If you are new to provider hosted App and you would like to create a
new Provider hosted app in SharePoint Online this article will help you
to creating a provider hosted app in SharePoint online + windows azure
as hosting infrastructure.
Provider-hosted app includes components that are deployed and hosted outside the SharePoint farm. They are installed to the host web, but their remote components are hosted on another remote server that should not be a server in the SharePoint farm.
1. Before creating Application lets first create a fresh web Application on azure to host a Application
Log on to https://manage.windowsazure.com click on create webApp.
Now once your application gets created lets register your app to O365/SharePoint Online Site
1. Register Your App to SharePoint Online/Office365
Open AppRegNew.aspx - https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/site1/_layouts/15/appregnew.aspx
Also update the web.config file-
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Now go to VS Right Click on host Web=> Click on publish=> Click on Deployment – select current Profile –NEW a new Window will appear to upload your publishing Profile that you have downloaded from Azure.
Click On finish - Again a new window will appear that will ask to provider client secret and client Id
Now click to publish your app web Project
Once your app Web publish click right click on Host Web to Package your .app file .
Once you click on Package app your .app file will be generated now go to Catalog site upload your .app file
Last and final step - click on Site contents - Add an App- add your app to SharePoint Online now you are done.
Hope this article will help you a lot..
feel free to drop your comments.
Happy Coding!!
Provider-hosted app includes components that are deployed and hosted outside the SharePoint farm. They are installed to the host web, but their remote components are hosted on another remote server that should not be a server in the SharePoint farm.
1. Before creating Application lets first create a fresh web Application on azure to host a Application
Log on to https://manage.windowsazure.com click on create webApp.
Enter your WebApp Name- Click on Create WebApp Button
Once Application get created click on Application and go to dashboard
tab there will be an option to download Publishing Profile click and
download that publishing profile.
Now Open VS – Create New Project – Choose Apps For SharePoint – choose
hosting option as Provider Hosted –
1. Register Your App to SharePoint Online/Office365
Open AppRegNew.aspx - https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/site1/_layouts/15/appregnew.aspx
Make sure you have copied client Id and Client Secret- now go to the
VS solution open AppMenifest.xml file
Now go to VS Right Click on host Web=> Click on publish=> Click on Deployment – select current Profile –NEW a new Window will appear to upload your publishing Profile that you have downloaded from Azure.
Click On finish - Again a new window will appear that will ask to provider client secret and client Id
Now click to publish your app web Project
Once your app Web publish click right click on Host Web to Package your .app file .
Once you click on Package app your .app file will be generated now go to Catalog site upload your .app file
Last and final step - click on Site contents - Add an App- add your app to SharePoint Online now you are done.
Hope this article will help you a lot..
feel free to drop your comments.
Happy Coding!!