Getting Started with Octopus Deploy

Welcome to this guide on how to create your first deployment process within Octopus Deploy.

In this technical blog you will:

• Learn about Octopus Deploy and CI/CD in general
• Install Octopus Deploy on your local machine in Windows including set up and installation
• Create and run your first deployment process
• Implement Slack to get notified about your deployments hosted via Microsoft Azure

Prerequisites:

Before following the documentation, have the following installed and working:

• Windows 10 (home or pro) with a recent update.
• A Octopus Deploy Account Octopus Deploy Server License found within user account dashboard (free to create one for less then 10 targets)
• Octopus Server downloaded on your windows machine.
• SQL Server Express Basic
• A Slack Workspace
• A Microsoft Azure account with credits or payment card
• Azure CLI installed and setup with your Azure Account.

Next Steps

The technical blog is split into five sections:

• CI/CD and Octopus Deploy - An introductory to CI/CD and Octopus Deploy.
• Installing and Configuring Octopus Deploy - Getting Octopus deploy operational on your local machine.
• First Deployment - A step by step guide on making your first deployment within Octopus Deploy
• Adding Slack Via Azure - Adding notifications from Octopus to slack via azure functions.
• Summary and Further Reading - A summary of what you've done as well as next steps to get the full power of Octopus.