Hello,
I've done a Web Deploy export of a website using IIS Management Console. It created the resulting .zip file.
I've manually recreated the site on another machine by importing it with IIS Management Console.
I want to know if there is a way to create the site outside of using IIS MC. Is there a batch file, or power shell script that can be used to push the site to another server, (using the .zip file)? I would like to combine that activity with using a .msi to install the related application that is the back end of that website. The .msi will also install related windows services.
I would use this process to create a totally new website on a server and then use the .msi to run updates to the code as requested by the development team. Once the site is created I would then jsut run any new .msi's as needed to update code.
Note: I do know that the web deploy export and import process will also include the content code that make up the virtual directories and any directories that the web apps require, and also create the related app pools. I'm trying to avoid having to manually import and create these through IIS Management Console.
Just looking for a way that will push the website and run the .msi in one powershell script or batch file - for intitial deployment.
Thanks!
Ken V.