Open Cloud Maker (https://app.cloudmaker.ai)

Navigate to the Organisation Management dashboard

Under API Tokens press the Generate button

This will bring up the API tokens dialogue

Read the warning and then press Generate to generate a new API token

Copy the API token string that is generated

Open Azure DevOps 

Navigate to your project

Select the settings cog for the project

Select Service Connections

Create a new service connection

Select Cloud Maker

Enter your Cloud Maker API Token

Enter a name for your service connection

Check or uncheck Grant access permissions to all pipelines depending on what requirements you have to use the task across pipelines

Click Save to create the service connection

Open Azure DevOps and Navigate to Pipelines -> Releases

If you don't have an existing pipeline or need to create a new one, select the New Pipeline button

If you've created a new pipeline select start with an empty job

Enter the stage name for your stage

Add additional stage if required

NB: It's recommended you use the same stage name that you created in your Cloud Maker solution.

Select the stage you want to add the task to and click the task link

Add a new task to the stage by selecting the + symbol

Search for Cloud Maker and add the task to the stage

Display Name: This is the friendly name for your Cloud Maker task

Organisation: The Cloud Maker organisation you wish to load a blueprint from

Pipeline: Your Cloud Maker solution you want to deploy

Stage: The configured stage you wish to deploy from your Cloud Maker solution

Azure Resource Manager Connection: Select the service connection to Azure you wish to use for the deployment

Metadata Location: The Azure region in which you wish to store your metadata