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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.The why and more importantly the how of automated database deployment
Why and how your should automate your database deploymentsIntroducing Linux Tentacle for Highly Secured Linux Servers
Octopus Deploy now supports Tentacles on LinuxAt the helm with Trish Khoo
A series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they're working on to improve the product, and more. Hear from Trish Khoo, our Director of EngineeringRFC: Composite Step Templates
Combine multiple step templates together into a single importable blockOctopus Deploy 2018 Roadmap
This post outlines our roadmap for 2018, and all of the improvements we're planning to make to Octopus over the next year.At the helm with Michael Richardson
This post opens a series where we chat to people at Octopus about their role, what they're working on improve the product, and more. First is Michael Richardson, our original product management leader.Best practices for CI/CD
8 best practices for CI/CD, using agile, committing code frequently, using Config as Code, keeping builds green, automating your tests, using a feedback loop, and using fit for purpose technologies.Azure changes in 3.1
We recently made big changes to deployment targets and Azure cloud services in Octopus 3.0, and it turns out we got our design wrong. In 3.1, we'll be reverting to the 2.6-era way of deploying cloud services. This change will also affect the way we deploy Azure web apps.Featured Step Template: HTTP - Test URL
Test that a URL responds at the end of a deploymentBootstrap a .NET Core development environment for Linux
This post covers how to bootstrap a Linux-based development environment for day to day .NET Core development.MVPs and $100k AWS Bills: Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud 1.0
Reflections on the launch of Octopus Cloud, the SaaS version of Octopus, and how it shaped our plans for Octopus Cloud 2.0.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.Octopus 3.0: Released!
Today we announce the release of Octopus 3.0Inside 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.A beginner's guide to containers
A brief overview at containers covering what they are and why they're useful.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.Octopus Starter edition: Free for small teams
Octopus Deploy: Starter is a new edition of Octopus Deploy. It allows small teams to run a self-hosted Octopus Server and deploy up to 10 targets, all for free.Octopus July Release 2018.7
Octopus 2018.7 - Sharing the Workload with Workers!Deployment process enhancements update
A quick overview of some of the enhancements that have been shipped over the last few months to make configuring your deployment process a little bit easierIntroducing dark mode
Octopus 2020.1 introduces a dark theme to Octopus Deploy.
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Documentation
Nexus Container Registry
How to add a Nexus Docker Registry as an Octopus feedCommon patterns
Common patterns in database deploymentsTroubleshooting
Solutions to common problems with Octopus High Availability (HA).Expose the Octopus Web Portal over HTTPS
How to expose the Octopus Web Portal securely over HTTPS.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.Clustered Listening Tentacles
Configuring the Octopus Tentacle in an active/passive cluster.Can't find what you are looking for? You can also search our support forum.