Azure DevOps for Kestra – YAML Pipelines Example

How to use Azure DevOps to create a CI/CD pipeline for your Kestra flows.

Automate Kestra deployments with Azure DevOps

Azure DevOps allows you to automate the validation and deployment of your Kestra flows using YAML-based pipelines. Follow the steps below to configure a simple Terraform-based CI/CD setup.

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Connect to your repository

First, connect your pipeline to a code repository such as GitHub, Azure Repos Git, or Bitbucket.

Select your repository

Choose the repository where your Kestra flows are stored.

Configure your pipeline

Start with a minimal pipeline template or an existing configuration.

Example pipeline

Below is a complete example of a Terraform pipeline that validates and deploys Kestra resources.

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - main

pool:
  name: test-pool

stages:
  - stage: tfvalidate
    jobs:
      - job: deploy
        continueOnError: false
        steps:
          - task: TerraformInstaller@1
            inputs:
              terraformVersion: 'latest'

          - task: TerraformTaskV4@4
            inputs:
              provider: 'aws'
              command: 'init'
              backendServiceAWS: 'aws_s3'
              backendAWSBucketName: 'eu-north-1'
              backendAWSKey: 'kestra-tf'

          - task: TerraformTaskV4@4
            inputs:
              provider: 'aws'
              command: 'validate'

          - task: TerraformTaskV4@4
            inputs:
              provider: 'aws'
              command: 'apply'
              environmentServiceNameAWS: 'aws_s3'

How it works

• The pipeline runs automatically whenever the main branch is updated (for example, after merging a pull request).
• The pool defines the agent that runs your pipeline. For setup details, refer to the Azure DevOps documentation.
• The Terraform extension manages installation, validation, and deployment of Terraform resources.

To install the Terraform extension, navigate to Organization Settings → Extensions, then browse the Marketplace to install it.

Task breakdown

This pipeline includes one installation step and three Terraform tasks:

1. Install Terraform — The TerraformInstaller@1 task installs Terraform at runtime.
2. Initialize Terraform — The first TerraformTaskV4@4 runs the init command. In this example, the backend uses an AWS S3 bucket, but you can use Azure RM, AWS, or GCP.
3. Validate configuration — The second task runs the validate command to ensure the configuration is correct.
4. Apply changes — The final task executes the apply command to deploy your Terraform-managed resources.

For more details, refer to the Kestra Terraform provider documentation.