Use a single repository for multiple wikis in Azure DevOps
Dec 7, 2023 |
Utkarsh Shigihalli
| 2 min read
Azure DevOps
Wiki
This is a quick post to share how you can use a single Azure DevOps repository for multiple wikis in Azure DevOps. This approach will help you avoid creating multiple repositories for each wiki and manage them in a single repository.
Create a new repo for wiki
Firs lets create a separate repository for the wiki.
I want to create two wiki for two teams in my project. So I have created subfolders for each team in the repository and have placed a sample markdown files in each folder. The idea is that each team will place their wiki content in their respective folder.
Publish code as a new wiki
Now lets create a new wiki in Azure DevOps. Go to the project settings and click on the Wiki tab. We will publish new code wiki.
Do the same for the second wiki.
This will create two wikis in the project.
Configure the wiki
As you can see that was easy. However, at it stands now, both the wikis are open for edits from all the team members. We need to restrict the access to the wiki content based on the team. We will make use of branch policies to achieve this.
Now, when any time changes are made to the wiki under 01-team-infra/* folder and a PR is created, Infra team will automatically be included as reviewers. Similarly, for the 02-team-app/* folder, App team will be included as reviewers.
That is it for this post. You can now use a single Azure DevOps repository for multiple wikis in Azure DevOps. As mentioned above, this approach will help you avoid creating multiple repositories for each wiki and manage them in a single repository.
Hope you enjoyed reading this.
