PSADT v4: Where is the Deploy-Application.ps1 in the download?

[BeKindPlzRewind]

When I download the toolkit I don’t see a “Deploy-Application.ps1” file anywhere in the zip or extracted zip folder.

[JimO]

In version 4, it’s now Invoke-AppDeployToolkit.ps1.

[BeKindPlzRewind]

When I run the exe that comes with the zip (Deploy-Application.exe) it says it can’t find Deploy-Application.ps1

[JimO]

Did you try the Invoke-AppDeployToolkit.exe in the root? I’ve been struggling a bit to understand v4 so I don’t really get what the \PSAppDeployToolkit\Frontend folder is used for.

[mjr4077au]

@BeKindPlzRewind

When I run the exe that comes with the zip (Deploy-Application.exe) it says it can’t find Deploy-Application.ps1

You’re only supposed to use the v3 template as a backwards compatibility layer for your existing Deploy-Application.ps1 scripts, hence why we don’t ship a Deploy-Application.ps1 file with it.

For new developments, please use the v4 template.

[mjr4077au]

@JimO

Did you try the Invoke-AppDeployToolkit.exe in the root? I’ve been struggling a bit to understand v4 so I don’t really get what the \PSAppDeployToolkit\Frontend folder is used for.

The PSAppDeployToolkit folder is the module itself, and it needs to be complete. The reason it appears that there’s duplicated files is because you can install the module from PSGallery, run New-ADTTemplate and have it generate the same ZIP file we’re providing as a courtesy on GitHub.