How do a make a .well-known folder accessible from the browser

Question

I have a .net web app (.net 4.7.2) and I have created a folder called .well-known and create a file in the folder called assetslinks.json

When I run the project locally https://localhost:randomPort/.well-known/assetslinks.json is accessible.

I use the web deploy method to publish the project works fine.. but when I try to access the folder in the browser Its not found?

I used Kudu powersell tools and I see the folder and the file are deployed.. But how do I make it accessible?

Answer 1

as the "." is either navigation character ("./" or "../"), or prefix for an extension (.json), if part of the path name, it should be encoded:

https://localhost:randomPort/%2Ewell-known/assetslinks.json

also depending on the hosting env, the "." prefix for a path name typically means hidden.