Table of contents

1. Installing a Self-Hosted Agent on Local Windows(No Container)
   1. Download and Configure the Agent
      1. Sign In to Azure Pipelines
      2. Navigate to Agent Pools
      3. Download the Agent
      4. Unpack the Agent
      5. Configure the Agent
   2. Starting an Agent
   3. Removing an Agent

Installing a Self-Hosted Agent on Local Windows(No Container)

Download and Configure the Agent

Log on to the machine using the account for which you’ve prepared permissions.

Sign In to Azure Pipelines

1. Open your web browser and sign in to Azure DevOps.
2. Navigate to your organization settings: https://dev.azure.com/{your-org}.

Navigate to Agent Pools

1. Choose Azure DevOps > Organization settings.
2. Select Agent pools.

1. Choose the Agent pools tab.

1. Select the Default pool, go to the Agents tab, and choose New agent.

Download the Agent

1. In the Get the agent dialog box, choose Windows.
2. On the left pane, select the processor architecture of your Windows OS (x64 for 64-bit Windows, x86 for 32-bit Windows).
3. On the right pane, click the Download button.

Unpack the Agent

1. Follow the instructions on the page to download the agent.
2. Unpack the agent into a directory without spaces in its path (e.g., C:\agents).

Put the extracted contents directly inside the C:\agents folder.

Configure the Agent

1. Open a Command Prompt in the C:\agents directory.
2. Run the config.cmd script.
3. When setup asks for your server URL, enter https://dev.azure.com/{org-Name} (e.g., https://dev.azure.com/MOUMITA001/).
4. Choose PAT (Personal Access Token) for authentication and enter your PAT.

Starting an Agent

To start the agent, run the run.cmd script in the C:\agents directory.

Removing an Agent

To remove the agent, follow these steps:

1. Stop the agent by closing the Command Prompt window running the agent.
2. Open a new Command Prompt in the C:\agents directory.
3. Run the config.cmd remove command.