Deploying ASP.NET Core Applications

Learn how to deploy your cross-platform ASP.NET Core applications to IIS, Azure, Linux, and Docker Hub.

Introduction

• ASP.NET Core applications and deployment
• What you should know

1. Understand the Basics

• Server architecture overview
• Choose a deployment strategy
• Project setup
• Write code for development and production
• Include static content
• Project file settings

2. HTTPS and ASP.NET Core

• HTTPS overview
• Configure Kestrel as an edge server
• How forwarding works
• Configure Forwarded Headers Middleware

3. Deploying to IIS

• Set up IIS
• Create a site and app pool
• Set up data protection
• Publish your app with Visual Studio
• Publish your app via the command line
• Understand Web.config

4. Deploying to Azure

• Get started with Azure
• Deploy to Azure with Visual Studio
• Continuous deployment with Azure

5. Deploying to Linux

• Install .NET Core on Linux
• Self-hosting with Kestrel
• Use Kestrel with NGINX
• Start the application automatically

6. Deploying with Docker

• Docker overview
• Create a Docker image
• Test the Docker image locally
• Run and monitor a container
• Docker Compose overview
• Kestrel and NGINX with Compose
• Save an image to a file
• Publish an image to Docker Hub

Conclusion

• Next steps