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title Install Web Deploy with hosting server
author ghogen
description Learn how to install Web Deploy on IIS
ms.author ghogen
ms.date 10/3/2025
ms.subservice deployment
ms.topic include

Web Deploy provides additional configuration features that enable the creation of the publish settings file from the UI.

Note

The Web Platform Installer reached End-of-Life on 7/1/22. For more information, see Web Platform Installer - End of support and sunsetting the product/application feed. You can directly install Web Deploy 4.0 to create the publish settings file.

  1. If you did not already install IIS Management Scripts and Tools, install it now.

    Go to Select server roles > Web Server (IIS) > Management Tools, and then select the IIS Management Scripts and Tools role, click Next, and then install the role.

    Install IIS Management Scripts and Tools

    The scripts and tools are required to enable the generation of the publish settings file.

    Make sure you also install the Management Service and IIS Management Console (they may be already installed).

  2. On Windows Server, download Web Deploy 4.0.

  3. Run the Web Deploy installation program, and make sure you select Complete installation instead of a typical installation.

    With a complete installation, you get the components you need to generate a publish settings file. (If you choose Custom instead, you can see the list of components, as shown in the following illustration.)

    Screenshot showing Web Deploy 4.0 components

  4. (Optional) Verify that Web Deploy is running correctly by opening Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Tools > Services, and then make sure that:

    • Web Deployment Agent Service is running (the service name is different in older versions).

    • Web Management Service is running.

    If one of the agent services is not running, restart the Web Deployment Agent Service.

    If the Web Deployment Agent Service is not present at all, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program, find Microsoft Web Deploy <version>. Choose to Change the installation and make sure that you choose Will be installed to the local hard drive for the Web Deploy components. Complete the change installation steps.