Octopus deploy has a nice nuget package, called octopack, for generating octopus deploycompatible nuget packages out of. Net projects however, octopack will only pack files that are included in the csproj file, and in the case of static files, have build action set to content. Octopus deploy will then download the latest release of your software from a. Only way i could get this to work was to check octopack and all of its children into source control. Octopack is used by the build serverto package the application and send the package to octopus. Contribute to ncodegroupoctopack development by creating an account on github. To enable the public feed the guest user login must be allowed. Is nuget being used or abused for package management around software. To create your nuget package, you should be using nuget.
For octopus, nuget packages are created by a tool called octopack, which is added as a reference to your. Octopack is a nuget package that you can install using the nuget package installer or however you prefer to install nuget packages. Nuget is the package manager for the microsoft development platform including. Details can be found on the nuget site, but it would look something like this. To create the nuspec file from the command line simply use nuget. I would point out that using a different version of nuget. I tested it only with teamcity visual studio build runner vs2015 with octopus plugin, but im sure there are some more complex scenarios where this simple build step is not enough. The octopus cli is a command line tool that builds on top of the octopus deploy rest api. Teamcity nuget installer step issue stack overflow.
You add octopack to a projectby using the nuget package manager. So the short answer is to simply specify the location in your. Enable automatic package restore by choosing tools options nuget package manager, and then selecting automatically check for missing packages during build in visual studio under package restore. Apart from the nuget visual studio extension, there are several other tools you. Choose as the package source, select the browse tab, search for newtonsoft. Octopack is an open source project that makes it easy to create octopus deploycompatible nuget packages. The nuget gallery is the central package repository used by all package authors and consumers. Contribute to mexxoctopack development by creating an account on github. Stop teamcity services, and move your octopus plugin to the following directory. Now start your teamcity services again, and the plugin will be installed automatic. Readyroll core vs 2017 tfs build octopack fails to nuget. In addition to these tools, you can use other tools to create your packages, for instance, you might use the following. Instructor now that we know what nuget packages are,lets look at how theyre created.
I have no evidence to support this but its a shot in the dark. Nuget packages and octopus linkedin learning, formerly. Here are some steps to help you diagnose what is going wrong, and fix the problem. Its typically best to create the nuspec file in the root of your project that the octopack is installed in. With the octopus cli you can package your applications for deployment as either zip or nuget packages, and manage your environments, deployments, channels, projects, and workers. If you want more information on the nuget package manager, see install and manage packages using visual studio. Setting up your project and teamcityoctopack for front. For more information about nuget, visit the codeplex project site. Visual studio 2017 only if prompted to select a package. Sometimes octopack doesnt work the way you expected it to, or perhaps you are having trouble configuring your. This score is calculated by counting number of weeks with nonzero commits in the last 1 year period.
Octopack by octopusdeploy creates octopuscompatible nuget packages. After skimming over the documentation, it seems that octopack created packages are only used for consumption outside of the. For nonsdkstyle projects, you first need to select allow nuget to download missing packages to enable the automatic restore option. Youll find the url to your repository on the library packages tab in octopus. Octopack cannot be run because nuget packages were restored prior to the build running, and the targets file was unavailable when the build started. For octopus, nuget packages are createdby a tool called octopack, which is added as a referenceto your. You can view the octopack source code on github to see how it works. Octopack should only be installed on projects that you are going to deploy, that means your console application projects, windows service projects, and. Contribute to octopusdeployoctopack development by creating an account on github. Octopack will then push the packages when the solution is built. The structure in the nuget package created by octopack seems to be incompatible with what the usual. The publish artifacts stage for each package takes between two and four seconds. If you look in the package it downloads it has nuget.
There are several options in nuget servers available today for free, or commericial options such as proget, or online services such as. If you think youve found a related issue, please contact our support team so we can triage your issue, and make sure its handled appropriately. To find the nuget package manager click on the tools menuat the top, move down to nuget package manager. Install and manage nuget packages in visual studio microsoft docs. A nuget server is simply a server that stores nuget packages and provides feeds to download from. Instructor the first step to deploying an appwith octopus is to add the octopack toolto the project. Simply click the show examples link to see options to upload packages including the repository url. Hi, we are trying to use readyroll core as part of vs 2017 and getting issue with octopack which is using s instead of source during nuget. Json, select that package in the list, and select install.
Specify octopack nuget package files target path stack. The end result is that octopack should work better for tfs users. The second major change is that octopack no longer needs to be checked into version control. The nuget package manager ui in visual studio on windows allows you to easily install, uninstall, and update nuget packages in projects. Octopack should only be installed on projects that you are going to deploy, that means your console application projects, windows service projects, and asp. While the programming languages and apis dont change dramatically, the work going on under the hood, around how the runtime is distributed, the move to being commandline first, and making it cross platform, is just wonderful. So if 26 weeks out of the last 52 had nonzero commits. It allows for the downloading and installation of any files into a.
The nuget client tools provide the ability to produce and consume packages. And it also happens to be the perfect format for packaging applications that you want to deploy. Latest nuget releases are delivered as part of visual studio updates. Teamcity 7 and above can act as a nuget repository. Enable both the authenticated feed and the public feed. Once octopack is installed in the project,parameters are passed to msbuild that tell octopackto run and tell it where to put the packages. This thread has been automatically locked since there has not been any recent activity after it was closed. It is hard to overstate how excited i am about the wave of changes coming in asp.
Octopus deploy is an automated deployment tool powered by nuget. Well, nuget was originally designed for packaging up opensource code libraries for developers to use in visual studio. Precompile nuget package into the project you want to precompile on packaging. This tool adds a postbuild activity to your visual studio project, so that an octopuscompatible. This tool adds a postbuild activity to your visual studio project, so that an octopuscompatible nuget package is produced in the bin directory whenever a release build completes.