How to deploy MAUI app with ClickOnce method.

Question

I'm trying to build and publish very simple hello world Maui application and deploy it with click Once method :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/clickonce-deployment-dotnet?view=vs-2022

I'm suing this command to build and deploy :

msbuild mauDeployTest.csproj /t:Publish /p:PublishMethod=ClickOnce /p:ApplicationVersion=1.0.0.0 /p:Install=true  /p:Configuration=Release

dotnet mage -al mauDeployTest.exe -td "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\mauiPublishTest\mauiDeployTest\mauDeployTest\bin\Release\net7.0-windows10.0.22621.0\win10-x64"

dotnet mage -new Application -t "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\mauiPublishTest\mauiDeployTest\mauDeployTest\bin\Release\net7.0-windows10.0.22621.0\win10-x64\mauDeployTest.manifest" -fd "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\mauiPublishTest\mauiDeployTest\mauDeployTest\bin\Release\net7.0-windows10.0.22621.0\win10-x64" -v 1.0.0.1

dotnet mage  -new Deployment -n mauDeployTest -Install true -pub S4H -v 1.0.0.1 -AppManifest "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\mauiPublishTest\mauiDeployTest\mauDeployTest\bin\Release\net7.0-windows10.0.22621.0\win10-x64\mauDeployTest.manifest" -t "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\wzz_mauDeployTest.application" -ip true -pu "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\wzz_mauDeployTest.application"

I manage to successfully create an installer and install the app. But when I'm trying to run app nothing is happening.

The reason why I'm facing such behaviour is can be related with this topic :
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1314646/how-to-run-maui-exe-from-windowsapps-folder

But I this case, I do not understand how I suppose to publishing and deploying apps with clickOnce method.

Answer 1

Hello,

Usually, ClickOnce is used to work for an unpackaged file, it looks that that you're trying to deploy a packaged MSIX file, it is recommend using the App Installer.

It works with Windows Apps, and the MAUI publishing wizard has the option to create an app installer file. Please refer to Publish a .NET MAUI app for Windows with Visual Studio for more details.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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