While using zipdeploy, it does not push to /home/site/wwwroot directory. Instead it pushed to /home/data/SitePackages. For the CMS app to work correctly, we need to turn off 'WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE' setting.

Hi @Bikram Ray ,

Thank you for reaching us regarding the issue.

When WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE is enabled (set to 1 or present), zipdeploy does not extract your files to /home/site/wwwroot. Instead, it uploads the ZIP file as-is to /home/data/SitePackages and creates a packagename.txt file. The app then runs from a read-only mounted package.

Recommended Steps:

1. Disable Run-from-Package Completely

Remove the setting entirely (recommended) or set it to 0:
Option 1: Remove the setting (Preferred)

az webapp config appsettings delete --resource-group <YourResourceGroup> --name <YourAppName> --setting-names WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE

Option 2: Set to 0

az webapp config appsettings set --resource-group <YourResourceGroup> --name <YourAppName> --settings WEBSITE_RUN_FROM_PACKAGE="0"

2. Restart the App Service

• A restart is required to unmount the package‑based filesystem and re‑enable file extraction.

az webapp restart --resource-group <YourResourceGroup> --name <YourAppName>

3. Redeploy using zipdeploy

After the above steps, your next zipdeploy will extract the files to /home/site/wwwroot as expected.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-run-package
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/deploy-zip?tabs=cli

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