deployment

Build setup project with NAnt

I've already got a NAnt build script that builds/runs tests/zips web project together, etc. but I'm working on a basic desktop application. How would I go about build the setup project using NAnt so I can include it with the build report on TeamCity. Edit: The setup is the basic Setup Project supplied with Visual Studio. It's for inte...

What are some good Module Development Solution/Environments/Best Practices for Dot Net Nuke Modules

I've been developing modules for DNN since version 2 and back then I was able to easily able to run my module as I developed it on my environment and still easily deploy my module as a DLL. When version 4 came out and used the web site solution (rather than the Web Application solution). It seems like there was something lost. I can co...

Reporting Services Deployment

I need to create a repeatable process for deploying SQL Server Reporting Services reports. I am not in favor of using Visual Studio and or Business Development Studio to do this. The rs.exe method of scripting deployments also seems rather clunky. Does anyone have a very elegant way that they have been able to deploy reports. The key ...

What time should I build to production?

My users use the site pretty equally 24/7. Is there a meme for build timing? International audience, single cluster of servers on eastern time, but gets hit well into the morning, by international clients. 1 db, several web servers, so if no db, simple, whenever. But when the site has to come down, when would you, as a programmer be l...

ASP .NET Deployment Model for a Live Site

I have recently inherited a brownfield application that is currently live. Through response, or a response with a link, how and what is the best method to make changes to a site and deploy them to a live ASP .NET website. ...

Can I serve a ClickOnce application with Apache?

We're testing our ClickOnce deployed application internally on IIS (Internet Information Services), but we're wondering if we can deploy it to the wider internet using Apache on Linux so we can make use of our existing external website host. If so, is there anything else I need to consider other than as specifying the correct mime types...

How are you using the Machine.config, or are you?

For ASP.Net application deployment what type of information (if any) are you storing in the machine.config? If you're not using it, how are you managing environment specific configuration settings that may change for each environment? I'm looking for some "best practices" and the benefits/pitfalls of each. We're about to deploy a bran...

How can I automate the process of deploying an InfoPath Form to SharePoint Server 2007?

It is a real pain to deploy my InfoPath 2007 Forms from the designer into our development environment's SharePoint server. All of our forms require "full trust" since they include business logic written in C#. Here are the manual steps: 1) Run the "Publish Form" wizard in InfoPath, specifying the target site to publish to and location...

Deploying to multiple servers

I have to deploy my php/html/css/etc code to multiple servers and i am looking at my options for software that allows easy and secure deployment to multiple servers. Also helps if it could be tied into my SVN. Any suggestions? ...

What tools do you use for Automated Builds / Automated Deployments? Why?

What tools do you use for Automated Builds / Automated Deployments? Why? What tools do you recommend? ...

Reasons of getting a java.lang.VerifyError

I'm investigating the following java.lang.VerifyError java.lang.VerifyError: (class: be/post/ehr/wfm/application/serviceorganization/report/DisplayReportServlet, method: getMonthData signature: (IILjava/util/Collection;Ljava/util/Collection;Ljava/util/HashMap;Ljava/util/Collection;Ljava/util/Locale;Lorg/apache/struts/util/MessageRe˜̴M...

What little things do I need to do before deploying a rails application

EDIT What small things which are too easy to overlook do I need to do before deploying a rails application? I have set up another question for any task that takes more than a minute or two, and so ought to be scheduled into a deployment process. In this question I'm mostly concerned with on-line config options and similar, that can be...

Big things to do when deploying a rails app

In the question What little things do I need to do before deploying a rails application I am getting a lot of answers that are bigger than "little things". So this question is slighly different. What reasonably major steps do I need to take before deploying a rails application. In this case, i mean things which are are going to take mo...

SQL Server 2005 multiple database deployment/upgrading software suggestions

We've got a product which utilizes multiple SQL Server 2005 databases with triggers. We're looking for a sustainable solution for deploying and upgrading the database schemas on customer servers. Currently, we're using Red Gate's SQL Packager, which appears to be the wrong tool for this particular job. Not only does SQL Packager appear ...

Any automated tool for silverlight xap deployment with web services?

Does anyone know of any tools, or even good processes for deploying Web Services and Silverlight applications that rely on those, and have it be able to automatically change the web services url and port nunbers in the config files automatically? right now I am always finding myself having to change the web service config on the server ...

How to copy DLL file from PC to vs.net`s pocket pc 2003 simulator ?

I want to copy a DLL file from PC to vs.net`s pocket pc 2003 simulator, so i use the shared folder of the simulator, but i can not see the dll file in file list of simulator. How to do it, please ? ...

Deploying Django: How do you do it?

I have tried following guides like this one but it just didnt work for me. So my question is this: What is a good guide for deploying Django, and how do you deploy your Django. I keep hearing that capastrano is pretty nifty to use, but i have no idea as to how to work it or what it does (apart from automation of deploying code), or eve...

How do you handle code promotion in a Sharepoint environment?

In a typical enterprise scenario with in-house development, you might have dev, staging, and production environments. You might use SVN to contain ongoing development work in a trunk, with patches being stored in branches, and your released code going into appropriately named tags. Migrating binaries from one environment to the next ma...

Can ClickOnce deployment be used with windows mobile and compact frameworks?

Can I use the ClickOnce deployment method to deploy and auto update applications targeted for the windows mobile platform (eg smartphone or pocket pc)? ...

Why does Django generate HTTP 500 errors for static media when Debug is set to False?

I'm preparing to deploy my Django app and I noticed that when I change the "DEBUG" setting to False, all references to static files (i.e., JavaScript, CSS, etc..) result in HTTP 500 errors. Any idea what's causing that issue (and how to fix it)? ...