Pulumi Azure DevOps Pipeline .Net Core WebApi Deployment

azure-pipelines-pulumi-az-webapi-deployment.yml

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

trigger:
  batch: true
  branches:
    include:
      - master
      - releases/*
  paths:
    include:
      - DevOps/ChiliPepperPod

variables:
  buildConfiguration: 'Debug'
  Directory: 'DevOps/ChiliPepperPod'
  PackagesToPack: '$(Directory)/WebApi/WebApi.csproj'
  PulumiDirectory: '$(Directory)/WebApi.Deployment'

stages:
  - stage: Publish
    jobs:      
      - job: Publish
        displayName: 'Publish'
        steps: 
          - task: DotNetCoreCLI@2
            displayName: 'Publish WebApi'
            inputs:
              command: 'publish'
              arguments: '--configuration $(buildConfiguration) --output $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/WebApi'
              projects: '$(PackagesToPack)'
              workingDirectory: '$(Directory)'
          - publish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/WebApi
            displayName: 'Publish Artifact'
            artifact: WebApi
      - job: Deploy
        dependsOn: Publish
        displayName: 'Deploy'
        steps:
          - download: current
            displayName: 'Download Artifact'
            artifact: WebApi
            
          - task: Pulumi@1
            displayName: 'Set stagingDirectory'
            inputs:
              command: 'config'
              args: 'set stagingDirectory $(Pipeline.Workspace)/WebApi/WebApi.zip'
              cwd: '$(PulumiDirectory)'
              stack: 'dev'

          - task: Pulumi@1
            displayName: 'Preview'
            inputs:
              azureSubscription: '$(AzureSubscription)'
              command: 'preview'
              cwd: '$(PulumiDirectory)'
              stack: 'dev'
              
          - task: Pulumi@1
            displayName: 'Deploy'
            inputs:
              azureSubscription: '$(AzureSubscription)'
              command: 'up'
              args: '--yes'
              cwd: '$(PulumiDirectory)'
              stack: 'dev'

Make sure to set up the stagingDirectory locally so you can also run pulumi preview/up.