We publish to our Azure Web App using MSBuild MSDeploy in VSO/VSTS Build (vNext) using the script below. This works well.
BUT, when assigning the Azure Web App to a custom domain (through the Azure Portal), the publish fails.
VSTS Build error on MSDeploy:
Publishing with publish method [MSDeploy] Executing command ["C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" -source:IisApp='C:\a\8b0700fff\MrProjectMain\Api\wwwroot' -dest:IisApp='myproject-prod-webapp',ComputerName='https://myproject-prod-webapp.azurewebsites.net/msdeploy.axd',UserName='$myproject-prod-webapp',Password='{PASSWORD-REMOVED-FROM-LOG}',IncludeAcls='False',AuthType='Basic' -verb:sync -enableLink:contentLibExtension -retryAttempts:2 -disablerule:BackupRule]
[error]Error Code: ERROR_COULD_NOT_CONNECT_TO_REMOTESVC
[error]More Information: Could not connect to the remote computer ("myproject-prod-webapp.azurewebsites.net") using the specified process ("Web Management Service") because the server did not respond. Make sure that the process ("Web Management Service") is started on the remote computer. Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_COULD_NOT_CONNECT_TO_REMOTESVC. [error]Error: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden.
[error]Error count: 1.
Azure portal custom domain setup:
Publish script:
param($websiteName, $packOutput)
$website = Get-AzureWebsite -Name $websiteName
$msdeployurl = $website.EnabledHostNames[1]
$publishProperties = @{'WebPublishMethod'='MSDeploy';
'MSDeployServiceUrl'=$msdeployurl;
'DeployIisAppPath'=$website.Name;
'Username'=$website.PublishingUsername;
'Password'=$website.PublishingPassword;
'SkipExtraFilesOnServer'='False';
'AllowUntrustedCertificate'='True'}
Write-Output "Publishing web app..."
$publishScript = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Web Tools\Publish\Scripts\default-publish.ps1"
. $publishScript -publishProperties $publishProperties -packOutput $packOutput