title: Creating SharePoint App package without Visual Studio
body: <p>I have multiple ASP.NET applications running in IIS, which I would like to package and deploy to SharePoint 2013 server as apps.</p>
  
  <p>The problem is, that these applications are developed by other companies, so I don't have access to the source codes, thus I cannot create a package of the application in Visual Studio.</p>
  
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  <li><p>Is it possible, to take (basically) any ASP.NET application and make it a SharePoint app and deploy it as Provider-hosted app? Please leave aside issues like authentication to SharePoint, branding...</p></li>
  <li><p>Is it possible to create an app package without the Visual Studio? If I have 10-30 applications, it would be nice to make it automated.</p></li>
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  <p>The goal I am trying to achieve is to integrate existing applications into SharePoint, so it can be used as a portal, one point of access for other applications as well. </p>
  
  <p>Thank you</p>