Cannot Connect to Windows Azure VM (Server 2012 R2) Web Deploy Service

Question

I can't seem to be able to deploy a site to a windows server 2012 r2 running IIS and Web Deploy in Azure VM. I have verified that the port is open, the credentials are correct and the site name as well. I tried using http: and https: also tried using msdeploy.axd end point and the MSDEPLOYAGENTSERVICE one nothing. Check is the services are running and if I can connect to the machine which at can on port 80 to the default site. Tried connecting from multiple connections I get the same result...

Could not connect to the remote computer ("<computer name>.cloudapp.net"). On the remote computer make sure that Web Deploy is installed and that the required process ("Web Deployment Agent Service") is started. Learn more at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_DESTINATION_NOT_REACHABLE. Unable to connect to the remote server.

Answer 1

After dealing with this for about an hour now, I figured out how to fix this on my Azure Virtual Machine.

First the obvious

• Check that port 8172 (if you're using default settings) is open in your firewall
• Check that the processes MsDepSvc and WMSVC are running.
• Check that the site name is correct.

Management Service

In ISS, at the root level of the server, check your settings under Management Service. It should have Enable Remote Connections checked:

Did you download the full package

This was the one that got me, I hadn't installed everything. On the bottom of the WebDeploy page: http://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/web-deploy

You can download the full package, and then just install everything.