Do you not install Web Deploy from the Web Platform Installer?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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More information on this issue here: Don't Install Web Deployment Tool using the Web Platform Installer

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❌ Figure: Bad Example - Installing Web Deploy from the Web Platform Installer does not install all the components required for continuous deployment

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✅ Figure: Good Example - Install Web Deploy 3.0 by downloading the package from http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy

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