SharePoint Framework for Developers: 3 Deployment, Upgrades, and Lifecycle

In this practical course—the third installment in a series—learn how to deploy SPFx solutions and manage their upgrades, and explore the ALM APIs.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Environment Setup and Starter Code

• My dev machine
• Write a simple SPFx web part
• Write an application customizer

2. Office 365 Content Delivery Network (CDN)

• Introduction: Office 365 CDN
• Set up a document library to act as a CDN
• Manage the Office 365 CDN using PowerShell
• Manage the Office 365 CDN using Office 365 CLI
• Demonstrate the Office 365 CDN with a text file
• Demonstrate the usage of a CDN with spfxwebpart
• Uninstall an SPFx solution
• Demonstrate automatic client-side asset deployment

3. The Site Collection App Catalog

• Introduction: Site collection app catalog
• Use PowerShell to manage the site collection app catalog
• Use Office 365 CLI to manage the site collection app catalog
• Use the site collection app catalog to deploy SPFx solutions

4. Upgrade SPFx Solutions

• Introduction: Upgrade SPFx solutions
• Upgrade SPFx solutions that provision SharePoint assets
• Upgrade code artifacts: Theory
• Upgrade SPFx solutions that rely on code

5. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) APIs

• Introduction: ALM APIs
• Install the SharePoint PnP PowerShell
• Use PnP PowerShell to make a package available for installation
• Use PnP PowerShell to install uninstall and upgrade apps
• Use PnP PowerShell to remove apps from the app catalog
• Use Office 365 CLI to make a package available for installation
• Use Office 365 CLI to install, uninstall, and upgrade apps
• Use Office 365 CLI to remove an app

Conclusion

• Next steps