Styjun

I am trying to use Azure Devops to do CI/CD. I have created the appropriate Git triggers to build when I push and I create a new release whenever I have produced a new build.

In the release tab I am trying to deploy a WebAPI project with several webjobs using the "Deploy Azure App Service" template. All the logs seem to indicate everything goes fine, but in the end I have nothing when I check the app service in Azure!

I have tried many different configurations and even a few more templates. They all seem fine according to the logs, but nothing is actually ever deployed!

If I try to build/deploy from VS2017 it works beautifully!

QUESTION

• what do I need to do in order to successfully deploy my code via Azure Devops

.

My build YAML file is fairly close to the default, only added the CopyFiles@2 due to another SO post suggesting it:

trigger:
 tags:
 include:
 - slot*
 branches:
 include:
 - dev

pool:
 vmImage: 'VS2017-Win2016'

variables:
 solution: '**/*.sln'
 buildPlatform: 'Any CPU'
 buildConfiguration: 'Release'

name: $(SourceBranchName)_$(Date:yyyyMMdd)$(Rev:.r)

steps:
- task: NuGetToolInstaller@0

- task: NuGetCommand@2
 inputs:
 restoreSolution: '$(solution)'

- task: VSBuild@1
 inputs:
 solution: '$(solution)'
 msbuildArgs: '/p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:WebPublishMethod=Package /p:PackageAsSingleFile=true /p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true /p:PackageLocation="$(build.artifactStagingDirectory)"'
 platform: '$(buildPlatform)'
 configuration: '$(buildConfiguration)'

- task: CopyFiles@2
 inputs:
 targetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)' 

- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
 condition: succeeded() #and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))

- task: VSTest@2
 inputs:
 platform: '$(buildPlatform)'
 configuration: '$(buildConfiguration)'

Second step I create a release from the artifacts produced via the YAML file.

Please add the following line in your package or folder option

$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)*.*

It will make sure to pick all the files while deploying.

Also please refer to these ways to deploy webjob to azure:

1. Modify Visual Studio Build task to deploy webjob with FileSystem (MSBuild Arguments: /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:WebPublishMethod=FileSystem /p:publishUrl="$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)\WebJob" /p:DeployDefaultTarget=WebPublish)




2. Add Delete Files task to release definition to delete bin folder (Source Folder:
   $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/WebJobVnext/drop/WebJob); Contents:bin)



3. 
   

   Modify Azure App Service Deploy task (

   
   
   
   1. Uncheck Publish using Web Deploy option.
   
   
   2. Package or folder: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/[artifact name]
      /drop/WebJob)
   
   

Hope it helps.