Automating web.config Environment Transforms in Azure DevOps Pipelines for App Services
Background Modernising legacy applications is always a journey, and recently I tackled moving an existing WCF web service into Azure App Service. If you’ve worked with WCF, you’ll know the web.config file is the nerve centre, handling everything from parameters to connection strings.
But here’s the catch, this service needs to run in multiple environments (Development, Test, and Production) each with its own unique settings. That means multiple config files:
Posted by Andrew Wilson on Wednesday, July 2, 2025