1. What is Visual Studio Marketplace?

Visual Studio Marketplace is a public repository of extensions and add-ons (both free and paid) for Microsoft Visual Studio made by 3rd party developers.

It can be accessed in two ways:

• by viewing web page marketplace.visualstudio.com
• directly in Visual Studio, by clicking Tools→ Extensions and Updates...

This is a simple and convenient way to publish extensions. 

2. Prerequisites

Ensure that following conditions are met:

• Code is building properly (use ''Release" configuration) and there is .vsix file being generated
• All unit tests are passing
• You have updated manifest file source.extension.vsixmanifest. 
• You have updated README.md
  
  

3. Deploying Dexter plugin 

In order to publish extension on Marketplace, one should use Visual Studio Gallery. 

• Contact Karol Antczak (k.antczak@samsung.com) in order to obtain rights to publish Dexter plugin 
• Sign in to Visual Studio Gallery and click "My Extensions":
  
• There should be a list of your extensions, with Dexter in it. Click "Edit" button: 
  
• If you want to upload new version, click "Change" link and select your .vsix file:
  
• After uploading, basic information should be filled up basing on information from manifest file. You can edit this if you want:
  
• If you are ready to publish new version, click "Save" button at the bottom of the page:
  
• After a while, new version of extension should be publicly visible in Visual Studio Matketplace: