BuildConfiguration.md

Build Configuration Hints

This is not a step-by-step guide. Instead it's a collection of screenshots which will help you complete the DevOpsHack challenges. This is on purpose: We want you to explore and play with the different options of Azure Pipelines.

Hint: While editing a build or release definition under the tab 'variables' you can define values which can be accessed during build/release time inside of your task with $(VariableName). There are a few standard variables documented here for Build and here for Release

Create Build Definition in Azure Pipelines

Select your repository

Choose Build Template in Azure Pipelines for .NET Core

Configure Build Tasks in VSTS

Add Build Tasks to publish Artifacts

Add build task to publish Arm Templates

• Use the "Publish Artifacts" Task
• Pick the folder "env/templates" as "Path to publish"
• Use e.g. "ArmTemplates" as "Artifact Name".

Create a private Build Agent for VSTS