How to set VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS correctly

[doggy8088]

I'm trying to set VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable but it looks like no effect.

Here are the steps to reproduce my problem.

Machine A:

1. Install NuGet.exe and CredentialProvider.VSS.exe

   choco install nuget.commandline nuget-credentialprovider-vss -y

2. Create new nuget.config file

   dotnet new nuget

3. Add my Azure Artifacts NuGet feed

   nuget sources add -Name {YourOrg} -Source https://{YourOrg}.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/{YourProject}/nuget/v3/index.json

4. Try pass the authenticate

   nuget list

5. Generate PAT by the following command. Copy the "Password" property's value as PAT.

   CredentialProvider.VSS.exe -U https://{YourOrg}.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/{YourProject}/nuget/v3/index.json

Machine B:

1. Install NuGet.exe and CredentialProvider.VSS.exe

   choco install nuget.commandline nuget-credentialprovider-vss -y

2. Create new nuget.config file

   dotnet new nuget

3. Add my Azure Artifacts NuGet feed

   nuget sources add -Name {YourOrg} -Source https://{YourOrg}.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/{YourProject}/nuget/v3/index.json

4. Setup VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable. The [PAT] is what I generated at Machine A.

   set VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS={"endpointCredentials": [{"endpoint":"https://{YourOrg}.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/{YourProject}/nuget/v3/index.json", "username":"VssSessionToken", "password":"[PAT]"}]}

5. Try pass the authenticate but this doesn't read VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable!

   nuget list

I expected the pass authentication because I already set correct VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable! Am I do something wrong?

[doggy8088]

I was misunderstanding the "PAT" means. This are wrong steps.

Also, I realized one thing: This VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable doesn't apply NuGet.exe tool. Only for dotnet tool (.NET CLI).

[satbai]

Please also note that CredentialProvider.VSS.exe is a different cred provider. To use this one you can use one of these scripts to install it to the correct location on your machine. Then you should be able to use the VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS environment variable. You can create a PAT in your Azure DevOps account https://dev.azure.com//_usersSettings/tokens

[doggy8088]

I wrote a very detailed tutorial about this: https://blog.miniasp.com/post/2019/01/16/Setup-Azure-Artifacts-NuGet-Feeds.aspx

[csurfleet]

@doggy8088 Any chance of a version in English? I've tried translation tools but not getting anything useful.

I've tried all this in many permutations over weeks now and I still get errors CURLing from the container to the feed - "The user '' is not authorized to view this resource"

[doggy8088]

@csurfleet Please open PowerShell and run the following command:

$env:VSS_NUGET_EXTERNAL_FEED_ENDPOINTS = '{"endpointCredentials": [{"endpoint":"https://{YourOrg}.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/{YourProject}/nuget/v3/index.json", "password":"[PAT]"}]}'
dotnet restore

Then you can pass the authentication.

[rhumborl]

For anyone checking this issue and wanting to translate https://blog.miniasp.com/post/2019/01/16/Setup-Azure-Artifacts-NuGet-Feeds.aspx, I did it in Chrome, but needed to manually set the source language to "Chinese (simplified)" as it was not automatically detected