diff --git a/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-bash.yml b/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-bash.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 402b6fb266..0000000000
--- a/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-bash.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-- bash: |
-    if [[ -n "${SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER}" ]]; then
-      label="no ci build"
-      url="https://api.github.com/repos/UniStuttgart-VISUS/megamol/issues/${SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER}/labels"
-      curl -s "${url}" | grep -q "\"${label}\""
-      exit_code=$?
-      if [[ $exit_code -eq 0 ]]; then
-        echo "##[error]Cancel build! Was requested by setting the '${label}' label on the pull request."
-        exit 1
-      fi
-    fi
-  displayName: 'Check PR label'
diff --git a/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-pwsh.yml b/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-pwsh.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 982a3d8ec2..0000000000
--- a/.ci/check-pr-labels-step-pwsh.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-- powershell: |
-    if ($Env:SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER) {
-      $label = "no ci build"
-      $url = "https://api.github.com/repos/UniStuttgart-VISUS/megamol/issues/$Env:SYSTEM_PULLREQUEST_PULLREQUESTNUMBER/labels"
-      $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $url
-      foreach($element in $response) {
-        if ($element.name -eq $label) {
-          echo "##[error]Cancel build! Was requested by setting the '$label' label on the pull request."
-          exit 1
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  displayName: 'Check PR label'
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7924565d8..0000000000
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-
-trigger:
-- master
-
-pr:
-- master
-
-variables:
-  defaultConfig: >-
-    -DMEGAMOL_VCPKG_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_WARNING_LEVEL="Off"
-    -DMEGAMOL_PLUGIN_MEGAMOL101_GL=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_CGAL=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_PROFILING=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_STACKTRACE=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_TRACY=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_VTKM=ON
-  nonGlConfig: >-
-    -DMEGAMOL_VCPKG_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=ON
-    -DMEGAMOL_WARNING_LEVEL="Off"
-    -DMEGAMOL_USE_OPENGL=OFF
-
-jobs:
-- job: Windows
-  variables:
-    VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)\vcpkg_cache\archives'
-    X_VCPKG_REGISTRIES_CACHE: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)\vcpkg_cache\registries'
-
-  strategy:
-    matrix:
-      'VS2019 Release':
-        configuration: Release
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(defaultConfig)'
-      'VS2019 Debug':
-        configuration: Debug
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(defaultConfig)'
-      'VS2019 Release (nonGL)':
-        configuration: Release
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(nonGlConfig)'
-
-  timeoutInMinutes: 720
-
-  pool:
-    name: 'default'
-    demands:
-    - Agent.OS -equals Windows_NT
-    - cmake
-    - VisualStudio_16.0
-
-  steps:
-  - template: .ci/check-pr-labels-step-pwsh.yml
-  - powershell: |
-      New-Item -ItemType "directory" -Path "$Env:VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE" -Force
-      New-Item -ItemType "directory" -Path "$Env:X_VCPKG_REGISTRIES_CACHE" -Force
-    displayName: 'Setup vcpkg cache directories'
-  - task: CMake@1
-    displayName: 'CMake Configure'
-    inputs:
-      cmakeArgs: '.. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A"x64" $(cmakeExtraArgs)'
-  - task: CMake@1
-    displayName: 'CMake Build'
-    inputs:
-      cmakeArgs: '--build . --config $(configuration)'
-
-- job: Linux
-  variables:
-    VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/vcpkg_cache/archives'
-    X_VCPKG_REGISTRIES_CACHE: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/vcpkg_cache/registries'
-
-  strategy:
-    matrix:
-      'GCC13 / Debug':
-        dockerImage: megamol_ci_ubuntu
-        cCompiler: gcc-13
-        cxxCompiler: g++-13
-        configuration: Debug
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(defaultConfig)'
-      'Clang18 / Release':
-        dockerImage: megamol_ci_ubuntu
-        cCompiler: clang-18
-        cxxCompiler: clang++-18
-        configuration: Release
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(defaultConfig)'
-      'GCC13 / Release (nonGL)':
-        dockerImage: megamol_ci_ubuntu
-        cCompiler: gcc-13
-        cxxCompiler: g++-13
-        configuration: Release
-        cmakeExtraArgs: '$(nonGlConfig)'
-
-  timeoutInMinutes: 720
-
-  pool:
-    name: 'default'
-    demands:
-    - Agent.OS -equals Linux
-    - docker
-
-  container: ghcr.io/unistuttgart-visus/$(dockerImage):master
-
-  steps:
-  - template: .ci/check-pr-labels-step-bash.yml
-  - bash: |
-      mkdir -p $VCPKG_DEFAULT_BINARY_CACHE
-      mkdir -p $X_VCPKG_REGISTRIES_CACHE
-    displayName: 'Setup vcpkg cache directories'
-  - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=numberOfCpuCores]$(nproc)"
-    displayName: 'Bash get number of CPU cores'
-  - task: CMake@1
-    displayName: 'CMake Configure'
-    inputs:
-      cmakeArgs: '.. -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(cCompiler) -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(cxxCompiler) -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(configuration) $(cmakeExtraArgs)'
-  - task: CMake@1
-    displayName: 'CMake Build'
-    inputs:
-      cmakeArgs: '--build . --parallel $(numberOfCpuCores)'