ASP.NET Web Sdk targets contains the tasks, targets and packages required to build and publish Web Applications.
Publish Commandline Usage:
- Folder publish without a profile (Default Publish):
msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishUrl="C:\deployedApp\newapp"
or
dotnet msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishUrl="C:\deployedApp\newapp"
- Folder Publish with a profile:
msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=<FolderProfileName>
or
dotnet msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=<FolderProfileName>
- MSDeploy Publish with a profile and password:
msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=<MsDeployProfileName> /p:Password=<DeploymentPassword>
(Not available on DotNet Core yet)
- MsDeploy Package Publish with a profile:
msbuild WebApplication.csproj /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=<MsDeployPackageProfileName>
(Not available on DotNet Core yet)
Sample EF Migrations section:
<ItemGroup>
<DestinationConnectionStrings Include="ShoppingCartConnection">
<Value>Data Source=tcp:dbserver.database.windows.net,1433;Initial Catalog=shoppingcartdbdb_db;User Id=appUser@dbserver;Password=password</Value>
</DestinationConnectionStrings>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<EFMigrations Include="ShoppingCartContext">
<Value>Data Source=tcp:dbserver.database.windows.net,1433;Initial Catalog=shoppingcartdbdb_db;User Id=efMigrationUser@dbserver;Password=password</Value>
</EFMigrations>
</ItemGroup>Sample Folder Profile:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<WebPublishMethod>FileSystem</WebPublishMethod>
<PublishProvider>FileSystem</PublishProvider>
<LastUsedBuildConfiguration>Release</LastUsedBuildConfiguration>
<LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
<PublishFramework>netcoreapp1.0</PublishFramework>
<publishUrl>bin\Release\PublishOutput</publishUrl>
<DeleteExistingFiles>False</DeleteExistingFiles>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>Sample MsDeploy Publish Profile:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<WebPublishMethod>MSDeploy</WebPublishMethod>
<PublishProvider>AzureWebSite</PublishProvider>
<LastUsedBuildConfiguration>Release</LastUsedBuildConfiguration>
<LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
<SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>http://webappwithdb.azurewebsites.net</SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>
<LaunchSiteAfterPublish>True</LaunchSiteAfterPublish>
<PublishFramework>netcoreapp1.0</PublishFramework>
<MSDeployServiceURL>webappwithdb.scm.azurewebsites.net:443</MSDeployServiceURL>
<DeployIisAppPath>webappwithdb</DeployIisAppPath>
<SkipExtraFilesOnServer>True</SkipExtraFilesOnServer>
<MSDeployPublishMethod>WMSVC</MSDeployPublishMethod>
<EnableMSDeployBackup>True</EnableMSDeployBackup>
<UserName>$vramakwebappwithdb</UserName>
<Password>DeployPassword</Password>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>Sample MsDeploy Package Publish Profile
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<WebPublishMethod>Package</WebPublishMethod>
<LastUsedBuildConfiguration>Release</LastUsedBuildConfiguration>
<LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
<PublishFramework>netcoreapp1.0</PublishFramework>
<DesktopBuildPackageLocation>c:\DeployedApp\WebDeployPackage.zip</DesktopBuildPackageLocation>
<DeployIisAppPath>Default Web Site/WebAppWithDB</DeployIisAppPath>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>Sample MsDeploy Profile With Destination Connection String & EF Migrations
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<WebPublishMethod>MSDeploy</WebPublishMethod>
<PublishProvider>AzureWebSite</PublishProvider>
<LastUsedBuildConfiguration>Release</LastUsedBuildConfiguration>
<LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
<SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>http://webappwithdb.azurewebsites.net</SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish>
<LaunchSiteAfterPublish>True</LaunchSiteAfterPublish>
<PublishFramework>netcoreapp1.0</PublishFramework>
<MSDeployServiceURL>webappwithdb.scm.azurewebsites.net:443</MSDeployServiceURL>
<DeployIisAppPath>webappwithdb</DeployIisAppPath>
<SkipExtraFilesOnServer>True</SkipExtraFilesOnServer>
<MSDeployPublishMethod>WMSVC</MSDeployPublishMethod>
<EnableMSDeployBackup>True</EnableMSDeployBackup>
<UserName>$vramakwebappwithdb</UserName>
<Password>DeployPassword</Password>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<DestinationConnectionStrings Include="ShoppingCartConnection">
<Value>Data Source=tcp:dbserver.database.windows.net,1433;Initial Catalog=shoppingcartdbdb_db;User Id=appUser@dbserver;Password=password</Value>
</DestinationConnectionStrings>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<EFMigrations Include="ShoppingCartContext">
<Value>Data Source=tcp:dbserver.database.windows.net,1433;Initial Catalog=shoppingcartdbdb_db;User Id=efMigrationUser@dbserver;Password=password</Value>
</EFMigrations>
</ItemGroup>
</Project>Sample to remove files from getting published:
<ItemGroup>
<Content Update="wwwroot/images/*.svg" CopyToPublishDirectory="Never" />
</ItemGroup>Sample to Skip a specific folder/file during Web Deploy Publish:
<ItemGroup>
<MsDeploySkipRules Include="CustomSkipFolder">
<ObjectName>dirPath</ObjectName>
<AbsolutePath>wwwroot</AbsolutePath>
</MsDeploySkipRules>
<MsDeploySkipRules Include="CustomSkipFile">
<ObjectName>filePath</ObjectName>
<AbsolutePath>Views\\Home\\About.cshtml$</AbsolutePath>
</MsDeploySkipRules>
</ItemGroup>