The Octopus CLI can be used to create channels on your Octopus instance.
Creates a channel for a project.
Usage: octo create-channel [<options>]
Where [<options>] is any of:
Create:
--project=VALUE The name of the project in which to create the
channel.
--channel=VALUE The name of the channel to create.
--description=VALUE [Optional] A description of the channel.
--lifecycle=VALUE [Optional] if specified, the name of the
lifecycle to use for promoting releases through
this channel, otherwise this channel will
inherit the project lifecycle.
--make-default-channel [Optional, Flag] if specified, set the new
channel to be the default channel replacing any
existing default channel.
--update-existing [Optional, Flag] if specified, updates the
matching channel if it already exists, otherwise
this command will fail if a matching channel
already exists.
Common options:
--help [Optional] Print help for a command.
--helpOutputFormat=VALUE
[Optional] Output format for help, valid options
are Default or Json
--outputFormat=VALUE [Optional] Output format, valid options are
Default or Json
--server=VALUE [Optional] The base URL for your Octopus Server,
e.g., 'https://octopus.example.com/'. This URL
can also be set in the OCTOPUS_CLI_SERVER
environment variable.
--apiKey=VALUE [Optional] Your API key. Get this from the user
profile page. You must provide an apiKey or
username and password. If the guest account is
enabled, a key of API-GUEST can be used. This
key can also be set in the OCTOPUS_CLI_API_KEY
environment variable.
--user=VALUE [Optional] Username to use when authenticating
with the server. You must provide an apiKey or
username and password. This Username can also be
set in the OCTOPUS_CLI_USERNAME environment
variable.
--pass=VALUE [Optional] Password to use when authenticating
with the server. This Password can also be set
in the OCTOPUS_CLI_PASSWORD environment variable.
--configFile=VALUE [Optional] Text file of default values, with one
'key = value' per line.
--debug [Optional] Enable debug logging.
--ignoreSslErrors [Optional] Set this flag if your Octopus Server
uses HTTPS but the certificate is not trusted on
this machine. Any certificate errors will be
ignored. WARNING: this option may create a
security vulnerability.
--enableServiceMessages
[Optional] Enable TeamCity or Team Foundation
Build service messages when logging.
--timeout=VALUE [Optional] Timeout in seconds for network
operations. Default is 600.
--proxy=VALUE [Optional] The URL of the proxy to use, e.g.,
'https://proxy.example.com'.
--proxyUser=VALUE [Optional] The username for the proxy.
--proxyPass=VALUE [Optional] The password for the proxy. If both
the username and password are omitted and
proxyAddress is specified, the default
credentials are used.
--space=VALUE [Optional] The name or ID of a space within
which this command will be executed. The default
space will be used if it is omitted.
--logLevel=VALUE [Optional] The log level. Valid options are
verbose, debug, information, warning, error and
fatal. Defaults to 'debug'.
Basic example
The following command creates a channel in MyProject called Experimental using the Test Only lifecycle instead:
octo create-channel --project MyProject --name Experimental --lifecycle "Test Only" --server http://MyOctopusServerURL.com --apikey MyAPIKey
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Page updated on Sunday, January 1, 2023