Learning Windows Server Containers

Configuring automated builds

VSTS build definitions are used to build and package the code present in the repositories. However, it is not necessary for the code to be in a VSTS repository. We can use any third-party code repositories, such as GitHub, remote code repositories, or subversion. VSTS build definitions require an agent queue and a build agent, which is responsible for building the source code, preparing the binaries, publishing, running tests and so on. By default, VSTS provides a hosted build agent which can be used to trigger builds during the continuous integration process.

Since .NET Core and ASP.NET core are new additions to the .NET frameworks, Microsoft has released an online build agent for building any .NET core components ...