Installing the Azure DevOps Server

This section describes the process of installing an Azure DevOps Server. 

Installing the Azure DevOps Server

To install the Azure DevOps Server, go to Azure DevOps Server Downloads and download the required EXE file. We recommend downloading the Azure DevOps Server 2022 RC2 version.


Perform the following steps to install Azure DevOps Server on your system.

  1. In the Server Configuration Wizard, configure a new Team Foundation Server (TFS) deployment by clicking New Deployment. Click Next to continue. 
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  2. Select New Deployment - Basic, and click Next.
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  3. Select the required language, and click Next. 
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  4. Configure a new SQL Server Instance by selecting Install SQL Server Express. Click Next to continue.
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  5. Select Default in Setting Groups, and click Next. 
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  6. Deselect Install and configure Search, and click Next.
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  7. Validate the Readiness Checks for your system, and click Next.
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  8. After the components are installed. Click Next. 
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  9. View and verify the result of the configuration, and click Finish to complete the setup.
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  10. In the left panel, click Application Tier to view the public URL under Application Tier Summary.
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Azure Job Agent local installation

Install the Agent for the Azure DevOps Server on your local system, which is used to listen to the jobs submitted from the Azure DevOps Server and execute the jobs that are in queue. 

Perform the following steps to install Azure DevOps Server on your local system:

  1. In your Project Dashboard, go to the Project settings.
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  2. Select Agent Pools under the Project Settings. 
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  3. In the Agent pools page, click Add pool to create a new pool. 
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  4. Click the created agent pool to configure the settings. You must enable the Agent for the system. Click New agent to configure and register the Agent. 
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  5. In the Get the agent page, download the required agent in a .zip format.
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  6. You must extract the data from the zip file to view a folder, for example vsts-agent-win-x64-2.213.2. Perform the following steps after extracting the data from the zipped file: 

    1. In the extracted folder, double click the config.cmd file and enter the PAT (Personal Access Token). You must authenticate with a personal access token and other required parameters. For information about a personal access token, see Authenticate with a personal access token. 

    2. After the configuration is complete, double click the run.cmd file to run the Agent.


 

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