From 16e7067902475be600abeb164987a6b6ea27496a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Tovar <mail@franktovar.de>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:26:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add IIS publish notes and mark formatting task complete

---
 IIS.md   | 12 ++++++++++++
 TASKS.md |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/IIS.md b/IIS.md
index ebe7b68..4c7c2c5 100644
--- a/IIS.md
+++ b/IIS.md
@@ -5,3 +5,15 @@
 - SQLite DB stored in App_Data
 - App pool identity must have write access
 - Admin password via environment variable
+
+## Publish
+- From repo root: `dotnet publish -c Release -o publish`
+- Copy `publish/` contents to site directory (keep `App_Data` writable by the app pool user).
+- Set environment variables in web.config or IIS config:
+  - `ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production`
+  - `ADMIN_PASSWORD=<your-secret>`
+- Optional: enable stdout logging in `web.config` during troubleshooting only; disable afterward.
+
+## Permissions
+- Grant modify rights to the app pool identity on `App_Data` (DB file + wal).
+- Ensure firewall/HTTPS bindings match `applicationUrl` configured in IIS.
diff --git a/TASKS.md b/TASKS.md
index 2fdaad6..248285e 100644
--- a/TASKS.md
+++ b/TASKS.md
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
 
 ## Testing & Quality
 - [x] Happy-path smoke test script (manual or minimal automated) for phase flow.
-- [ ] Lint/format via `dotnet format` (optional) and ensure build succeeds.
+- [x] Lint/format via `dotnet format` (optional) and ensure build succeeds.
 
 ## Deployment
-- [ ] Add minimal publish profile/notes for IIS (respect `ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT`, admin password env var, writable App_Data).
+- [x] Add minimal publish profile/notes for IIS (respect `ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT`, admin password env var, writable App_Data).
 
 ## Stretch (later)
 - [ ] Support multiple sessions/rooms.