Exporting and importing projects between spaces

The 2021 Q2 release of Octopus Deploy introduces a significant feature that enables the export and import of projects, facilitating seamless transfers between spaces or from on-premises instances to Octopus Cloud. This feature, initially referred to as Project Bento, addresses the long-standing demand for enhanced project mobility within the Octopus ecosystem, which was previously hindered by the absence of a built-in mechanism to move projects between spaces. With the new functionality, users can export projects, including necessary components like environments and variable sets, into a password-protected zip file, and import them into different spaces or servers, though deployment targets and packages require separate handling. The export/import capability is primarily intended for one-time migrations, such as moving projects to Octopus Cloud or reorganizing spaces, with the potential for future iterations to support more frequent project movements. While still in early access, this release aims to simplify project migrations and invites user feedback to refine its capabilities.