AzureDevopsPrivateNuget.md

Create Private NuGet feed for use with Azure Devops

Summary

It is possible to host and publish to a private NuGet feed within Azure DevOps

Process

• Under Artifacts click Create Feed
  • Name the feed as desired
  • select user visilibity (probably "Azure AD" or at least members of Project
  • upstream is optional.
  • set scope (probably for your project)
• Within your project create a nuget.config file as below
  • set NameOfYourFeed as desired
  • set PathToYourFeed as shown under the connect to feed in the artifact from above

<configuration>
    <packageSources>
        <add key="NameOfYourFeed" value="PathToYourFeed" />
        <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
    </packageSources>
</configuration>

• Add steps to build pipeline
  • Authentication Pipeline to NuGet
  • Add dotnet nuget push
  • Ensure dotnet pack includes versioning

Pipeline NuGet Authentication

    - task: NuGetAuthenticate@0
      displayName: 'NuGet Authenticate'

Pipeline Nuget Push

    - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
      displayName: Push Packages to Private NuGet
      inputs:
        command: 'push'
        packagesToPush: '$(build.artifactStagingDirectory)/**/*.nupkg'
        nuGetFeedType: 'internal'
        publishVstsFeed: 'FEED-ID'

Pipeline Dotnet Pack Versioning

    - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
      displayName: Package to Staging directory
      inputs:
        command: custom
        custom: 'pack'
        arguments: 'yoursolution.slnproj -c=$(BUILD_CONFIGURATION) -o $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory) /p:Version=$(fullSemVer)'
        verbosityRestore: Minimal
        verbosityPack: Minimal
        feedsToUse: select
        vstsFeed: personalnugetfeed
        nuGetFeedType: internal
        includeNuGetOrg: true

Notes

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/concepts/feeds?view=azure-devops
• https://www.mallibone.com/post/private-nuget-feed-azure-devops
• https://medium.com/@ginomessmer/get-started-with-private-nuget-feeds-in-azure-devops-8c7b5f022a68
• https://newsignature.com/articles/want-to-host-your-private-nuget-feed-use-azure-devops/
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54621893/push-nuget-package-to-azure-devops