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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.Change Advisory Boards Don’t Work
Proper scrutiny is important, but CABs are an inefficient and ineffective way to scrutinize.Taming the Kraken: How to protect your data
Learn how to keep your data safe when Octopus Deploy is deploying your database updates.100x faster db deploys
Learn how to skip unnecessary schema compares in tightly coupled systems for faster database deployments.Using AWS IAM roles in Octopus
Learn how IAM roles allow users to temporarily assume new permissions or perform work from an EC2 instance without any additional credentials.Configuring Windows servers with Chocolatey, PowerShell, and Octopus Runbooks
This post shows you how to automate your Windows server setup with Chocolatey, PowerShell, and Octopus Runbooks.Mixing Kubernetes Roles, RoleBindings, ClusterRoles, and ClusterBindings
This post looks at the results of mixing the various roles and bindings available in KubernetesThe DevOps reading list: Choosing your next DevOps book
Your guide to selecting your first/next DevOps book.The state of config file formats: XML vs. YAML vs. JSON vs. HCL
Learn about the different configuration file formats that are available and when you should use them.Java deployments to Tomcat with YAML and XML configuration file replacements
Learn how to take advantage of the XML, YAML, and Properties configuration file replacement when deploying Java applications.Introduction to HCL and HCL tooling
Learn about the different tooling you can use with HCL.Deploying to Oracle with Octopus Deploy and Liquibase
Learn how to deploy to Oracle using Octopus Deploy and Liquibase.Runbook lessons learned and recommendations
Recommendations from lessons learned on how to design and implement runbooksRFC: Azure Service Fabric support
This post aims to discuss integrated support for deployments to Azure Service Fabric from Octopus DeployIntegrating Octopus and Grafana
Learn how to use the Octopus Grafana datasource plugin to visualize your deploymentsDeconstructing blue/green deployments in Kubernetes
Learn how to manually implement blue/green deployments in Kubernetes and Octopus.Exposing Octopus variables to a Kubernetes container
Learn how to use the envFrom feature in Kubernetes to pass groups of variables to a container.Creating multi-environment Kubernetes deployments
Learn how to securely deploy across multiple environments in a single Kubernetes clusterOctopus 2020.5: Solid improvements and Config as Code update
Octopus 2020.5 introduces support for self-signed certificates, GitHub container registry support, Kubernetes and Terraform improvements and more.
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Performance
Octopus is all about reliable and repeatable deployments, but that doesn't mean it has to be slow. This page will help you tune your Octopus installation for the best performance in your scenario.Environment recommendations
Environments form the backbone of your deployment pipeline. Here we provide some recommendations for configuring your environments to better prepare you to scale your Octopus Deploy instance up and out as you add more projects.Administration
Octopus administration tasks and command reference.Project recommendations
Projects form a critical element in Octopus Deploy. Here, we cover some recommendations for projects; getting started on the right foot is vital in helping your Octopus Deploy instance scale.High Availability
Octopus High Availability (HA) enables you to run multiple Octopus Server nodes, distributing load and tasks between them.How to automate Octopus Deploy upgrades
A how-to guide on how to automate Octopus Deploy upgradesCreating a test instance
A guide on how to create a test instance with Octopus DeployUpgrading host OS or .NET
A how-to guide on how to upgrade the host OS or .NET with Octopus Deploy.Upgrading from Octopus 3.x to the latest version
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus Deploy 3.x to the latest versionUpgrading from Octopus 4.x / 2018.x to latest version
Information on how to upgrade from Octopus Deploy 4.x or 2018.x to the latest versionCan't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.