App_Code in local IIS and Azure/TFS build

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I am using Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web & developing web APPS ( not sites ) on .net 4.5.

I build,test & view my site on a local IIS 7.5. I host on Azure - using App Services. I build and release to an App Services slot using VSTS Online

I have my classes in an App_Code folder - files are marked as compile This appears to be the only way I can set this up to work on local IIS ( or am I missing something ?) And it all works - all classes are available

But I need to build and release on VSTS/TFS ( using VS Team explorer to push) I am using the standard Azure Web App build definition module on TFS - Which takes the App_Code folder and moves it into the bin folder - but does not compile it - thus breaking the classes when they are deployed

I have tried renaming App_Code but that breaks local and still does not compile on TFS

What am I missing - how do I get TFS to either compile my classes OR copy the App_Code folder to the root ( not ideal but hey it works )?

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How did you manager your APP_Code folder in local? Did you want to use the complied classes during the web app deploy? Are you building the whole net solution or just .csproj project? – PatrickLu-MSFT
I create an App_Code folder in VS using Add ASP.NET folder - then create my files in there. Then I build. I am building just the project ( actually solution in this case is just one project). But when I Commit & Push to VSTS it moves the App_Code folder into /bin. But this does not compile - so the classes are not avaible to me – Kevin Kidson

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In TFS, dll files will be generated under bin folder when you build a Class Library project. This is the correct phenomenon. Suggest you to create a Nuget Packages to manage your class libraries . And you can add a "NuGet Installer" task at the top of your build definition to restore the nuget packages for your solution.

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If you are using vNext Build on TFS. There also has been a very detail tutorial Build and Deploy Azure Web Apps using Team Foundation Server/Services vNext Builds for you reference.