How to host aspnet core application as an application in IIS not as an Website

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How to host aspnet core application as an application in IIS not as an Website

Kumar Raj 1

Hi All,

I have created asp net core application with angular. I can able to create as Website not as an application in IIS. Please can anyone help me how to host as an application in IIS.

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Kumar Raj R

Bruce Zhang-MSFT 3,771 Reputation points

2021-09-29T05:28:58.423+00:00
Hi @Kumar Raj ,

IIS is a platform used to host websites and asp.net core is used to develop web application. What do you mean host asp.net as an application not website?

If you mean IIS execute .exe file in asp.net core after publishing, you need to set the <aspNetCore processPath=".\MyDotNetCoreApp.exe" /> in web.config.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <handlers> <add name="aspNetCore" path="*" verb="*" modules="AspNetCoreModule" resourceType="Unspecified" /> </handlers> <aspNetCore processPath=".\MyDotNetCoreApp.exe" /> </system.webServer> </configuration>

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Bruce Zhang-MSFT 3,771 Reputation points

2021-09-29T05:28:58.423+00:00

Hi @Kumar Raj ,

IIS is a platform used to host websites and asp.net core is used to develop web application. What do you mean host asp.net as an application not website?

If you mean IIS execute .exe file in asp.net core after publishing, you need to set the <aspNetCore processPath=".\MyDotNetCoreApp.exe" /> in web.config.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <handlers> <add name="aspNetCore" path="*" verb="*" modules="AspNetCoreModule" resourceType="Unspecified" /> </handlers> <aspNetCore processPath=".\MyDotNetCoreApp.exe" /> </system.webServer> </configuration>

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Bruce (SqlWork.com) 77,686 Volunteer Moderator

Try the docs

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/publish-to-iis?view=aspnetcore-5.0&tabs=visual-studio

You need to install iis asp.net core module, and the publish will create the required web.config. You will also need to create an iis site with it’s own app pool.

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