I have a release in VSTS to deploy my webapp to the azure app service. For this I use a Azure App Service deploy step. After the normal deploy of the webapp I want to add an additional zip artifact from another build result. I want to copy only those file to a specific path of the web application on azure. How can I do that?
If the zip file is the web deploy package, you can refer to Joy’s answer. (Need to check Application option)
Otherwise, the simple way is using Kudu REST API (remain folder structure), steps:
Uncheck Publish using Web Deploy option of Azure App Service Deploy task
(Optional) Add Unzip task to extract zip files to a folder in artifact folder (the folder that you want in app service, e.g. D:/1/a/mylib)
Specify folder (parent folder of step 2 to remain folder structure) or package (zip) in Package or folder input box
You could use Virtual applications and directories to do it.You could check my steps.
Go to azure portal -> APPLICATION -> APPLICATION SETTINGS->Virtual applications and directories
set virtual directory with virtual path : /YourApplication to site\YourApplicationorsite\wwwroot\YourApplication
Go to VSTS-> the release option-> the Deploy Azure App Service task
set virtual application to /myApplication
Hope it can help you.
If using Azure DevOps for your CI then an alternative solution is to zip your file(s) including directory structure from the web root and add them into DevOps as a 'secure file' (find this under library/secure files once you've configured an Azure KeyVault).
Then add a pipeline task to download the secure file (use "Download secure file" task) to your build server. Make sure you add a "Reference name" to this task so you can reference the downloaded file path in a later step.
Then add a stand-alone "Azure App Service Deploy" step to deploy just this zip file. Select deployment method of "Zip deploy" and reference your downloaded secure file in the "Package or folder" section, like $(secureFileReferenceName.secureFilePath).
This effectively downloads the zip file from secure storage to the build agent and unzips it to wwwroot in the App Service.
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In my Azure DevOps release pipeline, I want to upload a file from the build agent to app service server. For security reason, FTP is disabled by my organization. Is there a way to achieve this without FTP?
You could try Azure App Service Deploy task to deploy the file to the app service. In this task, set Package or folder argument to the folder path where the file exists.
During the Azure Release pipeline, I would like to copy a file in a Git repo to the wwwroot directory in the app service. The output from the task says it copies the file but it is not there. I am thinking I am not specifying the target folder properly. I currently have it as d:\home\site\wwwroot. Thanks for any help.
Copy file to Azure App Service During Release Pipeline
You could not use the copy task to copy a local file to the Azure app service. This task only supports local replication.
When you set it as d:\home\site\wwwroot, the copy task will copy the file to the folder in the agent, which runs this task rather than the Azure app service.
To resolve this issue, you could use Azure App Service Deploy task to deploy this file to the app service. In this task, set "Package or folder" path to the folder where the file exists.
Or you can consider the advice of Leo Varghese, to use the FTP upload task to copy that file to the app service.
Hope this helps.
#Doug, You an make use of the FTP upload task to copy a file in your build artifact to the wwwroot folder. Assuming your file in gitlab is present inside the artifact after the execution of build pipeline.
Please refer this article -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/tasks/utility/ftp-upload?view=azure-devops
For performing FTP upload you will need your FTP credentials available for your web-app. This can be obtained from the Deployment Center of your web app.
Hope the above answers your question. Please let me know if you have any queries on this.
We have an Azure DevOps release pipeline using the deploy azure app service task to deploy an application.
We would like to run a task prior to this deploy task to delete all files in the bin folder of the app service.
We do not want to delete all files on the target, just the ones in the bind folder.
I can't see any obvious task that will enable me to do this. Tasks seem to run in the context of the deployment server rather than the app service and so don't enable access to the app service file system.
What's the best way to do it?
If you are looking to avoid unwanted files then in the Azure App Service Deploy task there is an option "Remove additional files at destination" which while not explicitly deleting the bin folder content will ensure there is no residue from previous releases.
I've got .Net solution Built in VSTS. My Release also succeeded but I'm not able to see my WebApplication running. Find the screenshot attached
Please find my Deploy azure app service task screenshot attached .
Please suggest if i miss any configuration.
I see your package or folder to deploy in Deploy Azure App Service task is pointed to drop folder. Instead it should be pointed to zip file inside the drop folder.
Eg: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/TestApp/drop/TestApp.zip
Try this and update if any other issue.
It is the content of hostingstart.html, which is in the wwwroot folder of app service, you can check the files by accessing https://[web app name].scm.azurewebsites.net/DebugConsole and go to site\wwwroot folder.
If the app service can’t recognize the web project (e.g. Global.asax) and there aren’t the default page files (Web service Application settings.), it will display hosttingstart.html page)
So, you need to check the files in release artifact.
If it is the web deploy package (zip file), you need to publish it through Web Deploy. (Check Publish using Web Deploy option and specify package path in Package or folder box (e.g. $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/**/*.zip), you can clear additional files by checking Remove additional files at destination option)
We have several Build definitions setup at TFS online (visualstudio.com) which delivers our Web application to several Azure machines (DEV, TEST, AccTest etc..).
It works and they trigger on build events.
BUT: Now we have added a Console Application (Batch exe file) that don't have a publishingProfile. The Build definition builds entire solution (console project is a part of that), but when it comes to Deployment only Web project is deployed in another folder and zipped.
I have read a lot on Stackoverflow and MSDN sites. But could not really find any spot on answers. This must be a common scenario that you have non-web projects in a solution that also needs to be deployed on same server through VSTS.
You can archive the files you want to deploy as a zip file, and specify the zip file as Package or folder option in Azure App Service Deploy task.
Detail tasks and settings to deploy the .net console app to azure as below:
1. Copy Files task
Source Folder: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)
Contents: ProjectName\** or you can specify the certain file (such as *.exe) to copy
Target Folder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
2. Archive Files
Root folder (or file) to archive: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
Archive type: zip
Archive file to create: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/deploy.zip
3. Azure App Service Deploy
Specify Azure subscription and App Service name as you set before.
Package or folder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\deploy.zip
Now files you copied from .net console project are deployed to your Azure App service.