http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspxFirst, an aside: Just one blog post since leaving Telligent? wow. Even more surprising, how many times a day do you think I check Google Reader now? Never. In fact, I don&#39;t remember the last time I checked &quot;the feeds I&#39;m really interestedenCommunityServer 2.1 (Build: 60809.935)http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30206Wed, 27 May 2009 12:29:18 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30206Dave BurkeDon't have an opinion on the SVN situation. Just wanted to check in after seeing your tweet. :-) http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30207Wed, 27 May 2009 12:37:06 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30207James<p>lol Dave, and yet you still linked to your blog, not your twitter account :)</p> http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30208Wed, 27 May 2009 12:42:14 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30208Dave BurkeI thought about that! But I'm still a believer. http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30209Wed, 27 May 2009 14:15:46 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30209Joe FioriniI'll give the first, hopefully valuable comment. I like the way Capistrano for Ruby on Rails does deployment. Basically, it exports the source onto the server in a timestamped folder (like 20080405102332). Then it symlinks a folder called "current" to the just-created folder. It's similar to your 3rd option above, only a little more formalized. It also handles cleaning up old deploys (by default keeps the 5 latest at a time) and allows you to define custom tasks that need to happen (such as building your solution). I really like this method of deployment, but I'm unsure if it would work for .NET. What do you think?http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30210Wed, 27 May 2009 14:48:03 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30210James<p>Thanks Joe. Not sure I see the need for keeping 5 versions at least in my application. If the update works, then great, if not put it back how it was. Good enough. I doubt that rolling back to an earlier version would be practical in any case with the number of changes we tend to roll up into one release.</p> http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30214Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:07:10 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30214Rob BaughHey James, whether publishing from SVN or FTP I've prefered to create a new folder drop the files into it and then point IIS to the new folder structure. This has three benefits. a) it provides instant file roll back if needed. b) it avoids the problem of trying to overwrite dlls that may be in use and not overwritable. c) it recycles the app and pulls in new config changes.http://britishinside.com/archive/2009/05/27/Twitter-_2D00_-and-Deploying-web-apps-to-the-server-with-SVN.aspx#30216Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:18:03 GMT6c0ed236-b916-4a20-a8ea-4a10abe198d6:30216James<p>Thanks Rob! Yeah, that was my option 3 - and the one i implemented. It's working great. Although I just toggle between two folders, I dont set up a new one each time. Doing it that way seems tidier and more consistent.</p>