customize ASP NET CORE Full framework build def template for a solution with webapps and deploy them on azure

Question

I am using 4 asp.net core web apps inside a solution. I want to create the structure of artifacts like in the image below using VSO template "ASP.NET CORE".

The template contains a Visual Studio Build (version 1*) task with MSBuildArguments "/p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:WebPublishMethod=Package /p:PackageAsSingleFile=true /p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true /p:DesktopBuildPackageLocation="$(build.artifactstagingdirectory)\WebApp.zip" /p:DeployIisAppPath="Default Web Site" "

This results in a single WebApp.zip with the WebApps in solution. I want to create release definitions for each webapp using the azure deployment template and for that I'll need a zip file every for web app solution.

Answer 1

Use san publish profile names while creating web apps packages

1. Right click the project > Publish >Create a publish profile (Custom)
2. Select Web Deploy Package
3. Specify relative path in Package location (e.g. ..\..\a\Web1)
4. Other settings
5. After that, you can specify /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile="[profile name]" in MSBuild Arguments of Visual Studio Build task.