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Appveyor

Appveyor provides cloud-based continuous integration and deployment for Windows, Linux, and macOS projects. · Appveyor · DevOps & CI

Overview

Appveyor offers free continuous integration for public, open-source repositories, making it ideal for OSS and Windows-centric projects; private repositories need a paid plan.

Good fit

Use Appveyor for CI/CD pipelines, especially if you need Windows build environments or support for open source projects.

  • open source projects
  • Windows builds
  • small teams

Not a fit

Avoid if you need to build private repositories, since the free plan only covers public/open-source projects.

  • need high concurrency
  • require advanced deployment automation
Quickstart · 5 steps
  1. Sign up for an Appveyor account.
  2. Connect your GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab repository.
  3. Add an appveyor.yml configuration file to your project.
  4. Trigger a build by pushing code to your repository.
  5. Review build results and artifacts in the Appveyor dashboard.

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