Category Archives: How-To’s

Configuration as Code, Part 6: Testing Configuration Scripts

Posted on May 10, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

In this blog post, we are going to look at how to test TeamCity configuration scripts. Getting started with Kotlin DSL Working with configuration scripts Creating build configurations dynamically Extending Kotlin DSL Using libraries Testing configuration scripts Given that the … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Getting Started With Building Plugins For Teamcity

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Yegor Naumov

Missing a feature in TeamCity? Build your own plugin! To learn how, join us Tuesday, April 30th, 16:00 CEST (11:00 AM EDT) for the Getting Started with TeamCity Plugins webinar. The webinar introduces you to the ins and outs of … Continue reading →

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Configuration as Code, Part 5: Using DSL extensions as a library

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

Getting started with Kotlin DSL Working with configuration scripts Creating build configurations dynamically Extending Kotlin DSL Using libraries Testing configuration scripts In the previous post, we have seen how to extend TeamCity’s Kotlin DSL by adding new abstractions. If the … Continue reading →

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Configuration as Code, Part 4: Extending the TeamCity DSL

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

Getting started with Kotlin DSL Working with configuration scripts Creating build configurations dynamically Extending Kotlin DSL Using libraries Testing configuration scripts TeamCity allows us to create build configurations that are dependent on one another, with the dependency being either snapshots … Continue reading →

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Configuration as Code, Part 3: Creating Build Configurations Dynamically

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

This is part three of the six-part series on working with Kotlin to create build configurations for TeamCity. Getting started with Kotlin DSL Working with configuration scripts Creating build configurations dynamically Extending Kotlin DSL Using libraries Testing configuration scripts We … Continue reading →

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Configuration as Code, Part 2: Working with Kotlin Scripts

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

This is part two of the six-part series on working with Kotlin to create build configurations for TeamCity. Getting started with Kotlin DSL Working with configuration scripts Creating build configurations dynamically Extending Kotlin DSL Using libraries Testing configuration scripts In … Continue reading →

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Configuration as Code, Part 1: Getting Started with Kotlin DSL

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Anton Arhipov

Configuration as code is a well-established practice for CI servers. The benefits of this approach include versioning support via VCS repository, a simplified audit of the configuration changes, and improved portability of the configurations. Some users may also prefer code … Continue reading →

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Deploying TeamCity into AWS using CloudFormation and Fargate

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Anton Arhipov

For the good cause, it is sometimes easier to start with TeamCity by deploying it into a cloud service, such as AWS. This allows the users to try TeamCity without the need to prepare the dedicated machine. For the quick … Continue reading →

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Branch specific settings in TeamCity

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Pavel Sher

We’re often asked how to run different build steps in different branches. In fact, this has already been possible in TeamCity for quite some time (since version 9.1), but it seems we need to do a better job explaining how … Continue reading →

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TeamCity Kubernetes Support Plugin

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Yegor Naumov

Kubernetes nowadays is quite a popular way to run Docker containers. A number of teams and organizations already have a Kubernetes cluster configured and used in production. Now with the help of the TeamCity Kubernetes Support plugin, it is possible … Continue reading →

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