Day 1: Azure DevOps Overview – Getting Started - vinoji2005/azuredevops GitHub Wiki
🌟 Day 1: Azure DevOps Overview – Getting Started
✅ Objective
Understand what Azure DevOps is, explore its core services, and set up your first DevOps organization and project.
🔹 What is Azure DevOps?
Azure DevOps is Microsoft’s end-to-end DevOps toolchain for developing and deploying software. It includes:
| 🔧 Service | 📝 Description |
|---|---|
| Azure Boards | Work item tracking, Kanban, Scrum |
| Azure Repos | Git repositories with pull request & code review support |
| Azure Pipelines | CI/CD pipelines for build & deployment |
| Azure Test Plans | Manual and exploratory testing |
| Azure Artifacts | Hosting packages like NuGet, npm, Maven |
🧭 Step-by-Step: Setup Azure DevOps
🔐 Step 1: Sign In / Sign Up
- Visit: https://dev.azure.com
- Sign in using your Microsoft account (or create one).
- Once logged in, you’ll be redirected to create your first organization.
🏗️ Step 2: Create a New Organization & Project
➤ Create Organization
- Name:
vinoji-devops-org - Choose a nearby region (e.g., Central India)
➤ Create Project
- Name:
azure-devops-learning - Visibility: Private
- Version control: Git ✅
- Work item process: Agile/Scrum
🔍 Explore Core Services
Click into your project and explore the left-hand menu:
| Icon | Section | What to Explore |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 | Boards | Epics, Features, Stories, Tasks |
| 📁 | Repos | Files, Commits, Branches, Pushes |
| 🔄 | Pipelines | CI/CD pipelines, releases |
| 🔬 | Test Plans | Manual & exploratory test cases |
| 📦 | Artifacts | Feeds for packages (NuGet, npm) |
🖥️ (Optional) Install Azure CLI
If you want to prepare for automation & Azure integration, install the Azure CLI:
# Windows (PowerShell)
winget install Microsoft.AzureCLI
# macOS (Homebrew)
brew update && brew install azure-cli
# Login
az login