SharePoint App Deployment error : 'Failed to install app for SharePoint'

Question

When I tried to add a SharePoint mvc app I am getting following error:

Error occurred in deployment step 'Install app for SharePoint': 
Failed to install app for SharePoint. Please see the output window for details.

Detailed stack trace:

CorrelationId: 50583239-71cb-4b07-8bcb-4bbc51a22631
     ErrorDetail: There was a problem with activating the app web definition.
     ErrorType: App
     ErrorTypeName: App Related
     ExceptionMessage: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x81070964 ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Exception from HRESULT: 0x81070964
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.EnableModuleFromXml(String bstrSetupDirectory, String bstrFeatureDirectory, String bstrUrl, String bstrXML, Boolean fForceUnghost, ISPEnableModuleCallback pModuleContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.EnableModuleFromXml(String bstrSetupDirectory, String bstrFeatureDirectory, String bstrUrl, String bstrXML, Boolean fForceUnghost, ISPEnableModuleCallback pModuleContext)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection.ProvisionModules(SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPSite site, SPWeb web, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean fForce)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPElementDefinitionCollection.ProvisionElements(SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPWebApplication webapp, SPSite site, SPWeb web, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean fForce)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean fForce)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternalWithName(Guid featureId, Int32 compatibilityLevel, String featureName, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, SPFeatureActivateFlags activateFlags, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(Guid featureId, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId, Boolean force, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPUserSolutionCollection.EnsureWebFeaturesActivated(SPUserSolution solution)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Packaging.SPUserCodeSolutionDeploymentGroup.ActivateSolution(SPWeb web, SPUserSolution solution)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Packaging.SPUserCodeSolutionDeploymentGroup.Deploy()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAppTask.DeployOperation()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Lifecycle.MonitoredTaskExecution.DoTask()
     Source: AppWeb
     SourceName: App Web Deployment

Can somebody have a light on this issue? :)

Answer 1

It is because SharePoint is trying to activate your app as a standard SharePoint feature, when its really an App.

In the features folder of the SharePoint project, there will be a Feature named Feature1.

Open Feature1 and ensure it's contained in the "Items in the solution" list and not in the "Items in the feature" list.

After that you should be able to deploy.

Answer 2

I had the same problem after updateding my NuGet packages. A file called version.json was added and caused this issue. Setting the deployment type to NoDeployment fixed it.