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

Following this article, you could also try adding this directive in your Web Deploy pubxml to instruct taking the Function app offline while deploying:

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