Create First Project In VSTS And Clone It Using Tortoise GIT

Overview

In this article, we will talk how we can create a project using VSTS (Visual Studio Team Service).

We will cover the following topics in this article.

So, let’s get started!

Creating Project in VSTS

Login with VSTS using your Personal or Work account.

https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/
Click on "Create Account".
Give URL of your project.
Ex: We give URL of Project “csharpcornerblogs”.
Choose to manage code using “GIT”.
Click "Continue".
Your first project has been created successfully.
Copy the URL to clone the project.

Clone the Project Using Tortoise GIT

Download and install Tortoise Git using below URL.

https://tortoisegit.org/download/
Now, right-click on File System > Click Git Clone.
In URL = Paste Copied URL
Check the Checkbox for Recursive.
Click on OK.
Enter credential for VSTS Account.
It will show cloning Process.
Once Cloning has been successful, it will prompt this message.
Cloning has been created successfully.
Add the files to this created Project.