I have a project using dotnet framework 4.8. I'm building a pipeline in azure devops and want a zip-file for each library in the solution. How do I do that?

Question

Hi! I have a solution with several librarys and each library has it's own website. I want to build a pipeline that has a zip-file for each site thet I can use in the release instead of having one big zip-file for all websites. How do I do that?

Answer 1

Hi @Elu ,

This is achevable, you can create a separate Azure DevOps pipeline for each library’s website, and generate a zip file specifically for that site. Here are the steps to set up your pipeline:

1. Create a Pipeline for Your Stack:

• Sign in to your Azure DevOps organization.
• Navigate to your project.
• Go to Pipelines, then select New Pipeline.
• Choose the location of your source code (either Azure Repos Git or GitHub).
• Select your repository.

Configure the pipeline for your specific stack (e.g., ASP.NET Core).

• Save and run the pipeline

2.Add the Deployment Task:

• In your pipeline YAML file, add the Azure Web App task (AzureWebApp) to deploy to Azure App Service.
• Alternatively, you can use the Azure App Service deploy task (AzureRmWebAppDeployment) for more complex scenarios.
• Specify your Azure subscription, App type, App name, and Runtime stack based on your App Service app. Your YAML should look similar to the following:

trigger:
  branches:
    include:
      - main

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

steps:
  - task: UseDotNet@2
    inputs:
      packageType: 'sdk'
      version: '3.x'
      installationPath: $(Agent.ToolsDirectory)/dotnet

  # Other build steps go here...

  - task: ArchiveFiles@2
    inputs:
      rootFolderOrFile: '$(Build.BinariesDirectory)'
      includeRootFolder: false
      archiveType: 'zip'
      archiveFile: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(Build.BuildId).zip'
      replaceExistingArchive: true

  - task: AzureWebApp@1
    inputs:
      azureSubscription: '<your-subscription>'
      appType: 'webApp'
      appName: '<your-app-name>'
      package: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/$(Build.BuildId).zip'
      deploymentMethod: 'auto'

3.Repeat Steps for Each Library:

• Create a similar pipeline for each library’s website.

Customize the pipeline YAML for each site by adjusting the source code location, stack, and other parameters.

4.Release the Zip Files:

• After successful builds, you’ll have separate zip files for each site in the Artifacts folder.
• These zip files can be used in your release process.

Remember to replace placeholders like <your-subscription> and <your-app-name> with actual values specific to your environment. Best,

Grace