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
- Sign up for an Appveyor account.
- Connect your GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab repository.
- Add an appveyor.yml configuration file to your project.
- Trigger a build by pushing code to your repository.
- Review build results and artifacts in the Appveyor dashboard.
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