I have verified that the cache is good, locally and on the server, with this command: vs_buildtools_
It created the cache in C:\VS_BuildTools2017_offline, and I copied the folder to the build server. It can be replaced with -includeRecommended.) (The -includeOptional flag includes lots of extra things that is not really needed. Downloading Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017:.It should be possible to install Visual Studio build tools anyway, by following this guide:Īccording to the guide, you should create a local cache from the command line. We have done this successfully before, but now our build server does not have an Internet connection. We are now setting up a build server, and then we want to install Visual Studio build tools. At my company, we are using Visual Studio 2017 Professional for much of our development.