How to create and deply ASP.NET app on Windows server 12

Creating Application

Prerequisite

• Install latest Visual Studio IDE - Download Page

• Creating Demo Application

  • Open Visual Studio editor and select File -> New -> Project
  • Select ASP.NET Core Web App. Provide Project name and Location. Keep rest of the options to default.
  • It will create a sample application with default pages.
  • To run application on port 5100, update applicationUrl parameter in below file, ** /Properties/launchSettings.json

• Packaging the application

  • This step will create the package of the application that we have created.
  • Create a new folder where we can create the application package files
  • From Visual Studio menu select Build-> Publish -> New -> Folder.
  • select the folder created for packaging. This will create a publish profile.
  • Click on Publish button. This process will generate files for deployment.

Deploying Application

Prerequisite

• Follow the steps to install IIS on Windows server - Link
• Install ASP.NET Core runtime - Download link
• Opening port 5100 through firewall
  • Open Windows Defender Firewall -> Click Advanced Settings -> Inbound Rule.
  • Create new Rule -> Select Port -> provide port as 5100 -> Keep all other settings to default.
  • Provide a name to this rule.

Deploying application

• Create a folder under C:/inetpub/<project_name>
• Copy the contents of the package folder created in previous step under this folder
• Open IIS Server -> Under Connections -> Add Website
• Provide application name in Site name
• Select Physical path as C:/inetpub/<project_name>
• Set port to 5100, click ok