Configuring Self hosted Agent in Azure DevOps

• Refer Here for self hosted linux agents

Lets create an Ubuntu 24.04 Agent

• Softwares:
  • Openjdk
  • Maven
• Azure DevOps Agent Setup:
  • This requires a PAT (Personal Access Token)
    

Activity

• Lets create a pipeline to build the maven project
• Azure Devops YAML Schema
• Generic Pipeline:
  • When to run
  • What has to be executed
  • Where it has to run
  • metadata
• In Azure DevOps Pipelines
  • What is decided by steps
  • Where is decided by pool section
  • when is decided by triggers
• Manual step

git clone <url>
cd <folder>
mvn package

• When: whenver any change is pushed to main branch
• Where: ON a self hosted agent
• Refer Here for the first pipeline

name: spring-pet-clinic

trigger:
  - main

pool: Default

steps:
  - script: ./mvnw clean package

• Lets try using Task

name: spring-pet-clinic

trigger:
  - main

pool: Default

steps:
  - task: Maven@4
    displayName: Maven Build
    inputs:
      mavenPOMFile: 'pom.xml'
      goals: 'package'
      testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'

• Refer Here for the changes with task

Azure DevOps Steps

• A step is an activity in azure devops pipeline.
• Azure DevOps Steps types
• Azure DevOps Tasks