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Can anybody recommend a good free online Team Foundation Server repository?

I found CodePlex but it's only for open source projects.

AmiNadimi
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Ricibald
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  • Microsoft lists several TFS hosting partners on its website: http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/team-foundation-server/hosting. As far as I know, there is no free service. TFS Service Preview is free now because it's still beta, but it will cost money once it is "official". – flysakura Mar 22 '12 at 02:14

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Upto five team members it is free. Try it :)

http://tfs.visualstudio.com/

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  • the free plan only works with [visual studio 2012](http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/pricing/information/) – user1055604 Jan 05 '13 at 21:24
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    No, in addition to VS 2012 [you can also use](http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/learn/code/connect-vs/) Visual Studio 2010 with Service Pack 1 and KB2662296, or Visual Studio 2008 SP1 with 'GDR update'. If you use their Git support, you can [ANY Git client](http://tfs.visualstudio.com/en-us/home/news/2013/jan-30/). – G. Lombard Feb 06 '13 at 20:51
  • I wrote on how to make it work with both Visual Studio versions [HERE](http://solvedcode.blogspot.com/2013/02/solved-how-to-connect-to-microsofts.html). Hope someone finds it useful. – Nitkov Nov 07 '13 at 13:37
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    I use VS 2013 and the plan still works. – A_Var Oct 19 '14 at 17:28
  • Well I am using in VS 2013 ultimate edition with 3 other developers it is working fine and off course it is free :) – Naveed Apr 21 '16 at 03:52
  • New link https://www.visualstudio.com/tfs/ – MChaker May 19 '17 at 17:07
  • I'm using with VS2017 community edition, created project and added 5 users, works perfectly fine free – dawncode Dec 24 '18 at 07:18
  • A little bit late comment: I had a code uploaded to tfs.visualstudio.com, a few years ago, but now I see that this web site is unreachable. Could I find this code somewhere, is it moved somewhere automatically or it is lost forever? – vldmrrdjcc Apr 15 '20 at 19:04
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Free is TFS hosted on Windows Azure: http://tfspreview.com/

If you need more info about TFSPreview, please read Brian Harry's MSDN blog post: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2011/09/14/team-foundation-server-on-windows-azure.aspx

To obtain activation code just register there or contact someone from MS ALM team.

Update: TFS Preview goes live&stable as Visual Studio Online here: http://www.visualstudio.com still free for 5 team members and build server computing time. Another nice feature automatic build&deploy (daily or continuous integration) to Azure. More info: http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/cloud-services-continuous-delivery-use-vso/

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  • TFS preview is supposed to be coming out of 'Preview' mode today and available to try for free. This was announced by Scott Guthrie at TechEd 2012. – atconway Jun 12 '12 at 18:43
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    Still in preview and no prices available http://tfspreview.com/en-us/pricing/information/ – JP Hellemons Oct 10 '12 at 11:40
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    @JPHellemons visit tfs.visualstudio.com it's now free for upto 5 team members – Saeedouv Nov 01 '12 at 18:24
  • @Saeedouv I already have an account :) I had TFS in a LAN, but this is much better because of less server maintenance for me and no firewall, port opening router issues :) Really like it! http://tfs.visualstudio.com – JP Hellemons Nov 02 '12 at 08:22
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I know this thread is old, but since a Google search brought me here, it will also do to other people who may find this useful.

Microsoft recenly launched Visual Studio Online, which is free for projects with up to 5 users:

http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-online-overview-vs.aspx

I have been using it for a while, and it integrates completely with Visual Studio 2013. It claims integration with other IDEs too. Apart from TFS, Git can also be used with it.

I know this thread is old, but since a Google search brought me here

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Readify used to run their TFSNow hosted TFS service, but I don't think it's going any longer. The only others I've heard of, apart from CodePlex, aren't free:

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VSO is now Azure DevOps https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vso

Recently Microsoft Visual Studio Online (VSO) is now Azure DevOps

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You can use Visual Studio Team Services for free. Also you can import a TFS repo to this cloud space.

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tfs.visualstudio.com

This is what you wanted.

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One of recent the TFS Rocks pocasts mentioned such an organisation, may have been number 16.

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