Azure Pipelines allows you to define your CI/CD workflows using YAML. This approach offers greater control, versioning, and a more declarative way to manage your build and release processes.
Explore the following tutorials to deepen your understanding and expertise in creating and managing powerful YAML pipelines.
Learn the fundamental steps to define a basic CI pipeline using YAML, from connecting to your repository to defining build stages and jobs.
Estimated Time: 30 minsDive into the core components of a YAML pipeline file: triggers, stages, jobs, steps, and scripts. Understand how they interact to define your workflow.
Estimated Time: 45 minsDiscover how to leverage YAML templates to create reusable pipeline components, reducing duplication and promoting consistency across multiple pipelines.
Estimated Time: 1 hourExplore how to define environments, manage approvals, and implement various deployment strategies like rolling deployments and blue-green deployments within your YAML pipelines.
Estimated Time: 1 hour 15 minsLearn how to effectively manage secrets, configuration settings, and sensitive files using Variable Groups and Secure Files in your YAML pipelines.
Estimated Time: 40 minsDiscover tips and tricks to make your YAML pipelines run faster and more efficiently, reducing build times and improving developer productivity.
Estimated Time: 30 minsUnderstand the benefits of treating your pipeline definitions as code, enabling robust version control, auditing, and easier collaboration.
Estimated Time: 25 minsHere's a quick look at a common YAML structure for an Azure Pipeline:
trigger:
- main
pool:
vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
steps:
- script: |
echo Hello, world!
echo Building the project...
# Add your build commands here
displayName: 'Run a one-line script'
- task: 'Build .NET Project'
- task: 'drop'
displayName: 'Publish Artifacts'