Author: Visual Web Developer Team Blog | Posted on: 8/11/2011 10:20:32 AM | Views : 695

Microsoft recently released the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 1.4 (August 2011) update which includes a new ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Role project template which makes it easier to deploy an MVC 3 application to Azure. Let's walk through this process end-to-end. Step 1 - Install the tools Install the Windows Azure Tools via WebPI. This will also install any dependencies that are missing. Step 2 - Create and run the application (locally) Launch Visual Studio as an administrator . The Azure storage emulator requires administrator privileges. Create a new Windows Azure Project (look under Cloud templates).   In the next dialog, we see the new ASP.NET MVC 3 Web Role project type. Double click on it to add it to the Windows Azure...(read more) ...

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