Run custom powershell for all deployments

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We would like to log each deployment made by octopus server into its windows event log. We do not want to force every project to package for example a Deploy.ps1. Is it possible to execute a custom powershell that is separated from all projects? I the end we like to visualize all deployments made in Kibana (using ELK stack).

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Hi,

Thanks for reaching out!

Out of the box its not possible to force projects to execute a specific script on every single deployment. They’ll have to willingly add it as a step in their deployment process. You could add a Step Template to your library so they only have to add it without having to configure anything.

Now, I know that trusting your project members to add that step is not the most reliable thing in the world if you’re trying to setup a monitoring strategy.

I’d personally recommend you to do one of the following:

  1. Use the reporting API endpoint to gather this data from a separate app and dump it into Kibana.

  2. Setup a scheduled stored procedure that gathers the data you are looking for from SQL. Then build a console app that calls the SP and dumps it into Kibana.

Hope that helps,
Dalmiro

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Hi,

Thanks for the fast answer and suggestions of different approaches. I’ll explore the reporting API endpoint.

Regards - Anders Lundsgård, Scania