Why do I get an error when trying to deploy a folder of script files with PSDeploy? - powershell

Question

I am currently using PSDeploy to deploy my PowerShell script modules to a local PowerShell gallery and it is working great for that. It also works for deploying single files such as my profile.ps1.
Now I am wondering if I can use PSDeploy to deploy other non-PowerShell script files such as my AutoHotkey scripts. For the AHK scripts, the deploy task would only be copying a folder, including script files, from my dev location to a location where I run the scripts.
Unfortunately I keep getting an error while attempting to deploy a folder of script files with PSDeploy.
I created a simple test project on Github to help toubleshoot the error. Anyone can clone this project locally and run a test like I am if they want to.
My test PSDeploy script looks like this:
Deploy FolderTest {
By FileSystem {
FromSource '.\deployFolderFrom'
To '.\deployFolderTo'
}
}
This is how I am running my tests.
# I am running my test in 'G:\_temp'
cd G:\_temp
# Clone the test project to your test folder or in my case 'G:\_temp'
git clone https://github.com/jesmith01/PSDeployTest.git
# Change directory to the PSDeployTest folder.
cd .\PSDeployTest\
# Run this command from PSDeployTest folder.
Invoke-PSDeploy -Verbose
This is my results with verbose setting turned on, error at the end:
My PowerShell version is 7.2.1 as of running this test:
My OS version is Windows 11:
I even tested out this example code from RamblingCookieMonster exactly, without changing anything, and I still get an error:
# Source folders and files
mkdir C:\PSDeployFrom
mkdir C:\PSDeployFrom\MyModule
mkdir C:\PSDeployFrom\SomeScripts
mkdir C:\PSDeployFrom\Deployments
New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\PSDeployFrom\MyModule\MyModule.psm1
New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\PSDeployFrom\MyModule\MyModule.psd1
New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\PSDeployFrom\SomeScripts\Script1.ps1
New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\PSDeployFrom\SomeScripts\Script2.ps1
# Target folder, with a file that mirror should overwrite
mkdir C:\PSDeployTo
mkdir C:\PSDeployTo\MyModule
New-Item -ItemType File -Path C:\PSDeployTo\MyModule\Remnant.ps1
# Sample PSDeploy.ps1 file
Set-Content C:\PSDeployFrom\Deployments\my.psdeploy.ps1 -Value #'
Deploy ExampleDeployment {
By FileSystem Scripts {
FromSource 'SomeScripts'
To 'C:\PSDeployTo'
Tagged Dev
DependingOn ExampleDeployment-Modules
}
By FileSystem Modules {
FromSource MyModule
To C:\PSDeployTo
Tagged Prod, Module
WithOptions #{
Mirror = $true
}
}
}
'#
Set-Location -Path 'C:\PSDeployFrom'
After running the above sample code:
# Run this command from 'C:\PSDeployFrom' folder.
Invoke-PSDeploy -Verbose
This is my results with verbose setting turned on, getting the same error at the end:
I reviewed a bunch of *.psdeploy.ps1 scripts from others on GitHub, read the documentation, tested out examples from RamblingCookieMonster, tried using absolute paths, relative paths and I even took a peek at the PSDeploy source code where I am getting the error. I still cannot figure out where this error is coming from. It appears what I am doing is right.
Q: Is PSDeploy only intended for deploying PowerShell script modules or can it also be used to deploy non-PowerShell folders and files?
Q: Is it possible my PSDeploy installation is faulty or maybe it is not compatible with PowerShell 7.2.1?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
UPDATE: Thanks to #MathiasR.Jessen comment, he gave me the idea to try the same tests with Windows PowerShell 5.1 and they all worked! For now I can just use Windows PowerShell for deployment until I figure out what is broken with PowerShell 7.2.1.
Works with Windows PowerShell 5.1