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How to deploy an Azure WebJob?

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Pure Krome

22 Aug, 2016 04:44 AM

I was looking at the documentation for deploying an Azure WebJob with AppVeyor.

I'm using the Azure WebJobs SDK to create/code my webjob.

It says this:

1. Create a zip file
   
2. Archive it
   
3. Deploy the archived zip file to the Azure portal.

Ok ... so my questions are:
1. What do I zip? This page sorta explains what file format we need .. but I have no idea what the Azure WebJobs SDK actually creates? (It looks like it's an .exe when i view the Debug or Release folders.) .. so just confirming.
2. My webjob is a Scheduled webjob using the provided TimerTrigger As such, I'm not sure about the job_schedule deployment setting. Do I need this still? Will the AppVeyor deployment magic be smart enough to put my code into the correct folder If I don't set anything, here?

I'm thinking something like this ... as a starting point

artifacts:
  # This will zip up all files in the bin\debug or bin\release folder.
  - path: MyProject\bin\$(configuration)  
    name: myjob

deploy:
  - provider: AzureWebJob
    website: mywebsite
    username: $mywebsite
    password:
      secure: AAABBB33CC/DDD+EEE==
    artifact: myjob

-- or ---

should I archive my bin\debug or bin\release folder and then FTP the zip up to azure?

EDIT: Update post with more info.

1. 1 Posted by Ilya Finkelshte... on 24 Aug, 2016 12:02 AM

   

   Hello,

   Sorry for some delay with reply.

   1. As I understand type if file to achieve defines by type of project which uses WebJobs SDK. In case of web jobs it is most it is Console application, and in this case it should be .exe

   2. Please deploy it as a continuous WebJob, TimerTrigger should take care of schedule.

   3. Your YAML sample looks correct, you do not have to FTP this to Azure. Appveyor will upload job file using WebJobs API.

   Thank you,
   Ilya.

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2. 2 Posted by Pure Krome on 24 Aug, 2016 12:26 AM

   

   Thanks for the reply - i'll give this a try soon :)

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3. Ilya Finkelshteyn closed this discussion on 25 Aug, 2018 02:08 AM.