Octopus April Release 2018.4

The April 2018 release of Octopus Deploy introduced several significant updates, including the highly anticipated Recurring Scheduled Deployments, which allows users to trigger deployments on a regular basis, enhancing automation for tasks such as daily testing or scheduled infrastructure management. Additionally, the release improved integration with Amazon Web Services by introducing a first-class S3 step, streamlining the process of managing packages and files in the AWS ecosystem. The update also introduced the capability to mark certain deployment steps as required, preventing them from being skipped, and addressed user requests for more control over deployment processes. A notable change involved the Automatic Release Creation (ARC) feature, which now enforces channel constraints to manage pre-release package selection, marking a shift from previous behavior. Users are encouraged to review the release notes for guidance on upgrading and to provide feedback on the new features.