Download only part of a GitHub repository on a TeamCity build server

Question

So I have a GitHub repository with multiple .NET projects. My TeamCity currently downloads all the code, but then builds only the few projects I need. Is there a way to make it only download part of the repository?

Answer 1

You just need to setup your VCS roots once, and don't have to create one per project.

Then, for a given project, you need to edit checkout rules in the administration page.

1. Go to {TEAMCITY_URL}/admin/editBuildTypeVcsRoots.html?id=buildType:bt{PROJECT_ID}
2. Click on the link "edit checkout rules (0)"
3. Add the two following rules:

   -:.
   +:path/to/your/project/in/github
   

This way your project configuration will checkout only the relevant part of your github repository.

You can have more details about the checkout rules in the Teamcity documentation.

Answer 2

Just adding to what Sébastien Saunier wrote above: If you want that sub folder in Github to become your root folder of the build folder, than you have to add =>.

For Example:

-:.
+:subfolder=>.

Hope this helps, Guy