Every example I've seen on how to deploy an MVC application to Windows Azure is using the Visual Studio Publish tool, my problem is that my application is deployed with a custom msbuild file (.proj).
I cannot change the way it is deployed, so is there a way to deploy to azure without publishing? Something like copying the directory result of my custom build to some azure directory.
Thanks for letting us know that it is for Windows Azure Web Role. You can use Automated Build and Deployment with Windows Azure SDK 1.6 blog to deploy directly from ccproj file. Even if it is written with SDK 1.6, you sure can use exact details with SDK 1.7 as well.
You can also take a look at Using MSBuild to deploy to multiple Windows Azure environments blog as well.
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I have an Octopus Deployment Project in which I am doing some changes in settings files like appsettings.json. So in different steps lots of changes been done. So at the end I am deploying it into Azure. But my question is, is there is any way to download a package just before pushing into Azure.
I know there are option to download package from Library. But those are not processed. So I need the altered package to be download.
How are you deploying to Azure? Is it an Azure Web App? In a lot of steps, you can use custom deployment scripts and variable substitution to update the package prior to its installation.
For example, in the Deploy an Azure Web App step, you can click on Configure Features and enable Custom Deployment Scripts and JSON Configuration Variables.
I am trying to get an Azure App Service to recognize my Web Job - meaning to show it in the portal under "Web Jobs" in the App Service. And to also run it on the schedule defined with a TimerTrigger attribute.
It is a .NET Core 2.2 Console Application with multiple web job classes in it. The App Service it runs within is a separate project and web site. I am able to publish it from Visual Studio and it shows as it should under Web Jobs in the Web App. But if I delete it and try the publish from Octopus to the same place WITHOUT doing the VS 2017 publish first, it won't show up.
My issue is that in a new environment, the Web Job does not get created when I use Octopus to deploy the Web Job files as described here:
http://blog.amitapple.com/post/74215124623/deploy-azure-webjobs
by setting the physical path in my Octopus package deployment:
App_Data\jobs\continuous\myjob
This is the same path as when I publish from Visual Studio 2017.
Related to this question, but there seems to be a step missing since the files are in the right place, but the web job does not appear in the portal.
How to deploy azure webjob using Octopus
Is there some additional ssetup or registration step for the Web Job to run or should the App Service just recognize the web job is there when the files appear in the correct place? Restarting the app service does not help.
Since you have a web app along with a web job, I would follow the steps outlined at https://octopus.com/docs/deployment-examples/azure-deployments/deploying-a-package-to-an-azure-web-app/deploying-web-jobs. You can build your project using .nuspec to get your .npkg and push/upload the package to Octopus.
Hope that helps.
I've got an OWIN Self-Hosted SignalR app. I'm looking for a way to automatically deploy it to a different server (one is local, one is in Azure cloud) from Visual Studio. I'm not using IIS, I want to run it either as a normal app or as a Windows service.
What are my options?
I advise you to consider using TopShelf
and here is the Nuget Package
All you need is to build and deploy the bin folder then just run one command
I have an existing project with three web apps (two web API and a front end). I would like to deploy to Azure all three with a single click of Publish using the Publish Web wizard.
I installed the Azure SDK and tried to create a new Cloud Service, but this install the VMs and the storage emulator, that I don't need at all and slows down my PC.
I tried with Azure Resource Group to add to an existing project, but the Deploy button remains disabled, like it failed to connect to the web site project.
What is the recommended way to do this?
I am using Visual Studio 2015
Thx.
You do not need to install the emulator for the deployment to work, just download the parts you need from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48178 (assuming you want SDK 2.7).
It's not really clear from your question if you want to deploy a Cloud Service or a Web App. If you want to deploy a Cloud Service, you can add all 3 projects as roles and they will all be published within a single deployment (just one click to Publish). But, if what you want is to deploy them as web apps, you will need to do it in 3 different apps, which means 3 clicks to publish.
Is it possible to automatically deploy to a Windows Azure VM after a successful build from Visual Studio/TFS?
You question is not totally clear if you are looking for a solution for Windows Azure Virtual Machines or Windows Azure Cloud Services.
Windows Azure Virtual Machines:
With Windows Azure Virtual Machine, you own your Virtual Machine and thats why you would need to configure any deployment mechanism you decide. The OS VHD deployed for Windows Azure could be the one you upload or the one you got for gallery, so there are no basic deployment services running unless someone configure them first. For example if you will choose Windows Server based Windows Azure Virtual Machines, then you can install Web Deployment Services in Azure VM, and then configure your VS/TFS to continious deploy it or you can setup FTP based services to deploy your app. This SO discussion talks more on this regard.
Windows Azure Cloud Service:
If you are looking a solution directly from VS then you can add post build scripts using Poweshell commands. This solution will not depend on TFS at all. There are a few solutions also described which are non powershell dependent as well.
Using Visual Studio and Team foundation server components you have ability to configure the combination of MsBuild and PowerShell scripts as described here and here (same as Herve).
If you are looking for a solution directly from Windows Azure TFS (Cloud Based), this article includes everything needed.
You can find some information about automatic deployment here: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/net/common-tasks/continuous-delivery/