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DevOps & Automation · Foundational

Azure Pipelines

The CI/CD service in Azure DevOps that builds, tests, and deploys code using YAML or classic pipelines on Microsoft-hosted or self-hosted agents.

Definition

YAML pipelines (azure-pipelines.yml) are organized into stages, jobs, and steps, with templates, variable groups, service connections, environments with approvals and checks, and deployment strategies.

Example

A multi-stage YAML pipeline builds once, then deploys to dev and prod environments with an approval check on prod.

Exam tip

Stages > jobs > steps is the hierarchy; Azure Key Vault-linked variable groups handle secrets.

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