, and day-2 operations

We break down the difference between the 3 major phases of operations in DevOps.

How to bulk update the execution container image

Learn how to use an API script to update the image used for execution containers in deployment processes and runbooks.

Using Azure App Config with Octopus

Introducing new step templates to allow configuration values stored in Azure App Configuration to be used in deployments or runbooks.

'Tis the week before Christmas...

It's nearly the holidays, so it's a great time to reflect on Octopus's year.

Set up a local Kubernetes deployment pipeline

We teach you how to set up a local Kubernetes deployment pipeline, so you can experiment without risk.

Page layout improvements

Learn about the changes we made to page layout and other small UI improvements.

Octopus 3.0: Migrator RFC

In Octopus 3.0 we're adding a data migration tool. This post explains some of the scenarios where we think it will be useful.

Solutions engineer - the jack of all trades

Learn why being a jack of all trades is great when you're a solutions engineer.

Using Git resources directly in deployments

Additional support for sourcing dependencies directly from Git without intermediate packaging.

Inside DevOps with Rahul Kumar Verma from Infosys

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Rahul Kumar Verma of Infosys.

Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

With the Super Bowl on the horizon, Andy Corrigan explains how Octopus is your deployment pipeline's quarterback

Deploying database updates with Octopus and the Liquibase execution container

Learn about the new Liquibase execution container.

Octolint best practices

Learn the best practices Octolint is based on so you can understand the recommendations and avoid undesirable Octopus configurations.

Octopus Deploy acquires Codefresh

Paul explains why he's so excited about Codefresh joining Octopus, what we love about the Codefresh team, and why we think this is excellent news for our customers, Codefresh customers, and the Argo open-source community.

External feed triggers

We're introducing external feed triggers for Kubernetes. This monitors Helm chart repositories and container image registries referenced in your deployment steps. When it detects a new version, Octopus automatically creates a release.

Task log UI improvements

Octopus 2024.2 includes enhancements to the deployment log including a modern visual design, performance improvements, and intelligent log rendering.

Octopus AI experiment

We're testing the idea of allowing an Octopus space to be queried in plain English with an AI integration and would love some feedback.

OpenID Connect in Octopus Deploy

Learn how OIDC can improve your security posture.

Octopus Deploy in the GitHub Marketplace

We launched the Octopus Deploy App for GitHub, available now for Octopus Cloud customers. The app removes the need to manage GitHub credentials in Octopus.

Introducing the Kubernetes agent

We introduced a new deployment target called the Kubernetes agent to make your deployments to Kubernetes simpler, faster, and safer.

ServiceNow integration improvements

Updates to our ServiceNow Change Management integration.

How we are using SQL Server in Octopus 3.0

Octopus 3.0 will be built on top of SQL Server. In this post I discuss how we'll be using SQL Server, the editions we support, and high availability plans.

Expanding the use of execution containers

Octopus 2024.1 added the ability to use an inline Dockerfile or a URL to a Git repository to build the Docker container used for a deployment.

Inside DevOps with Fabio Segredo from Glintt Global

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Fabio Segredo of Glintt Global.

Behind the scenes of the Octopus Extension for GitHub Copilot

Learn how we integrated Azure AI and Copilot when making the Octopus extension.

Inside DevOps with Brandon Moore

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. This post features Brandon Moore, Senior Software Developer in the power industry.
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