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Azure DevOps Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Tarun Arora, Utkarsh Shigihalli
Book Image

Azure DevOps Server 2019 Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Tarun Arora, Utkarsh Shigihalli

Overview of this book

Previously known as Team Foundation Server (TFS), Azure DevOps Server is a comprehensive on-premise DevOps toolset with a rich ecosystem of open source plugins. This book will help you learn how to effectively use the different Azure DevOps services. You will start by building high-quality scalable software targeting .NET, .NET Core and Node.js applications. Next, you will learn techniques that will help you to set up end-to-end traceability of your code changes, from design through to release. Whether you are deploying software on-premise or in the cloud in App Service, Functions, or Azure VMs, this book will help you learn release management techniques to reduce failures. As you progress, you will be able to secure application configuration by using Azure Key Vault. You will also understand how to create and release extensions to the Azure DevOps marketplace and reach the million-strong developer ecosystem for feedback. Later, the working extension samples will even allow you to iterate changes in your extensions easily and release updates to the marketplace quickly. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to break down the invisible silos between your software development teams, and transform them into a modern cross-functional software development team.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Title Page
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Configuring the agent to use a proxy


Enterprises that host their infrastructure on-premise or in a hybrid cloud setup tend to use a multi-level security approach. This usually involves one or more firewalls that protect the infrastructure from external traffic, and a web proxy to control the intranet and internet traffic. In such a scaled setup, traffic generated from the agent may be blocked from connecting to the Azure DevOps server if it is not routed through the proxy. Luckily, the Azure DevOps agent infrastructure supports proxy configuration natively. In this recipe, we'll learn how to configure a web proxy during agent configuration.       

Getting ready

Ensure you've downloaded the latest version of the agent locally on the target machine where you intend to install and configure the agent. You'll need to be part of the build administrators group in Azure DevOps Server to be able to connect the agent as well as an administrator on the target machine to be able to install the agent...