Using Github CodeSpace / DevContainers with Azure DEvops

Simon J.K. Pedersen, skp@delegate.dk, @simped

Two Use cases

• Cloning Azure DevOps Git Repo in a DevContainer
• Using GitHub CodeSpaces as ADO build agents

Cloning Azure DevOps Git Repo in a DevContainer

• Add external-repository feature
• Which depends on > codespace-auth
• Login with EntraID

DEMO

Using GitHub CodeSpaces as ADO build agents

• Install the devcontainer extension for VScode
• Start from the template

Commit the code to github so you can start the codespace

Using GitHub CodeSpaces as ADO build agents

• Configure the access to Azure DevOps Agent Pools

DEMO

Other Links

• The specs > https://containers.dev/
• Inspiration demo 1 > https://tobiasfenster.io/al-development-in-a-github-codespace-with-sources-in-an-azure-devops-repo
• Inspiration demo 2 > https://github.com/Pwd9000-ML/devcontainer-templates/blob/main/src/azure-pipelines-agent-devcontainer/README.md