diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/core.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/core.ts
index 3ed6b10499..17e6a7914e 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/core.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/core.ts
@@ -7,25 +7,7 @@ import { input, strong } from '../../lib/color';
 import { Command } from '../../lib/command';
 import { FatalException } from '../../lib/errors';
 
-export abstract class DeployConfCommand extends Command {
-
-  protected readonly optionsToPlistKeys = {
-    'app-id': 'IonAppId',
-    'channel-name': 'IonChannelName',
-    'update-method': 'IonUpdateMethod',
-    'max-store': 'IonMaxVersions',
-    'min-background-duration': 'IonMinBackgroundDuration',
-    'update-api': 'IonApi',
-  };
-  protected readonly optionsToStringXmlKeys = {
-    'app-id': 'ionic_app_id',
-    'channel-name': 'ionic_channel_name',
-    'update-method': 'ionic_update_method',
-    'max-store': 'ionic_max_versions',
-    'min-background-duration': 'ionic_min_background_duration',
-    'update-api': 'ionic_update_api',
-  };
-
+export abstract class DeployCoreCommand extends Command {
   protected async getAppIntegration(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     if (this.project) {
       if (this.project.getIntegration('capacitor') !== undefined) {
@@ -44,12 +26,32 @@ export abstract class DeployConfCommand extends Command {
     if (!integration) {
       throw new FatalException(
         `It looks like your app isn't integrated with Capacitor or Cordova.\n` +
-        `In order to add the Appflow Deploy plugin, you will need to integrate your app with Capacitor or Cordova. See the docs for setting up native projects:\n\n` +
+        `In order to use the Appflow Deploy plugin, you will need to integrate your app with Capacitor or Cordova. See the docs for setting up native projects:\n\n` +
         `iOS: ${strong('https://ionicframework.com/docs/building/ios')}\n` +
         `Android: ${strong('https://ionicframework.com/docs/building/android')}\n`
       );
     }
   }
+}
+
+export abstract class DeployConfCommand extends DeployCoreCommand {
+
+  protected readonly optionsToPlistKeys = {
+    'app-id': 'IonAppId',
+    'channel-name': 'IonChannelName',
+    'update-method': 'IonUpdateMethod',
+    'max-store': 'IonMaxVersions',
+    'min-background-duration': 'IonMinBackgroundDuration',
+    'update-api': 'IonApi',
+  };
+  protected readonly optionsToStringXmlKeys = {
+    'app-id': 'ionic_app_id',
+    'channel-name': 'ionic_channel_name',
+    'update-method': 'ionic_update_method',
+    'max-store': 'ionic_max_versions',
+    'min-background-duration': 'ionic_min_background_duration',
+    'update-api': 'ionic_update_api',
+  };
 
   protected async getAppId(): Promise<string | undefined> {
     if (this.project) {
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/manifest.ts b/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/manifest.ts
index 2d87bc5887..ccec174b5d 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/manifest.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/commands/deploy/manifest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { MetadataGroup } from '@ionic/cli-framework';
+import { prettyPath } from '@ionic/cli-framework/utils/format';
 import { map } from '@ionic/utils-array';
 import { readdirp, stat, writeFile } from '@ionic/utils-fs';
 import * as crypto from 'crypto';
@@ -7,16 +8,17 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { CommandMetadata } from '../../definitions';
 import { input } from '../../lib/color';
-import { Command } from '../../lib/command';
 import { FatalException } from '../../lib/errors';
 
+import { DeployCoreCommand } from './core';
+
 interface DeployManifestItem {
   href: string;
   size: number;
   integrity: string;
 }
 
-export class DeployManifestCommand extends Command {
+export class DeployManifestCommand extends DeployCoreCommand {
   async getMetadata(): Promise<CommandMetadata> {
     return {
       name: 'manifest',
@@ -30,11 +32,14 @@ export class DeployManifestCommand extends Command {
     if (!this.project) {
       throw new FatalException(`Cannot run ${input('ionic deploy manifest')} outside a project directory.`);
     }
+    await this.requireNativeIntegration();
 
-    const buildDir = path.resolve(this.project.directory, 'www'); // TODO: this is hard-coded
+    const buildDir = await this.project.getDistDir();
     const manifest = await this.getFilesAndSizesAndHashesForGlobPattern(buildDir);
 
-    await writeFile(path.resolve(buildDir, 'pro-manifest.json'), JSON.stringify(manifest, undefined, 2), { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    const manifestPath = path.resolve(buildDir, 'pro-manifest.json');
+    await writeFile(manifestPath, JSON.stringify(manifest, undefined, 2), { encoding: 'utf8' });
+    this.env.log.ok(`Appflow Deploy manifest written to ${input(prettyPath(manifestPath))}!`);
   }
 
   private async getFilesAndSizesAndHashesForGlobPattern(buildDir: string): Promise<DeployManifestItem[]> {
diff --git a/packages/ionic/src/lib/project/index.ts b/packages/ionic/src/lib/project/index.ts
index 0f9718d733..fa1aeb369e 100644
--- a/packages/ionic/src/lib/project/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ionic/src/lib/project/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { isMultiProjectConfig, isProjectConfig } from '../../guards';
 import { ancillary, failure, input, strong } from '../color';
 import { BaseException, FatalException, IntegrationNotFoundException, RunnerNotFoundException } from '../errors';
 import { BaseIntegration } from '../integrations';
+import { CAPACITOR_CONFIG_FILE, CapacitorConfig } from '../integrations/capacitor/config';
 
 const debug = Debug('ionic:lib:project');
 
@@ -520,7 +521,20 @@ export abstract class Project implements IProject {
   }
 
   async getDistDir(): Promise<string> {
-    return path.resolve(this.directory, 'www');
+    if (this.getIntegration('capacitor') !== undefined) {
+      const conf = new CapacitorConfig(path.resolve(this.directory, CAPACITOR_CONFIG_FILE));
+      const webDir = conf.get('webDir');
+      if (webDir) {
+        return path.resolve(this.directory, webDir);
+      } else {
+        throw new FatalException(
+          `The ${input('webDir')} property must be set in the Capacitor configuration file (${input(CAPACITOR_CONFIG_FILE)}). \n` +
+          `See the Capacitor docs for more information: ${strong('https://capacitor.ionicframework.com/docs/basics/configuring-your-app')}`
+        );
+      }
+    } else {
+      return path.resolve(this.directory, 'www');
+    }
   }
 
   async getInfo(): Promise<InfoItem[]> {