Visual Studio Team Services build

Question

I've got an Visual Studio Team Services account, I was an "early adopter" and have only recently started being interested in the build features.

Everywhere seems to suggest that a hosted build controller is just there when you create a new build definition.

I'm getting a TF225001 error when I try to create a new build definition. I've searched high and low to try and find a way to fix this.

I've associated my Visual Studio Team Services account with my Azure account/subscription and can confirm that it's linked.

I've specifically set my Visual Studio Team Services login to be a member of the build administrators group and anything else specific to build.

I still get the error after logging in and logging out.

Is there a delay with linking an account to Azure and being able to see the hosted build controller?

Answer 1

Try the following troubleshooting steps:

• Go to the Builds section of the Team Explorer toolbox in Visual Studio
• Click Actions -> Manage Build Controllers
• In the list you should see a controller named "Hosted Build Controller (Hosted)" and an agent named "Hosted Build Agent"
• Select the controller, click Properties and ensure the Build Controller is enabled (don't worry if it's offline - that is normal - but it should be enabled)
• Select the agent and do the same thing

Answer 2

Turns out there was an issue on the Microsoft end.

If anyone gets a TF225001 error when trying to create a new build definition and there aren't any build controllers in the manage build controllers window. You will need to contact the visual studio online product team.

They made a change to something which allowed me to see the Build Controller and that allowed me to create a build definition.