Deploying an Azure website using release management
In this recipe, you'll learn how to deploy an Azure website from a release definition.
Getting ready
To create a release definition, you need to be a member of the Release Administrators Group. These permissions are also available to the Project Administrators Group.
Scenario: The FabrikamTFVC.Website build definition produces a web package as an artifact. The FabrikamTFVC Team wants to deploy the web package to an Azure website:
Ensure you have an active Azure Cloud subscription. Download your Azure publish settings file from https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings. Set up an Azure website. In this recipe, we'll be using https://fabrikamTFVC-dev.azurewebsites.net/
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Navigate to the FabrikamTFVC Team Administration Console. Click on the Services tab and create a new endpoint. From the services endpoint context menu, select Azure. Change the connection type to Certificate Based. Copy the details from the Azure publish settings file and...