WebRoot Directory is pointed at explicit path to Development Machine even on Server

Bob the Builder of Many Great Structures 0

I build my Dotnet 6 MVC application on my computer and copy it onto the server. Attempting to load the site results in a startup error.

"DirectoryNotFoundException: C:\Users*username*\source\repos\projectname\projectname\wwwroot"

It is somehow looking for a file on the development machine. How do I get it to find the wwwroot on the server machine?

AgaveJoe 30,126 Reputation points

2023-02-01T20:57:25.14+00:00

.NET 6 MVC is built into DLLs. You can't copy the source files to the remote machine and expect the application to function. Use the Visual Studio published feature to deploy the application to a folder on your machine. Next, copy the deployed files to the server.

The official documentation covers deployment and configuration. The following is for IIS.

Publish an ASP.NET Core app to IIS

If you have a different host then read the docs for that host.

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