Microsoft Azure for Beginners: Azure DevOps and Azure -The Perfect Match for CI/CD: Part 39

Introduction

In the world of software development, having an efficient and reliable way to deploy software is crucial. Understanding and mastering Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) have become vital for developers and teams.

Introduction to Azure DevOps and CI/CD

Azure DevOps is a powerful platform that assists developers and teams in planning, developing, testing, and deploying software. It enables you to create CI/CD pipelines that automatically build, test, and deploy software changes to Azure and other cloud environments.

Step 1: Configure Azure DevOps

1. Create an Azure DevOps Account: If you do not already have an Azure DevOps account, go to Azure DevOps and create a new account. You can visit https://dev.azure.com to create an Azure DevOps account
2. Create an Azure DevOps Organization: Follow the instructions to create a new organization within your Azure DevOps account
3. Create a Project: Create a new project within the organization where you want to manage your VM implementation

Step 2: Connecting to Azure

1. Create Azure Service Principal: Go to the Azure Portal and create a new service principal in the Azure Active Directory. Record the access credentials, including the App ID and password

1. Azure-service-principal Permissions: Assign the appropriate permissions to the service principal, such as the Contributor role at the specific resource group level where your VM will be created
2. Store Service Principal Secret: Safely store the secret (password) of the service principal, as you will need this later in your DevOps pipeline

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