TFS–RM–Website configurations

In TFS Release management automation, we are using “Manage IIS App” plugin to create/configure websites and their application pool.

Many times, depending on the application requirements, we need to do many website based configurations. They are documented below –

Requirement 1 – How to set “Enable 32-bit Application” to true in the application pool using TFS RM automation.

Solution – Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

set apppool /apppool.name:"$(WebURL)" /enable32bitapponwin64:true

Once executed successfully, it can be verified using the below screen (Application Pool -> Advanced Settings)

Requirement 2 – Enable/disable the below authentication methods –

1) Disable Anonymous Authentication – Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

unlock config /section:AnonymousAuthentication

set config "$(WebURL)" /section:AnonymousAuthentication /enabled:false

Note – $(WebURL) – It is variable for website URL.

2) Disable Basic Authentication – Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

unlock config /section:BasicAuthentication

set config "$(WebURL)" /section:BasicAuthentication /enabled:false

Note – $(WebURL) – It is variable for website URL.

3) Enable Windows Authentication – Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

unlock config /section:windowsAuthentication

set config "$(WebURL)" /section:windowsAuthentication /enabled:true

Note – $(WebURL) – It is variable for website URL.

Once executed successfully, it can be verified using the below screen (Website -> Authentication)

Requirement 3 – .Net Trust Levels needs to set to “Full”.

Solution –

Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

set config /commit:WEBROOT /section:trust /level:Full

Once executed successfully, it can be verified using the below screen (Website -> .Net Trust Levels)

Requirement 4 – Disable required SSL in Forms Authentication.

Solution –

Using AppCmd.exe, it can be done by adding the below line in the advanced tab of above plugin –

set config "$(WebURL)" /section:system.web/authentication /forms.requireSSL:false

Note –

$(WebURL) – It is variable for website URL.

To enable, change the value to true.

Once executed successfully, it can be verified using the below screen (Website -> Authentications -> Forms Authentication -> Edit)