Precompile ASP.NET MVC views on Azure Web App

Question

Is there a way to precompile the ASP.NET MVC views on an Azure Web App (specifically when published via Release Management on VSTS)?

Once each view has been hit once, th

Answer 1

In visual studio 2013+, choose Build->Profiles. Select the profile, then choose "Settings". Underneath "Configuration", expand "File Publish Options", and then check the "Precompile during publishing" option.

Answer 2

You can add "/p:PrecompileBeforePublish=true" argument in "Visual Studio Build" step:

Then the task will call aspnet_compiler during the build process and generate a precompiled output for deployment.