AzureDevOpsDemoGenerator/README.md

# Azure DevOps Demo Generator

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## About

The Azure DevOps Demo Generator can create projects in your Azure DevOps organization, prepopulated with template-based content including source code, work items, iterations, service endpoints, build and release definitions, and more!

The original purpose of this system is to simplify working with the [Azure DevOps hands-on-labs](https://www.azuredevopslabs.com), demos and other education material. But it can also be used to drive your ownAzure DevOps automation utilities, provision your own custom templates, or as a reference for using the [Azure DevOps REST APIs](https://docs.microsoft.com/rest/api/azure/devops/).

## Getting Started

The Azure DevOps Demo Generator is a hosted service that you can [access directly](https://azuredevopsdemogenerator.azurewebsites.net/) to create template-based projects, via [API](./docs/Azure-DevOps-Demo-Generator-REST-API-Reference.md) or as a side effect of the related [Azure DevOps hands-on-labs](https://www.azuredevopslabs.com).

The following docs provide additional information:
* [Using the Azure DevOps Demo Generator](./docs/Using-The-Generator.md)
* [Running the Azure DevOps Demo Generator on your local machine](./docs/Local-Development.md)
* [Creating custom templates](./docs/Using-The-Template-Extractor.md)
* [Using the REST APIs](./docs/Azure-DevOps-Demo-Generator-REST-API-Reference.md)
* [Limitations](./docs/Limitations.md)
* [Contributing to this project](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
* [FAQ](./docs/FAQ.md)

## Contributions

This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) declaring that you have the right to, and actually do, grant us the rights to use your contribution. For details, visit https://cla.microsoft.com.

This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). For more information see the [Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) or contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with any additional questions or comments.

For more information on contributing, please visit the [contributor guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md).