Azure Function: Publish fails with message “Web Deploy cannot modify the file on the Destination because it is locked by an external process.”

Question

I am developing an Azure Functions Project and when I publish first time, OK. Then I publish again, this Error appears:

Web Deploy cannot modify the file

Answer 1

Set

MSDEPLOY_RENAME_LOCKED_FILES=1 

in the Azure Function Application Settings usually resolved this

This can also be done in Visual Studio on the Publish -> Application Settings: