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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.Octopus goes to conferences!
Octopus started attending conferences this year and we talk about what we learned through the experience.Booting Tomcat in Docker with the manager app
Learn how to boot a standard Tomcat Docker image with the manager app exposed and ready to accept deploymentsIntroducing dark mode
Octopus 2020.1 introduces a dark theme to Octopus Deploy.Octopus 2020.1: Dark mode and better Linux support
Octopus 2020.1 includes dark mode support, AWS and Azure built-in steps are now cross-platform, the Octopus CLI is now available via Homebrew, Yum, and APT and enviroment specific worker pools.Add post-deployment scripts to Oracle database deployments using Octopus Deploy, Jenkins, and Redgate
In Part 2 of this series of deploying to Oracle databases we will expand on the existing process to include post-deployment scripts and swap out TeamCity with Jenkins.OctoPack 2.0.24
Find out what's new in the latest OctoPack releaseLessons learned porting Octopus Server to .NET Core 3.1
We ported Octopus Server to .NET Core 3.1 to unlock the ability to run on Linux, Docker Containers, and Kubernetes. This post shares lessons learned along the way.Using DbUp and Octopus workers for database deployment automation
Using DbUp and Octopus workers for database deployment automation.Command-line tab completion for Octopus CLI
Enable tab completion for the Octopus CLI today! We'll also dive into how shell completion works in some popular shell environments.Deploying to Tomcat from Octopus Deploy
Learn how to deploy to Tomcat hosted on a Linux server with Octopus DeployThe ultimate guide to Tomcat deployments
Learn how to create a secure, highly available, load-balanced Tomcat cluster with zero downtime deployments.Using Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline
This post shows you how to use Operations Runbooks to run ad-hoc SQL scripts in your database deployment automation pipeline.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.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.
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Allow release progression
Allows a release to progress to next phasePrevent release progression
Prevents a release from progressing to next phaseComplete
Supports command line auto completion.Install autocomplete
Install a shell auto-complete script into your shell profile, if they aren't already there. Supports pwsh, zsh, bash & powershell.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 hostingCan't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.