Deploy a NuGet package to folder location during a VSTS release

Question

I used to use Octopus Deploy and I had steps in my deployment processes where the contents of a NuGet package were deployed to a specific folder on the deployment target. I'm currently using VSTS and I'm looking for a way to deploy the contents of a package (hosted in a feed within VSTS) into a specific destination folder on the deployment target - is this possible with the native functionality of VSTS as it is with Octopus Deploy?

Answer 1

There are multiple ways to achieve that:

Option 1: NuGet restore task

You can specify where to locate the NuGet packages in Destination directory option.

Option 2: Download Packages task

As Rodrigo mentions, you can use the Download Packages task to download a package.

Option 3: Execute nuget command direcly

You can use Command Line task or NuGet custom task to specify the the package and where to download the packages.