Free your teams from maintenance tasks with runbooks

Octopus Deploy introduced a feature to automate operations runbooks in 2019, enhancing efficiency and reducing risks associated with traditional manual runbooks. Runbooks, which are step-by-step guides for routine and emergency tasks, have evolved from being memory-based practices to automated processes facilitated by tools like Octopus. The automation of runbooks allows for safer and more reliable task execution, minimizing errors such as missed steps or incorrect command executions. This shift enables team members, especially senior staff, to focus on higher-value work by reducing the need for manual intervention in routine tasks, as automated runbooks can be triggered with a simple action and do not require elevated access rights. Octopus Runbooks have become popular for various tasks such as backups, infrastructure provisioning, and cache clearing, offering permission-based self-service actions that streamline processes for users. The introduction of Config as Code for Runbooks further enhances their manageability by allowing version control, thus continuing to improve the workflow and joy in deployment operations.