Octopus.JavaDeployCertificate exported 2026-07-22 by Octopus Deploy belongs to ‘Certificate’ category.
Deploy a certificate to a Java keystore on the target filesystem.
Parameters
When this step is included in a project’s deployment process, the parameters below can be set.
Certificate variable
Java.Certificate.Variable (required)
The certificate variable to deploy.
Keystore filename
Java.Certificate.KeystoreFilename (required)
The path of the keystore file to create. This must be an absolute path, the parent directory must exist, and the path must include the keystore filename. If the file exists, it will be overwritten.
Example: /opt/server/conf/keys.store
Private key password
Java.Certificate.Password
An optional password assigned to the private key. If left blank, the default password of ‘changeit’ will be used.
Keystore alias
Java.Certificate.KeystoreAlias
The optional alias to assign the private key to. If left blank, the default alias of ‘Octopus’ will be used.
Step configuration using OCL
Example in Octopus Configuration Language (OCL):
step "deploy-keystore" {
name = "Deploy Keystore"
properties = {
Octopus.Action.TargetRoles = "app-server"
}
action {
action_type = "Octopus.JavaDeployCertificate"
properties = {
Java.Certificate.KeystoreAlias = "myalias"
Java.Certificate.KeystoreFilename = "/opt/app/keystore.jks"
Java.Certificate.Variable = "Certificates-MyCert"
Octopus.Action.RunOnServer = "false"
}
}
}Page updated on Wednesday, July 22, 2026