How to: Download a .publishsettings (publishing profile) file from Windows Azure (2014 update)

It used to be as simple as going to https://windows.azure.com/download/publishprofile.aspx but now that microsoft changed the URL of the management ​portal, that link does not work anymore, nor does it redirect to the correct target site.

In order to download a .publishsettings file that you can use with your application, you need to log in http://manage.windowsazure.com with your credentials, start the Winodws PowerShell on your PC (as an administrator, mind you), and then type execute the following commandlet:

Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile

This should start a browser window, navigate to https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings/index?client=powershell and alert you to save your .publishsettings file.

Download publishsettings from Azure

I’m guessing that manually browsing to that address should have the same effect but look at the @!$#!# %$ time, I’m not testing it now!

References:

[MSDN] How to: Download and Import Publish Settings and Subscription Information

MGR: the Intelogist

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2 thoughts on “How to: Download a .publishsettings (publishing profile) file from Windows Azure (2014 update)

  1. ToddM

    It’s still as easy as a link:

    https://manage.windowsazure.com/publishsettings

    🙂

    • MGR

      yeah, it’s just a tad frustrating when links change 🙂

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