What you'll learn

Modern delivery teams often outgrow default build environments, needing more control, security, and flexibility than hosted agents can provide, yet setting up and operating these workflows can feel complex and fragile without clear guidance. In this course, Demo: Build with Self-Hosted Agents and Publish Packages in Azure Pipelines, you’ll gain the ability to run real-world Azure Pipelines workflows using self-hosted agents and reliably publish packages to Azure Artifacts. First, you’ll explore when and why self-hosted agents are required, how they fit into modern CI/CD workflows, and how to prepare and validate an agent pool to ensure pipelines run on the correct infrastructure. Next, you’ll discover how to build a complete YAML pipeline that restores dependencies, builds, tests, and packages an application, while understanding how each step contributes to a reliable delivery process. Finally, you’ll learn how to publish NuGet packages to Azure Artifacts, verify versions, and troubleshoot real-world failures using pipeline logs, permissions, and execution evidence. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Azure Pipelines and package management needed to operate self-hosted build environments, deliver consistent package outputs, and troubleshoot pipeline issues with confidence in real production scenarios.