Installing WebDeploy Service

I'm stuggling with installing WebDeploy service on my development PC (Windows 7 Professional with IIS 7.5). Can someone give me the steps required to do that.

Update: I installed the Web Deployment Tool from WPI and verified that the web deployment service is running (I believe it's "Web Deployment Agent Service"), however, when I open IIS Manager I can't see the Management Service; as per my understanding it's were I configure web deployment.

If I'm missing something may be someone can tell me what it is and what to do next.

Thanks in advance,

TheBlueSky

Solution 1:

The Management Service Delegation UI will only appear on Server SKUs, as only server SKUs have a functional Web Management Service (which delegation relates to). This will therefore never install on your Windows 7 client machine.

You can still enable Web Deploy publishing (for administrators only) using the Web Deployment Agent Service (msdepsvc) by starting the service if it is not started ("net start msdepsvc" on command line) and opening port 80 in the firewall for the service, as needed. There is no UI for this service.

If you need any direction on the right command line for the client or VS publishing options to use the Agent service, please post again on the IIS forums: http://forums.iis.net/1144.aspx

Hope that helps! -Kristina

Solution 2:

For anyone else that finds this and is having trouble finding the Management Service Delegation option on Windows Server the issue is that you have to use the standalone Web Deploy installer and not the Web Platform Installer version and that you have to select some additional options in the standalone installer during installation.

When installing select custom install from the menu and make sure that the "IIS Deployment Hander" and "Management Services Delegation UI" options are selected.