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 Deploying and configuring a build controller for TFS-MTM integration

Deploying and configuring a build controller for TFS-MTM integration

To use Team Foundation Build (TFBuild), you must have at least one build controller, which pools and manages the services of one or more build agents. It distributes processor-intensive work: for example, compiling code or running tests, etc., to the build agents. Each build controller is dedicated to a single team project collection.

Ensure that the following requirements are met:

• Installed the supported components on your computer. (Learn more.)
• Configured and deployed a build server.

Please refer to Microsoft’s instructions on creating a build controller:

• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2017, 2015 (learn more).
• Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013.

Your build controller information should resemble the following once you have completed the configuration: