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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.

Using a Nexus Docker registry with Octopus Deploy

Learn how to connect a Nexus Docker registry as an external feed to Octopus Deploy

Testing Terraform code

Learn how to test Terraform code.

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.

SNI in Tomcat

SNI allows Tomcat to respond with multiple HTTPS certificates on on single port. This blog post looks at how to configure SNI.

Selenium series: Environment specific handling

In this post, we learn how to customize WebDriver operations based on the target environment.

Infrastructure as code with Terraform for developers

Learn about infrastructure as code and Terraform for developers.

Why are there so many definitions of lead time?

Find out why there are multiple definitions of lead time and how you can use them to improve software delivery.

Removing the Azure VM extension for Tentacle

Find out why the Azure VM extension was deprecated and the recommended way to deploy Tentacle Windows VMs in the future.

DevOps uses a capability model, not a maturity model

As DevOps adoption increases, it becomes more likely the certification industrial complex will try to apply the wrong model.

Inside DevOps with Stephen Shamakian

A series where we share lessons learned from those on the frontlines of DevOps. Our next post features Stephen Shamakian, DevOps Senior Principal Engineer.

Using variables for Kubernetes without breaking YAML

Injecting Octopus variables into your Kubernetes YAML scripts is easier to perform with extended support for the existing structured variable replacement functionality.

Octopus integration with TFS Build vNext

A beginner's guide to containers

A brief overview at containers covering what they are and why they're useful.

Choosing a container platform

A look at different container platforms and their suitability.

Live updates of Kubernetes objects during deployment

Introducing the Kubernetes Object Status check feature, providing a live update of Kubernetes objects during deployment.

How to measure DevOps mean time to recovery (MTTR)

Find out why mean time to recovery has problems and what to do about it.

Documentation

Nexus Hosted NuGet repository

Configuring a Nexus Hosted NuGet repository as an Octopus feed.

Nexus Hosted Maven repository

Configuring a Nexus Hosted Maven repository as an Octopus feed.

Nexus Container Registry

How to add a Nexus Docker Registry as an Octopus feed

Maven feeds

Configuring Maven repositories as Octopus Feeds

GitLab Maven repository

Configuring a GitLab Maven repository as an Octopus feed.

NuGet repositories

Instructions on how to set-up third-party NuGet repositories as external package feeds for Octopus to consume for use in deployments and runbooks.

Artifactory Local NuGet repository

Configuring an Artifactory Local NuGet repository as an Octopus feed.

GitLab NuGet repository

Configuring a GitLab NuGet repository as an Octopus feed.

ZipBombs and Octopus Deploy

Octopus Server actively prevents ZipBomb-based denial-of-service attacks using a number of preventative measures.

Managing Octopus subscriptions

Control Center is where you manage your Octopus subscriptions and their associated user access.

OCL Syntax for Config as Code

A description of Octopus Deploy's OCL file format.

Polling Tentacles over port 443

Octopus Polling Tentacles open a connection to the Octopus Server over port 443 to ask the Server if there is any work to do.

Private cloud migration

Guidelines for migrating an on-premises Octopus instance to private cloud hosting

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