Beginner’s Guide to Azure DevOps: CI/CD, Repos & Boards

Name: Beginner’s Guide to Azure DevOps: CI/CD, Repos & Boards
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Discover how to design, and launch your first Azure DevOps application with practical demos and real-world use cases.

Created byPraveen Kumar

Last updated 6/2025

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to use Azure Boards to create and manage work items, track project progress, and organize tasks using agile methodologies like scrum or kanban
Can develop skills in using Azure Repos for managing source code with Git, including branching, merging, and pull requests, enabling effective collaboration
Learn how to create and configure CI/CD pipelines using Azure Pipelines, automating the build, testing, and deployment processes for applications.
Understanding of Azure DevOps services, Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Azure Boards, Azure Artifacts, and Azure Test Plans, and how these tools integration

Course content

4 sections • 41 lectures • 4h 19m total length

What is DevOps10:44
Advantage of DevOps4:39
Azure DevOps Introduction7:27
Azure DevOps is an integrated suite of services—Azure Boards, Azure Repos, Azure Pipelines, Azure Artifacts, and Azure Test Plans—that helps teams plan, collaborate, and ship faster with easy tool integration.
What you will learn from this course3:54
Explore Azure DevOps for beginners by learning Azure Boards processes and planning, repositories with Git version control, pipelines for CI/CD, and basics of Azure Artifacts and Test Plans.
What is an Organization in Azure DevOps3:43
How to create an Organization in Azure DevOps4:24

What is Azure Repos3:31
What is Version Control8:20
Source code Management - Public & Private Repositories4:49
Azure repo Initialization4:07
Create an Azure Repo in Azure DevOps5:59
Clone Azure Repo into local with GIT6:31
Learn to clone an Azure repository into your local machine using git, generate and use credentials, install git, and inspect the dot git directory.
Initialize empty Azure repo with GIT from local10:32
What is git pull6:16
Difference between git pull and fetch3:25
Branches4:59
Learn how branches organize parallel work and keep the master branch stable. See how feature, bug-fix, and release branches merge back to master to support build, test, and production deployment.
Creating a branch7:11
Initiate a Pull request & Merge6:34

What is Azure Pipelines and what are the benefits of it6:11
What is Build5:32
Describe how a build compiles source code into binary, links libraries and dependencies from repositories, creates a deployable package, and how pipelines automate this with language-specific build tools.
What is CI/CD7:01
Explore continuous integration and deployment with automated builds, tests, scans, artifact creation, and multi-environment deployment across dev, uat, staging, and production.
Types of Pipelines in Azure DevOps - classic & YAML5:02
Enable Parallel Jobs in Azure DevOps3:46
Create a Build Pipeline in Azure DevOps11:05
Microsoft hosted agent & Self hosted agent5:23
What is Azure App Service4:29
Creation a Azure App service in Azure Cloud4:05
What is Service Connection & Service Principal6:20
Learn how to create a service connection in Azure DevOps using a service principal to securely access Azure App Service through pipelines, with RBAC-based authentication and certificate or key credentials.
Create a Service Principal5:41
Create a Service Connection4:13
Create a service connection in Azure DevOps using a manually configured service principal for a subscription; verify credentials, grant access to all pipelines, then deploy to Azure App Services.
Deploy ASP.NET Application with Release Pipeline7:43
Enable Continuous Integration and Deployment10:11

Requirements

No Programming experience is required. Anyone can learn

Description

Unlock the power of Azure DevOps with this comprehensive beginner's course. Designed for individuals new to DevOps and Microsoft Azure, this course will guide you through the fundamental concepts and tools needed to streamline your software development and delivery processes.

What You'll Learn:

Introduction to DevOps and Azure DevOps: Understand the principles of DevOps and the role of Azure DevOps in modern software development.
Setting Up Your Azure DevOps Environment: Step-by-step instructions on creating and configuring your Azure DevOps account, projects, and repositories.
Source Control with Git: Learn how to manage your source code using Git within Azure Repos, including branching, merging, and pull requests.
Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Automate your build and release pipelines using Azure Pipelines to deliver software faster and more reliably.
Azure Boards: Master the use of Azure Boards for planning, tracking, and managing work across your development teams.
Collaborative Development: Explore collaborative tools like Azure Test Plans and Azure Artifacts to enhance team productivity and software quality.

Who Should Take This Course:

Beginners: No prior experience with Azure DevOps is required.
Software Developers: Looking to implement DevOps practices in their projects.
IT Professionals: Interested in learning about Azure DevOps as a platform for managing software development and deployment.
Project Managers: Wanting to understand how DevOps practices can improve project outcomes.

Who this course is for:

ourse is designed for aspiring DevOps professionals, software developers, IT operations staff, and project managers who are new to Azure DevOps or want to deepen their understanding of DevOps practices. Ideal for learners with basic knowledge of software development and cloud concepts, this course is perfect for those looking to streamline development workflows, implement continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and improve collaboration within their teams using Azure DevOps tools. No prior experience with Azure DevOps is required.

Beginner’s Guide to Azure DevOps: CI/CD, Repos & Boards

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Course content

Introduction to DevOps & Azure DevOps6 lectures • 35min

Set up Azure Boards9 lectures • 1hr 6min

Azure Repos in Azure DevOps12 lectures • 1hr 12min

Compile and Release code using Azure Pipelines14 lectures • 1hr 27min

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