Azure-devops-docs: Take App Offline flag - Which app_offline.htm file will be used?
The documentation doesn't specify what file is used when the app is taken offline using the flag.
Is it a default file? Is the file sourced from a specific path? Can we customise the file?
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- ID: be413593-c38c-d3bf-8450-627f3c4928b1
- Version Independent ID: 4d4e3115-5146-b715-7940-39a68186c871
- Content: IIS Web App Deploy task - Azure Pipelines
- Content Source: docs/pipelines/tasks/deploy/iis-web-app-deployment-on-machine-group.md
- Product: devops
- Technology: devops-cicd
- GitHub Login: @RoopeshNair
- Microsoft Alias: ronai
pijemcolu
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This is based on webdeploy (MSDeploy) tool. It drops a blank app_offline.htm to the root of application folder. It is not customizable. More here
RoopeshNair
on 5 Feb 2020
It should be customizable: -dest:iisApp=destApp,appOfflineTemplate="offlineTemplate.htm"
Unfortunately there is no way to specify this in the Azure DevOps task, meaning the "Take App Offline" option is useless, who want to see a blank page on a website?
The only solution is to manually add an app_offline.html file in artifacts and then copy it to the root before deployment before the WebDeploy task, and after the MsDeploy task deleting it.
Please reopen.
glautrou
on 10 Apr 2020
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It should be customizable:
-dest:iisApp=destApp,appOfflineTemplate="offlineTemplate.htm"Unfortunately there is no way to specify this in the Azure DevOps task, meaning the "Take App Offline" option is useless, who want to see a blank page on a website?
The only solution is to manually add an app_offline.html file in artifacts and then copy it to the root before deployment before the WebDeploy task, and after the MsDeploy task deleting it.
IIS blog post
Please reopen.