Octopus Tentacle on ARM/ARM64
Blog post from Octopus Deploy
The Tentacle agent's new support for ARM and ARM64 hardware enables deployment of applications and services to devices like Raspberry Pi 3 & 4 and AWS A1 EC2 instances, offering a more secure alternative to SSH by avoiding the need for open firewall ports. This update facilitates running Tentacle on ARM servers, which are cost-effective and offer faster compute capabilities compared to x86 servers. The guide provides a detailed walkthrough for configuring Tentacle on Linux using a Raspberry Pi, explaining how to connect it to an Octopus Cloud instance and manage it through Runbooks for application updates and system management. The Polling Tentacle further simplifies deployments by establishing outbound connections to the Octopus Server, thus bypassing complex firewall settings and enhancing security in sensitive environments.