Can you install a standalone TFS client that doesn't need Visual Studio?

Question

Is it possible to get a standalone TFS client on a server that does NOT have Visual Studio installed? We\'d like a way to \"reach into\" a TFS project from a server, without ha

Answer 1

Included with Team Foundation Server there is a free web front end called "TFS Web Access". In TFS 2008, the Web Access was a different installation and it came as a Power Tool to the TFS. In TFS 2010, the Web Access is installed automatically and is part of the TFS.

In order to get to the Web Access in TFS 2010 do the following:

In your preferred browser type:

http://[YourServerName]:8080/tfs/web/

YourServerName is the tfs name for example: http://tfs-srv:8080/tfs/web/

Also, if you need Agile planning and a Task Board with TFS Web Access, take a look at Urban Turtle - http://urbanturtle.com. According to Microsoft, this is the premier Scrum tooling for TFS.

Discloser: I work with the Urban Turtle team. So do not take my words. Instead, read what Microsoft blogs said about Urban Turtle. http://blogs.msdn.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=urban%20turtle§ions=3652.