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@JamesCook

# James Cook

@JamesCook · London, UK · Joined February 2021

Award-Winning Technology Executive Driving Platform, Risk & Scale

[Website](https://jamescook.dev/)

## Comments

[Hey, the PAT is needed as part of the agent install script so it can authenticate to your Azure DevOps. Its the recommended approach from Microsoft: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/v2-windows?view=azure-devops#server-url-and-authentication.](https://hashnode.com/posts/azuredevops-linux-agent-install-using-terraform/603c9a1d0dad7e6b99e22571/comment/620cfddc25673f2740eea2d7#reply-620f65ead589905b41291fcc)

Reply · Article · Feb 18, 2022 · [Automate Azure DevOps self-hosted agent installation using Terraform](https://hashnode.com/posts/azuredevops-linux-agent-install-using-terraform/603c9a1d0dad7e6b99e22571)

[Thanks again all. I and all the community love what you are doing](https://hashnode.com/posts/winners-of-buy-me-a-coffee-april-giveaway/60904eebcebc886374b85374/comment/60913f03763ca93033366709)

Comment · Article · May 4, 2021 · [Winners of Buy Me A Coffee April Giveaway!](https://hashnode.com/posts/winners-of-buy-me-a-coffee-april-giveaway/60904eebcebc886374b85374)

[Thanks Hashnode Team for the recognition and supplying a great platform and service.](https://hashnode.com/posts/winners-of-buy-me-a-coffee-march-giveaway/606743a87f07b6328b5dd451/comment/606dd208d741af6659cf7b47)

Comment · Article · Apr 7, 2021 · [Winners of Buy Me A Coffee March Giveaway!](https://hashnode.com/posts/winners-of-buy-me-a-coffee-march-giveaway/606743a87f07b6328b5dd451)

[Thanks Parv Gupta for the comment. Will have to checkout your post once its published](https://hashnode.com/posts/azure-budget-monitoring-using-tags-and-dashboards/605c36e778c4742436d50857/comment/6061580638b0e14f092a4579#reply-6061ab3e38b0e14f092a4e2a)

Reply · Article · Mar 29, 2021 · [Azure Budget Monitoring using Tags and Dashboards](https://hashnode.com/posts/azure-budget-monitoring-using-tags-and-dashboards/605c36e778c4742436d50857)