# Azure Pipelines: Basic Deployment

The simplest pipeline deploys your API to Zuplo on every push to main.

```yaml title="azure-pipelines.yml"
trigger:
  - main

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

steps:
  - task: NodeTool@0
    inputs:
      versionSpec: "20.x"
    displayName: "Install Node.js"

  - script: npm install
    displayName: "Install dependencies"

  - script: npx zuplo deploy --api-key $(ZUPLO_API_KEY)
    displayName: "Deploy to Zuplo"
```

This pipeline:

1. Triggers on pushes to the `main` branch
2. Sets up Node.js 20
3. Installs dependencies
4. Deploys to Zuplo using the branch name as the environment name

## Adding the API Key

Add `ZUPLO_API_KEY` as a pipeline variable:

1. Edit your pipeline in Azure DevOps
2. Click **Variables**
3. Add `ZUPLO_API_KEY` with your API key
4. Check **Keep this value secret**

Or use a variable group for sharing across pipelines.

## Next Steps

- Add [testing after deployment](./deploy-and-test.mdx)
- Set up [PR preview environments](./pr-preview-environments.mdx)