Cannot deploy static website on azure via Git

Question

I have a simple project structure in my Git repository.

[repo]
  - api  (Contains a .NET WebApi application)
  - client
    - dist  (Contains a static html/js website using AngularJS)

I set up continuous deployment from Bitbucket for the api directory to an Azure Website without any glitches. I set up an App Setting named project and set the value to api/ProjectName.csproj and it works great.

I created a separate Azure website and tried to set up continuous deployment the same way for the static website, but it doesn't work. I created an App Setting named project with the value client/dist.

When it attempts to deploy, I get the following error message in the error log.

Unable to determine which solution file to build. C:\DWASFiles\Sites\flighty\VirtualDirectory0\site\repository\MyProject.sln, C:\DWASFiles\Sites\flighty\VirtualDirectory0\site\repository\client\components\moment-datepicker\MomentDatepicker.sln.

David Ebbo David Ebbo · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-18T23:46:30

This scenario is a little trickier now than it should be, but here is a way you should be able to get this working.

You'll need to generate a custom deployment script. Call it as follows:

azure site deploymentscript --basic -p client\dist

This will generate both a .deployment file and a deploy.cmd file. Don't commit the .deployment file as it will mess up your WebAPI scenario. Instead, in your static site:

Rename deploy.cmd to DeployStaticSite.cmd (this is optional, just to be clear what it does). Commit this file.
In the Azure portal app settings, set command to DeployStaticSite.cmd. Get rid of your project setting.

Cannot deploy static website on azure via Git

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