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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.Self-service database provisioning with Octopus Runbooks and Redgate SQL Clone
A discussion about database provisioning for dev and test, including a walk-through of Redgate SQL Clone and Octopus RunbooksCloning a space using the Octopus API
With the Octopus API, it is possible to clone almost everything you need in a space.Getting started with Kind and Octopus
Learn how to perform your first Kubernetes deployment with Kind and OctopusDeploy your first container to Kubernetes via Octopus
Learn how to perform your first container deploymentOctopus Deploy 3.4
Octopus Deploy 3.4 RTWDeploy a Helm chart with Octopus
Learn how to deploy a sample Helm chart to Kubernetes with OctopusImporting Kubernetes YAML in Octopus
Learn how to import existing Kubernetes YAML into Octopus stepsCustom kubectl scripting in Octopus
Learn some of the tricks for scripting against kubectl in OctopusExecution Containers for Workers
Octopus 2020.2 adds the ability to execute deployment actions inside a containerBuilding trust in an automated database deployment process
Learn techniques to build trust in your automated database deployment process and gain confidence in every part of the process.
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Documentation
HTTP Security Headers
Describes the security related browser headers that Octopus supportsOctopus - Tentacle communication
Octopus Server and Tentacle communications details.How to use custom certificates with Octopus Server and Tentacle
How to use custom certificates with Octopus Server and Tentacle.Troubleshooting Schannel and TLS
Troubleshooting Octopus secure communication issues with Schannel and TLS.Outbound requests
Traffic details of network requests made by Octopus and Tentacle, and what information is included when Octopus checks for updates.PCI compliance and Octopus Deploy
Using Octopus Deploy in PCI compliant environments.Script integrity in Octopus Deploy
Script integrity is an interesting topic, especially in security sensitive situations. This page describes how scripting works in Octopus Deploy, interaction with PowerShell Execution Policies, and how to make Octopus work in restrictive environments.Users and teams
Octopus users can be organized in to teams and given various permissions via roles based security. Teams can be further restricted to specific projects, environments and more.Auditing
Octopus Deploy captures audit information whenever significant events happen in the system.Teams with mixed environment privileges
This guide describes how to create a teams for a user with mixed environment privileges.Default permissions for built-in user roles
A listing of the default permissions for each of the built-in user roles.External groups and roles
Some of the authentication providers allow external groups or roles to be added as Members of Teams in Octopus.Resetting passwords
The Octopus Web Portal makes it easy to change or reset your password.Security and unscoped variables
Rationale behind limited user access to unscope variables if their access is restricted to specific environments.Service accounts
Creating Service Accounts to provide individual services with the least privileges required for the tasks they will perform.System and space permissions
An explanation of the two levels that permissions can apply at, the Space and the System.User roles
User roles are a critical part of the Octopus security model whereby they are assigned to Teams and they dictate what the members of those teams can do in Octopus.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.