http://blogs.msdn.com/adamga/archive/2008/05/08/microsoft-web-deployment-tool-tech-preview-1-x86.aspxA common request from customers is a way to manage moving web applications and configuration from development to staging, to production, etc…. This tool, created by Microsoft, seems to fit the bill: Microsoft has created the Microsoft Web Deployment Tool,en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)