Hi,
I have just begun developing with ASP.NET under Visual Studio Community Edition, and I wonder how to deploy a web application to IIS.
What I have read so far is that there are different methods of deploying an application in Visual Studio., e. g.:
- deploy to a local directory and then copy the files from this directory to IIS
- directly deploy from Visual Studio to IIS
- I heared that there is some tool called "web deploy", but I don't know if I need it and where to get it?
I tried to add it as an extension, but it's not listed there. - ...
However, I did not manage to deploy anything at all!
My application is a project ("solution") in Visual Studio, not a "web site".
When I call "Build", "Publish <MyApp>", I can select from the following options:
- Microsoft Azure Websites
- Import
- Custom
I have playes around with these options, but I did not manage to specify a folder or a zip file, where the application should be deployed. I also did not manage to specify a host name where IIS is running.
When I open the project's properties and go to "Package/Publish Web", I can specify a lot of things, but again, no folder, no zip file and no IIS server.
I even don't know if this is the right place to search for the right options...
All that I want is to run my app on a IIS outside the Visual Studio environment.
I don't no what's the problem Maybe it's not possible to publish with the Community Edition of Visual Studio?
What can I do?
Thanks
Magnus