Deploy Using Visual Studio

This section explains on how to deploy the Report Server application into Azure portal through Visual Studio.

How to deploy using Visual Studio

Please follow the below steps to deploy Syncfusion Report Server into Azure portal through Visual Studio.

Step 1

Extract the Azure package of a Syncfusion Report Server which is downloaded from the Syncfusion site.

Step 2

Open extracted Azure package as Web Site from Visual Studio as below in the screenshot.

Azure web app Installation - Create Web Site

Step 3

After Open Azure Report Server package as Web Site, Click on Publish Web App under Build main menu, below popup will be appear in Visual Studio.

Azure web app Installation - Publish Web App

Step 4

While click on Microsoft Azure App Service the below window will open up,

Azure web app Installation -  Microsoft Azure App Service

Step 5

Azure App Service need Microsoft account to publish the web app into Azure portal. Login here by click Add an Account option as above.

Azure web app Installation - Add Account

Step 6

After logged with Microsoft account, create new Azure web app by click on New button as below,

Azure web app Installation - Create New Azure App

Step 7

After click on New button, the below window will be appeared. After fill the details click on Create button.

Azure web app Installation - Azure App Service

Step 8

After click on Create button, the Web App has been created in Azure portal and now the files are ready to move. Click on Publish button in the next window as below.

Azure web app Installation - Ready to Publish

Step 9

However, occasionally, you might get the following in the output window

Azure web app Installation - Publish Error

Step 10

Alternatively open Web Publish Activity window by click on View=> Other Windows => Web Publish Activity menu option as below,

Azure web app Installation - Web Publish Activity

Step 11

Click on Publish icon in Web Publish Activity window as below.

Azure web app Installation - Publish Source

Step 12

Now the publishing will be started and after publishing, the site will be open in default browser and the success message will be shown in output window as below.

Azure web app Installation - Publish Success