Configuring Octopus High Availability in Azure
Blog post from Octopus Deploy
Derek Campbell's blog post from April 2021 offers a comprehensive guide on setting up Octopus High Availability (HA) on Microsoft Azure, detailing the necessary components and configuration options. The HA setup distributes workloads across multiple Octopus servers to enhance resilience, performance, and maintenance ease without additional costs. The configuration requires a load balancer, Octopus Server nodes, a database, and shared storage, with a recommendation for using Azure's D Series Virtual Machines for flexibility and performance. Campbell explores Azure's Availability Zones for high resilience, discusses SQL database options between Azure SQL Service and SQL Virtual Machines, and provides guidance on storage using Azure File Storage. He emphasizes the importance of networking security, recommending services like Azure Bastion and VPN Gateway, and considers authentication options when migrating from on-premises to Azure. The post concludes with practical advice on configuring load balancers and Tentacle communication for an effective HA setup.