{"id":24412,"date":"2022-05-03T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.aspiresys.com\/?p=24412"},"modified":"2025-05-12T05:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T05:26:13","slug":"how-to-build-ci-cd-pipeline-azure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspiresys.com\/blog\/devops\/devops-ci-cd\/how-to-build-ci-cd-pipeline-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a CI\/CD Pipeline in Azure?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Azure\nDevOps by Microsoft Azure is one of the premier tools that automates continuous\nintegration\/continuous delivery (CI\/CD) process and supports automatic build\nand code projects to make them readily available for others.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog, we will delve into how to configure an Azure CI\/CD pipeline starting from the source stage with existing code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aspiresys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CICD-Pipeline-in-Azure-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24423\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is Azure DevOps?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ter.li\/7lqe62\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Azure DevOps<\/strong><\/span><\/a> is a multitude of services offered by Microsoft Azure for a team to support, plan, collaborate, build, and deploy applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nintegrated features from Azure DevOps include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Azure Repos<\/li><li>Azure Pipelines<\/li><li>Azure Boards<\/li><li>Azure Test Plans<\/li><li>Azure Artifacts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are Azure Pipelines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Azure\nCI\/CD pipeline simplifies continuous integration and delivery in the\napplication development process. Teams can start from the source stage with\nexisting code on GitHub or on-premise containers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Azure\nRepos maintains a central repository and the Azure Pipelines maintain the\npipelines for a specific project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from\nCI\/CD with Azure DevOps, these pipelines are also used to develop\nbuild-deploy-test workflows used mainly in continuous testing (CT). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of Azure Pipelines<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the\nAzure DevOps CI\/CD practice, they provide a multitude of advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Version Control Systems <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Deploying the code into a version control system is the first step to building an Azure CI\/CD Pipeline. The source code can be managed in GitHub, Bitbucket, or any other Git repository. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Programming Languages and Application Types <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure pipelines are compatible with Java, Ruby, C, C++, Python, PHP, Go, and JavaScript. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Deployment Targets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <\/strong>The Azure pipelines applications can be deployed to multiple target environments including virtual machines, containers, or any on-prem or cloud platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Package Formats <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Users can publish NuGet, npm, or Maven packages to the built-in package management repository in Azure Pipelines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Pricing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Free for public projects and 1800 minutes of runtime for private projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Should I Use Azure Pipelines?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Implementing <a href=\"https:\/\/ter.li\/zxscs2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>CI and CD pipelines<\/strong><\/span><\/a> warrants consistent and quality code that\u2019s readily available for users. Azure Pipelines offers a quick, easy way to automate building your projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Azure\nPipelines because it supports the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Works with any language or platform<\/li><li>Deploys to different target\nenvironments simultaneously<\/li><li>Integrates with Azure Deployments<\/li><li>Compatible with Windows, Linux, and\nMac<\/li><li>Integrates with GitHub<\/li><li>Works with open-source projects<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creating Azure Organizations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Search for DevOps and select Azure DevOps organizations to create a new profile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.aspiresys.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Creating-Azure-Organizations.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24422\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CI\/CD Pipeline using Azure DevOps <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure\nDevOps creates a CI\/CD pipeline in Azure Pipelines. You can either create a new\nAzure organization or use the existing one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Azure\nDevOps presents a simple case for creating a CI and CD pipeline to Azure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\nchoose between bringing your existing code and GitRepo or you can select a\nsample application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use DevOps starter to create a new\nCI\/CD pipeline<\/li><li>Configure access to your GitHub repo\nand choose a framework<\/li><li>Configure Azure DevOps app and an\nAzure subscription<\/li><li>Make changes to GitHub and deploy\nthem to Azure<\/li><li>Examine the Azure Pipelines CI\/CD\npipeline<\/li><li>Clean up resources<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An Azure subscription. <\/li><li>Access to a GitHub or external Git\nrepo that contains program code. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have\nchosen Azure as your cloud partner, we would like to help you create a CI\/CD\npipeline for your project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach out to our experts in case of any queries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><button style=\"color: #fff!important; 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