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Azure DevOps Plugin

The Azure DevOps plugin lets developers trigger application environments on-demand directly from their Azure DevOps pipelines. Azure DevOps users can easily integrate the Stack Automation environments-as-a-service platform into their projects by utilizing the Stack Automation orb’s pre-defined commands. To integrate Stack Automation with the Azure DevOps plugin, make sure to complete the next few steps.

1. Install​

Prerequisites:

  • Admin permissions on the plugin’s intended Azure DevOps organization. If you are not the organization’s admin, you may send a request to the admin to install the plugin for you.
  • Azure DevOps organization that will use the Stack Automation plugin

To Install the plugin:

  1. Log in to VisualStudio.com and select the organization that will use this plugin.
  2. Click Organization settings.
  3. From the left pane, select Extensions and then click Browse Marketplace.
  4. Search for “torque”, click the Stack Automation plugin and then Install.

2. Configure​

To set your Stack Automation account information:

  1. Click Project Settings > Service connections.
  2. Click New service connection, select Torque, and click Next.
  3. Specify the server url (https://portal.qtorque.io).
  4. Specify the Torque Long Token with the one generated below:
  5. Click Generate New Token in the plugin's instructions pane.
  6. Click Verify and make sure the connection succeeds.
  7. In the Service Connection Name field, enter 'Stack Automation connection'.
  8. Click Verify and save.

3. Verify and launch​

Use Stack Automation's environments in your Azure DevOps Build Use the available build steps to create an environment from any blueprint, retrieve its details, start your tests and end the environment when it's no longer needed. Learn more here.