I tried making the title as self-explanatory as possible, but let me elaborate. Imagine there' s a huge web application (lots of files, various configuration options), that needs to be installed on different platforms with IIS 5.1 / 6 / 7 / 7.5. Currently it is packaged as MSI package using WiX.
I wonder if it makes sense to let WiX install just the web deployment package, and run the scripts to deploy the application afterwards. So, my questions are:
- Is it at all supported by Web Deploy? Was it designed for scenarios like this?
- Are there any limitations known?
- Is it generally a good idea or a bullshit?
I would appreciate any practical sample. Thank you!