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Getting started with
Octopus Deployment
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Joel Hammond-Turner
E: [email protected]
T: @Rammesses
Repeatable, automated deployment
To target server(s)
Across server farms.
To the cloud
Azure / Amazon AWS
Why Deploy?
Release control
Deploy the binaries, not a new build.
Traceability / versioning
Test / approval cycles
Configuration
Why Deploy?
The Deployment Cycle
(That one extra slide)
Release Control System
Deploy the binaries, not a new build. ✓
Traceability / versioning ✓
Test / approval cycles ✓
Configuration Transforms ✓
Why Octopus?
NuGet / Powershell based
Integrates with CI (TFS / TeamCity etc)
Works with Windows Azure
FREE (for one project)
$349 – for 3 projects
$799 – for unlimited projects
What is Octopus?
Configuration
Transforms
Test
Server
Your
Software
UAT
Servers
NuGet
Server
Octopus
Server
How does it work?
Live
Servers
Octopack
Packages website within a NuGet package.
/p:RunOctoPack = true
Enables upload-on-build
/p:OctoPackPublishPackageToFileShare = …
/p:OctoPackPublishPackageToHttp = …
/p OctoPackPublishApiKey = …
Packaging Websites
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Deploying a web site to a test server (IIS)
Demo
Azure Deployment Step
/t:Publish
Creates a cspkg file
Deploying to Azure
Azure Deployment Package
No tooling currently…
but…
NuGet.PackageNPublish works!*
* With tweaks.
Deploying to Azure

Deploying to Azure
Demo
Octopus Deploy
Provides repeatable, automated deployment of
websites (or other apps).
NuGet / Powershell Based
Deploys to Azure
“Does what is says on the tin”
Summary
Questions
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Getting started with
Octopus Deployment
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Joel Hammond-Turner
E: [email protected]
T: @Rammesses