How to install Matlab Compiler on VM or Azure for CI/CD build purposes?

Currently we use a Matlab Compiler R2019b (standalone license) to build our enterprise C# application on a Windows desktop machine, but the firm needs for us to implement a secure build chain which has no support for physical desktop machines. I understand that standalone Matlab cannot be run from Windows server or from VM due to licensing restrictions. Any suggestions on how to accomplish this? We are in the process of migrating to Azure. Is there a solution to this problem which involves Azure?

[Christian Alexander Zerbe Heinrich]

I am also curious about this one, as our whole build infrastructure is being moved to Azure DevOps (Pipelines).

Is there a solution to include the MATLAB Compiler (SDK) in this environment to "produce our output"?

Answer 1

[Swastik Sarkar]

Hi @Gregory Province,

The Azure pipeline can be used to set up MATLAB CI/CD by utilizing the following extension:

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MathWorks.matlab-azure-devops-extension

Regarding licensing restrictions on a CI/CD runner, the MATLAB Batch Licensing Pilot can be employed. More information on this can be found here:

https://www.mathworks.com/support/batch-tokens.html

Hope this helps.