Recurring Scheduled Deployments

Octopus has introduced a new feature allowing users to schedule recurring deployments, addressing a popular demand from users who wanted to automate repetitive tasks. Previously, Octopus could only schedule deployments for specific future times, but now it supports recurring deployments, which is beneficial for teams managing multiple environments like Development, Testing, and Production. This feature helps teams automate the promotion of software from one environment to another, such as from Development to Testing, ensuring stability and consistency for QA teams who need the latest version daily. Users can schedule deployments using a variety of options, including daily, weekly, monthly, or by custom cron expressions, with considerations for time zones, especially those with daylight-saving time. The feature will be available in Octopus version 2018.4.0, set for release in early April, and offers flexibility in either promoting the latest existing release or creating a new release for deployment.