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<h2 id="main-features">Main features</h2> <p>The main features of BuildMaster are:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><i>Pipelines as Code</i> – Pivot between Visual mode and the JSON Text editor</li> <li><i>Global Pipeline</i> – Reusability across releases and applications</li> <li><i>Database Changes</i> – Use BuildMaster to ensure sensitive information is protected and associate connection string with environment</li> <li><i>Issue tracking Integration</i> – Tight integration with variety of issue tracker and built-in including <a href="/facts/JIRA_(software)/7ly5Ty3T">JIRA</a>, <a href="/facts/GitHub/n1hNCsc3">GitHub</a>, <a href="/facts/Team_Foundation_Server/DakBjeAh">TFS</a>, and <a href="/facts/YouTrack/lIFPvo1W">YouTrack</a></li> <li><i>Pipeline Gates</i> – Mix of manual and automated approvals that unless approved prevent advancement to next pipeline stage</li> <li><i>Deployment Plans</i> – Drag-and –drop visual user interface that may also be edited in text mode (code view)</li> <li><i>PowerShell Integration</i> – First class integration with <a href="/facts/PowerShell/G1d10lwn">PowerShell</a> and Shell for support of both Windows and Linux.</li> <li><i>Event Listener</i> – Useful for monitoring action and operations</li> <li><i>Configuration Variables</i> – Add flexibility when modeling deployment plans</li> <li><i>Release Packages</i> – Flexibility by uploading manually, pushed from <a href="/facts/Continuous_Integration/M4RYgSzt">CI</a> server such as <a href="/facts/TeamCity/jb5st9ta">TeamCity</a> or <a href="/facts/Team_Foundation_Server/DakBjeAh">TFS</a>, created within BuildMaster or Pushed from <a href="/facts/ProGet/JkSJjWbg">ProGet</a></li> <li><i>Configuration File Management</i> - enables <a href="/facts/Configuration_file/DDzU0FLJ">configuration files</a> to be defined with multiple instances (such as one per environment) in a version-controlled manner with file deployments logged</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Continuous_Integration/M4RYgSzt">Continuous Integration</a></i> - support for CI tools including <a href="/facts/Jenkins_(software)/HlJCkJ0V">Jenkins</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_Studio/omNe6Lej">TFS</a>, and <a href="/facts/TeamCity/jb5st9ta">TeamCity</a></li> <li><i>Infrastructure Configuration Sync</i> - visualize the infrastructure (servers and environments) that pipelines target</li> <li><i>Resource Credentials</i> - manage, store, and control access to tokens, passwords, and API Key that are involved in deployments</li></ul> <h2 id="highlights">Highlights</h2> <p>Highlights include:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>A simple, plan editor that allows for code or drag and drop interface</li> <li>Intuitive UI that enables quick implementation</li> <li>Strong support for .NET applications <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a></li></ul> <p>Some notable BuildMaster Users include <a href="/facts/University_Hospitals_of_Cleveland/JGdwmKYm">University Hospitals of Cleveland</a>, <a href="/facts/University_of_Nebraska-Lincoln/J43EEWSI">University of Nebraska-Lincoln</a>, <a href="/facts/Allrecipes/Xo1kLARQ">Allrecipes</a>, and <a href="/facts/University_of_Colorado_Hospital/3SYktmhy">UCHealth</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="development-company-culture">Development company culture</h2> <p>Of interest also is the corporate culture where BuildMaster was developed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Its producer Inedo were cited in the creation of the software development card game Release!, and have been cited in several sources that their products are developed as much by the coding work that went into them, as the sense of community that an office gaming culture has established.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Software_build_automation/gWwxNg5K">Software build automation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Continuous_Integration/M4RYgSzt">Continuous Integration</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DevOps/yRg6dIBc">DevOps</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Application_release_automation/2l8IQNxx">Application release automation</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DevOps_toolchain/gl2yK848">DevOps toolchain</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Buildmaster 6 is now in beta". inedo.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018. <a href="https://inedo.com/buildmaster/6.0" target="_blank">https://inedo.com/buildmaster/6.0</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Cool Vendors in DevOps, 2015 (Report). Gartner. 21 April 2015. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Core Concepts". inedo.com. inedo. Retrieved 8 March 2017. <a href="http://inedo.com/support/documentation/buildmaster/overview" target="_blank">http://inedo.com/support/documentation/buildmaster/overview</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Market Guide for Application Release Automation Solutions (Report). Gartner. 20 July 2015. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"BuildMaster case studies". 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171208004114/https://inedo.com/case-studies/buildmaster" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20171208004114/https://inedo.com/case-studies/buildmaster</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Papadimoulis, Alex (16 June 2014). "My Month with Release!". simple Talk. <a href="https://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/opinion-pieces/my-month-with-release!/" target="_blank">https://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/opinion-pieces/my-month-with-release!/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Roach, Patrick (3 June 2014). "DevOps card game a hit on Kickstarter". DevOps.com. <a href="http://devops.com/2014/06/03/devops-card-game-hit-kickstarter/" target="_blank">http://devops.com/2014/06/03/devops-card-game-hit-kickstarter/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>