Click Once Deployment of Windows Console Application for Deployment and Auto Update

There are 4 main tasks for Click once deployment of windows Application deployment and auto update. They are

1)Creating Windows Application and configuring publish properties.

2)Creating a web site and virtual directory in the application

3)Enabling a Port(web site port created in Step 2) in windows fire wall by creating a Inbound rule.

4)Publishing the application.

Task 1:Creating Windows Application and configuring publish properties.

1)Create a Windows Application.

2)Right click on Project in solution explorer and select "Properties".It will display a project Properties screen.

3)In Properties click on Publish Tab,It will display the below screen.

4)Set the Publish location to a valid website address as shown above.

5)Provide the Publish version as 1 0 0 0 and select Automatically increment revision with each publish check box.

6)Configure Prerequisites,Updates and Options as shown below.

Prerequisites Configuration:

Updates Configuration:

Publish Options Settings:

Publish Options Deployment Settings:

Task 2:Creating a web site and virtual directory in the application

1)Open IIS through run command, the below IIS console will appear.

2)Add a web site from IIS by Right clicking on Sites and selecting Add Web Site option. Need to provide site name,physical path and port number. Check Start Web Site immediately check box.

Task 3:Enabling a Port(web site port created in Step 2) in windows fire wall by creating a Inbound rule.

1)Open a Windows fire wall from Control Panel.The below window appears.

2)Click on Advance settings,below window will be displayed.

3)Click on Inbound rules,below window will be displayed.

4)Click on New Rule in Actions. New Inbound Rule Wizard will be displayed as shown below.

5)Now Configure Rule Type as Port and click on next. It will display the protocol and Ports window. select TCP and Specific local ports radio buttons. Give the port number used in the web site created in step 2.Then click on Next button.

6)Select Action as Allow the Connection. Click on Next.

7)Select the Rule Profile options as below.Then,Click on Next.

8)Provide the Rule Name and Description as below and Click on Finish. It will create Inbound Rule with the name(AllowTrafficOnPort121) provided and allows the other machines to access the resources from the given port number(here 121 ).

Task 4:Publishing the windows application.

Please refer to Publish screen shots.

Click on Next

Finally you got the update ready to be installed.Clicking on Install will update the latest version of the windows console application.