Integrating a FAKE build script into TeamCity

Easy TeamCity integration was one of the major goals for the FAKE build system.

In this article you will learn how to set up a FAKE build script in TeamCity. We will use the CalculatorSample which you can build from the getting started guide.

API Documentation

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Installing TeamCity

You can download the free professional edition of TeamCity from http://www.jetbrains.com/teamcity/. After the installation process you should be ready to configure your first build.

Creating a FAKE project on TeamCity

Now create a new project and add a build configuration:

You also need to set the artifacts paths:

Attach a VCS root

The next step is to attach a VCS root. For this sample we will use the official FAKE repository at https://github.com/forki/FAKE/.

Creating the build step

Now is the time to create two build steps. The first one downloads FAKE via Nuget and the second one runs the build script:

If you want you could also add a build trigger to your build script:

Running the build

Now if everything is configured correctly, you can run your build and the output should look like:

You can also inspect the NUnit results: