AWS – Automation process for updating newly released AWS AMIs

Posted on May 29, 2018May 30, 2018 by Ryan

GOAL: To describe a fully automated process that will create new AMIs when Amazon releases updated AMIs, utilizing AWS Lambda, VSTS Build, Packer, and Octopus Deploy. Amazon releases new AMIs (Amazon Machine Images) on a regular basis to incorporate security updates and feature enhancements. AWS AMIs also expire, which means you can no longer deploy Read more about AWS – Automation process for updating newly released AWS AMIs[…]

Using Chef to automate Octopus Deployments

Posted on February 8, 2016June 25, 2017 by Ryan

If you are using Octopus Deploy to deploy your .Net code to your Windows servers and also using AWS Auto Scaling Groups, you may have come across some of the limitations of Octopus. Primarily, Octopus has no built-in process to deploy the current project release to a newly registered tentacle immediately upon the tentacle registration. Read more about Using Chef to automate Octopus Deployments[…]