Azure DevOps pipeline stuck on ‘Initialize job’? Step-by-step fix Ever had your Azure DevOps pipeline hang at the very first step – Initialize job – and not move forward? This issue is frustrating and common — especially with self-hosted agents, permissions misconfiguration, or pipeline resource locks. Let’s break down …

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Setting up self-hosted agents using Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (VMSS) gives you more control, performance, and scalability compared to Microsoft-hosted agents. This guide includes detailed setup steps, CLI commands, and screenshots from the Azure Portal. Use Cases for Self-Hosted Agents Large builds requiring …

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