Looking for Powershell approach to deploying a Visual Studio web package zip file

How about this:

Steps to Deploy Using PowerShell

1. Install Web Deploy:

• Download Web Deploy and install on the target server.

2. Extract the Package:

• If needed, extract the zip file to inspect its contents. However, Web Deploy can work directly with the zip file.

3. Use MSDeploy Command:

• PowerShell can invoke the msdeploy.exe command to deploy the package:

$packagePath = "C:\Path\To\YourPackage.zip"
$siteName = "YourIISSiteName"
$destination = "IIS Web Application Name"

& "C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe" `
    -source:package="$packagePath" `
    -dest:auto,computerName="https://YourServerName:8172/msdeploy.axd?site=$siteName",userName="YourUsername",password="YourPassword",authType="Basic" `
    -setParam:name="IIS Web Application Name",value="$destination" `
    -verbose

• Replace the placeholders with your actual values:
  • $packagePath: Path to your zip file.
  • $siteName: Name of the IIS site.
  • $destination: Target application name in IIS.
  • YourServerName, YourUsername, and YourPassword: Server and credentials.

4. Customize Parameters:

• If your package includes parameters.xml, you can use the -setParam option to override parameters during deployment.

5. Automate with PowerShell:

• Wrap the above command in a PowerShell script to automate deployments.