Creating an EC2 Octopus Worker with CloudFormation

Matthew Casperson's guide from May 31, 2022, provides a detailed walkthrough on deploying an Octopus Worker onto a new EC2 instance using AWS CloudFormation. The process involves using a CloudFormation template to set up an EC2 instance within a Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), which includes specifying instance types and configuring network settings to ensure SSH access is restricted to a specific IP. The template installs an Octopus Tentacle as a Worker, enabling the delegation of deployment tasks from the Octopus Server to the EC2 instance. Casperson highlights the importance of configuring security groups to manage network traffic and the installation of necessary tools for Kubernetes deployments. Additionally, the guide addresses setting up a Polling Tentacle to facilitate communication between the Worker and the Octopus Server, thereby easing configuration with firewalls. The end result is an EC2-hosted Worker ready to handle deployment tasks efficiently by operating in proximity to AWS resources.