Running msdeploy.exe from within Powershell

Question

I'm trying to run the following command from within Powershell:

msdeploy -verb:sync -source:archiveDir=c:\KitchenPC\Build -dest:appHostConfig="KitchenPC",computerName=https://192.168.0.3:8172/msdeploy.axd,authType=Basic,userName=someuser,password="secret" -allowUntrusted

The docs say to simply substitute the : after each parameter with an =. So I've tried this:

msdeploy -verb=sync -source=archiveDir=c:\KitchenPC\Build -dest=appHostConfig="KitchenPC",computerName=https://192.168.0.3:8172/msdeploy.axd,authType=Basic,userName=someuser,password="secret" -allowUntrusted

However, I get the error:

Error: Unrecognized argument 'computerName=https://192.168.0.3:8172/msdeploy.axd'. All arguments must begin with "-". Error count: 1.

I've checked the docs on provider settings, however they have no mention of their equivelent Powershell syntax.

Or consider using Web Deploy PowerShell Cmdlets.

JulianM
– JulianM

2015-01-09 10:49:50 +00:00
Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 10:49 — JulianM
– JulianM, Commented Jan 9, 2015 at 10:49

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:06:56Z

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How do you call msdeploy from powershell when the parameters have spaces?

Think this is already answered, just modify it. Ex. include "KitchenPC" and "secret" using variables, and put the -dest part inside quotation marks.

Working Example:

msdeploy '-verb=sync' '-source=archiveDir=c:\KitchenPC\Build -dest=appHostConfig="KitchenPC",computerName=https://192.168.0.3:8172/msdeploy.axd,authType=Basic,userName=someuser,password="secret"' -allowUntrusted

(Note single quotes around each command line argument)

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:06

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3 Comments

Mike Christensen Over a year ago

Yea, I read that post already. They weren't using any provider settings, so it doesn't really apply. The solution in the blog post was basically writing a function that spawns cmd.exe which might be the best solution. That's too bad.

Mike Christensen Over a year ago

Oh I see what you're saying. this post helped me figure it out, and I've updated a working example to your answer.

ShadowChaser Over a year ago

Fantastic! So many other blog posts and responses say it's not possible or recommend kludges such as calling cmd or start-process.

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