Hi, guys

I have an existing Umbraco-project running on an IIS-server. When I started the project I basically installed Umbraco directly to the server and coded through the Admin-interface until the site was launched and went live.

Now, the customer wants some changes and it feels like I've painted myself into a corner here, since I obviously can't make changes in the code while the site is running. So, my question, which I hope this excellent community can help me out with:

How do I proceed when I get a copy of the project locally, to develop in Visual Studio and then publish it back to the live server? Should I create a GIT-repo, or is WebDeploy an option? Which workflow is the most convenient when developing and maintaining an Umbraco site?

I am also quite insecure about what configurations are needed on the IIS-server to support deployment from my local machine, so some input about that would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Thomas