psDeploy - deployment automation library

On aspect of psDeploy is the library of additional cmdlets it provides. These usually fall into 2 categories:

• Helpers for common deployment operations, such as backups and user management
• Automation for older Microsoft products that didn't ship with cmdlets, such as IIS6

Stop-IIS6AppPool -Name "MyPool"
			

New-LocalUser -Name "Bob" -Password "123456"
			

Expand-Zip -File "C:\Builds\Version3.zip" -Destination "C:\MyService" -CleanDestinationFirst
			

New-ScheduledTask -Name "MyTask" -Path "C:\Task.exe" -Every 2 -Weeks -On "Mon,Wed" -At 18:30
			

The commandlets will usually have one of the following outcome:

• Be successful and print a success message, for ex. Created new user 'Bill'
• Print a message if no action was taken, for ex. The app pool 'MyWeb' was already stopped
• Throw an exception detailing the reason of the failure