Visual Studio Code – Git Create new repo in on-prem Azure Devops

Visual Studio Code - Git Create new repo in on-prem Azure Devops
May 6, 2026

Create a new repo in the web portal and push code 

This is the standard approach for managing new code in Azure DevOps. 

  1. Navigate to your project: Open the web portal for your Azure DevOps Server and select your project.
  2. Go to Repos: In the left-hand navigation menu, select Repos > Files.
  3. Create a new repository: From the current repository drop-down menu at the top, select New repository.
  4. Configure the new repo:
    • Verify that Git is the repository type.
    • Enter a name for your new repository.
    • Optionally, add a README file or a .gitignore file.
  5. Create: Select Create. An empty Git repo is now ready in your project.
  6. Clone the repo locally: Once the repo is created, an overview page will appear with a Clone button. Copy the provided clone URL.
  7. Open a command prompt on your local machine and navigate to the folder containing your local code (if you have existing code).
  8. Connect your local repo to the remote: 
    git init git add . git commit -m 'initial commit' git branch -M main git remote add origin <clone URL> git push -u origin main
    • Run git remote add origin <clone URL> means that you can use the clone URL from within Azure DevOps 
    • Run git push -u origin [main] (or the name of your default branch) to push your local code to the newly created Azure DevOps repo.