Azure Repos and Artifacts

Azure Repos and Azure Artifacts are the source control and package management components of Azure DevOps. Together, they provide a secure, scalable foundation for managing your code and its dependencies throughout the development lifecycle.

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Azure Repos: Git Source Control

Azure Repos provides unlimited free private Git repositories with enterprise-grade features for code collaboration.

Repository Management

# Clone a repository
git clone https://dev.azure.com/myorg/myproject/_git/my-repo

# Create a new branch
git checkout -b feature/add-user-api

# Push and set upstream
git push -u origin feature/add-user-api

Repository Settings

Setting	Description
Default branch	The main branch (usually main)
Permissions	Who can read, contribute, manage, and force-push
Branch policies	Quality gates applied to specific branches
Cross-repo policies	Policies that apply to all repositories in a project
Commit message validation	Enforce commit message formats

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Branch Policies in Detail

Branch policies are one of the most important features of Azure Repos. They enforce quality standards before code reaches your main branch.

Available Policies