Octopus July Release 2018.7

The July 2018 release of Octopus Deploy introduced Octopus Workers and Worker Pools, allowing deployment tasks to be shifted from the Octopus Server to separate machines, enhancing security and performance. This feature enables the creation of dedicated machine pools for specific tasks like cloud and database deployments. The release also included performance improvements for Octopus Server, particularly for larger installations, and reinstated first-class support for Azure Web Site Deployment Slots. Licensing restrictions were clarified, with different limits on workers based on the type of license, ranging from one for free or starter licenses to unlimited for certain paid licenses. The update also brought some breaking changes in the API endpoints related to Azure Web Sites and addressed a known issue with deployments using Dynamic Infrastructure PowerShell cmdlets, suggesting a workaround until resolved.