GitHub Connections now available for self-hosted Octopus Server customers (3 minute read) (opens in new tab)

As of Octopus Deploy 2026.2, self hosted customers can use GitHub Connections through the Octopus Deploy App for GitHub, replacing PATs with OIDC based short lived tokens that improve security, permissions management, and reliability. For instances behind firewalls or on private networks, Octopus supports externally hosted public signing keys, allowing GitHub to validate OIDC tokens without requiring inbound internet access to the Octopus server.