Skip files that are read-only on the destination folder

[gebai]

Hello,

We have a Octopus Deploy project, which deploys package content to a filer.

It works great. But sometimes, when a file on the destination side is used by other users/processes, the deployment would fail because the destination file has a handle on it and is read-only.

Is there a way to automatically skip/exclude that file during the deployment if the file on destination side is read-only?

Thanks,

Ge

[Alex.Rolley]

Hi @gebai

Thanks for getting in touch!

This is something that we do not allow as part of a deployment in Octopus, as we consider this to be bad practice (what if the file that is locked is required to be updated as part of the deployment). What I would recommend in this case would be to investigate the use of a blue/green deployment pattern, to allow for a safe deployment of your new version.

If you have any questions please let me know,

Regards,
Alex

[gebai]

Thanks for the clarification!