How do I target an already existing application pool with webdeploy?

Question

I am trying to make sure that my app gets deployed to a specific application pool that already exists when using Web Deploy. The application pool should be configurable by t

Answer 1

Here's what I did to set the application pool via command line or SetParameters.xml after lots of reading on SO and elsewhere:

1. Add a Parameters.xml file to the project.

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <parameters>
     <parameter name="AppPool" defaultValue="ASP.NET 4.0">
       <parameterEntry kind="DeploymentObjectAttribute" scope="application" match="applicationPool/@applicationPool" />
     </parameter>
   </parameters>
   

   • Sources:
     • How to specify MSDeploy parameters from MSbuild
     • http://vishaljoshi.blogspot.com/2010/07/web-deploy-parameterization-in-action.html

2. Add two parameters to msbuild when creating the package:

   /P:IncludeIisSettings=true
   /P:IncludeAppPool=true
   

   • Source:
     • https://stackoverflow.com/a/13678143/448876

3. Set via SetParameters.xml:

   <setParameter name="AppPool" value="Some AppPoolName"/>
   

   OR

   Using command line parameter (msdeploy or *.deploy.cmd):

   "-setParam:'AppPool'='Some AppPoolName'"