Open From Azure Websites

Open Source |Report an issue |Follow on Twitter

Step 1: Download Publish Profile

All you need is your Azure Webistes publish settings file. You can get the file in two ways:

1. Download it from the Dashboard for the website on the Azure Portal online.
2. Use Server Explorer to find the Azure | Websites node and right-click to download.

Step 2: Open from Azure Websites

A new button appears in the File top menu as shown below.

Now all you have to do is click on it to select your .PublishSettings file.

Step 3: Download website content

You'll now be presented by the File Preview dialog that lets which files to open.

After downloading the files, the project opens in Visual Studio.

Step 4: Share this with your friends

Now that you found this awesome extension, you should Tweet about it.

Created by Bill Hiebert, Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi and Mads Kristensen