Rules to Better Continuous Deployment

• Do you publish simple websites directly to Windows Azure from Visual Studio Online?
• Do you use the best deployment tool?
• Do you use the Lifecycles feature in Octopus Deploy?
• Do you avoid publishing from Visual Studio?
• Do you Configure the ExecuteBatchTemplate Build Process Template?
• Do you Create a “.Deployment” Project alongside your Web Application for any additional deployment steps?
• Do you create a Continuous Integration Build for the Solution?
• Do you Create a Deployment Batch file and SetParameters file for each Environment?
• Do you know the easiest way to continuously deploy is to use VisualStudio.com and Azure?
• Do you know to Create the Website in IIS if using Web Deploy?
• Do you not install Web Deploy from the Web Platform Installer?
• Do you update your Build to use the ExecuteBatchTemplate Build Process Template?
• Do you know calling a Batch File from the Build Process Template is better than deploying directly from the Build?
• Do you use Web Compiler extension?
• Do you know you should only Roll Forward?