Deployment: Distributing and Maintaining Your Application
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This topic contains links to other topics related to deploying Visual Studio LightSwitch–based applications.
You can deploy LightSwitch-based applications as desktop or Web applications using a 2-tier or 3-tier topology to a local computer, to a server running Internet Information Services (IIS), or to Microsoft Azure. You can also deploy web services that are based on LightSwitch to a server that's running Internet Information Services (IIS) or to Azure.
Related Topics
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Deploying LightSwitch Applications | Describes the process of deploying applications. |
| How to: Deploy a Two-tier Application | Shows how to deploy a 2-tier desktop application. |
| How to: Deploy a Three-Tier Application | Shows how to deploy a 3-tier desktop or Web application to a server. |
| How to: Deploy a LightSwitch OData Service | Shows how to deploy a service that exposes Visual Studio LightSwitch data to other applications. |
| How to: Change the Application Type | Shows how to change between desktop and Web applications and change where the application is hosted. |
| Signing a XAP File | Describes how to sign a deployment package with a security certificate. |
| How to: Deploy Content and Resource Items | Shows how to deploy additional items with an application. |
| Troubleshooting LightSwitch Deployment | Contains information about commonly encountered issues and the steps that are required to resolve them. |
See Also
Visual Studio LightSwitch
How to: Configure a Server to Host LightSwitch Applications
How to: Install a LightSwitch Application on a Server