--- title: Running unit tests when deploying ASP.NET to Windows... description: A walkthrough shows how to customize the Kudu deployment process used by Windows Azure Web Sites so that unit tests run automatically before an ASP.NET... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/running-unit-tests-when-deploying-asp-net-to-windows-azure-web-sites-ivsgwppkr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Running unit tests when deploying ASP.NET to Windows Azure Web Sites | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough shows how to customize the Kudu deployment process used by Windows Azure Web Sites so that unit tests run automatically before an ASP.NET... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/running-unit-tests-when-deploying-asp-net-to-windows-azure-web-sites-ivsgwppkr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iVSgwPpKR.png og:image:alt: Running unit tests when deploying ASP.NET to Windows Azure Web Sites og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Running unit tests when deploying ASP.NET to Windows Azure Web Sites **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A walkthrough shows how to customize the Kudu deployment process used by Windows Azure Web Sites so that unit tests run automatically before an ASP.NET application is deployed. It covers adding a .deployment file, generating a deployment script with azure-cli, and inserting steps to download and run the Gallio test runner against a test assembly, aborting deployment if tests fail. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How can I make Azure Web Sites deployment fail if my unit tests fail? Customize the Kudu deployment script generated by azure-cli to run a test runner before the kudusync step, checking the error level afterward. Download and invoke the Gallio.Echo.exe test runner against your test assembly DLL, then add IF !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 goto error so a failing test aborts deployment before files are synced to wwwroot. _daily.dev surfaces practical deployment scripting tips like this for developers automating ASP.NET pipelines._ ### How do I customize the build and deployment process for Windows Azure Web Sites when pushing code with Git? Add a .deployment file to the repository root containing a command directive, such as command = build.bat, pointing to a batch, PHP, or bash script that Azure Web Sites executes on deployment. 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