Help with managing config files for multiple environments...
I am on an application team that currently has 7 environments other than the production environment. We have 4 config files that we always have to change any tiem we install in a different environment. I am curious the best way to go about this...
Ideally we would like to NOT have to do a build for each environment which is what it seems this link discusses:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/21/tip-trick-automating-dev-qa-staging-and-production-web-config-settings-with-vs-2005.aspx
I thought about something more along this line, but not sure that is the best bet either...
http://blog.andreloker.de/post/2008/06/Keep-your-config-clean-with-external-config-files.aspx
Maybe you should always build for each environment? Not sure if there is a way to do one build and then based on the environment the correct file loads? Maybe by the server name it is on?
Any help or direction would be appreciated. Right now we have a file for each of our 3 services and the web.config and when we install we go in and comment/uncomment sections...
thanks,
rgn
Ideally we would like to NOT have to do a build for each environment which is what it seems this link discusses:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/09/21/tip-trick-automating-dev-qa-staging-and-production-web-config-settings-with-vs-2005.aspx
I thought about something more along this line, but not sure that is the best bet either...
http://blog.andreloker.de/post/2008/06/Keep-your-config-clean-with-external-config-files.aspx
Maybe you should always build for each environment? Not sure if there is a way to do one build and then based on the environment the correct file loads? Maybe by the server name it is on?
Any help or direction would be appreciated. Right now we have a file for each of our 3 services and the web.config and when we install we go in and comment/uncomment sections...
thanks,
rgn
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No, that is something that our company uses. I was just thinking that you might be able to replicate that behavior.
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The web site migrator detects the target environment
Do you know how this is done...? Is it by a server name or IP address?
The migrator has different options for the migration process: Development -> Test, Test -> Model, Model -> Production, so that it know which environment to use.
An environment detector could have a list of host names and/or IP addresses, so the web site could determine the current environment, and use the correct web.config file. You could use a "base" web.config, that has all the common settings, and an environment-specific version (i.e. database connection strings), that you would copy during the deployment.
An environment detector could have a list of host names and/or IP addresses, so the web site could determine the current environment, and use the correct web.config file. You could use a "base" web.config, that has all the common settings, and an environment-specific version (i.e. database connection strings), that you would copy during the deployment.
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okay...thanks for the input! Not sure exactly what we will do yet, just trying to get ideas.
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