asp.net core razor upload web app to server

Question

Ok, I finished my application and now I want to upload it on a server and use it from there. I searched the net but is confusing me, when I try publish from Visual Studio I only see .dll. So how do I put the web application on a server and use it?

Marius Vasile · Answer

Jignesh, both in web.config and appsettings.production.json? Currently, my appsetings.json conenction settings looks like "ConnectionStrings" : { "DefaultConnection" : "Server=(localdb)\mssqllocaldb;Database=aspnet-RoSafety-53bc9b9d-9d6a-45d4-8429-2a2761773502;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true" , "ApplicationDbContext" : "Server=(localdb)\mssqllocaldb;Database=ApplicationDbContext-857a9b05-d7f5-4ef9-87b8-b242adbd5637;Trusted_Connection=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=true" , }, This needs to be modified after uploading on the server?

Sachin Singh · Answer

asp.net core runs fine on linux and mac. but cpanel is a dashboard for the apache webserever. when asp.net core is hosted by apache, apache is configured as a reverse proxy. this means you still need to config linux to start the asp.core application, so that apache can reverse proxy to it. this is how is it configured https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/linux-apache?view=aspnetcore-5.0

Jignesh Kumar · Answer

You need to change your connection string in supporting.Json file if you are using .net core. Change your self server and database name, username, password in connectionstring

Marius Vasile · Answer

Ok, got my files on server but how do I modify web.config to add connection to sql database?

Marius Vasile · Answer

I managed to configure an IIS on my laptop, the website is loading but when I try to login with default user and password I get an error. Some hints? error below

Marius Vasile · Answer

I don't understand it, I don't own the server, I cannot configuring myself, that means I have to look for a hosting services with either IIS or configuring the server

Marius Vasile · Answer

Thank you Jignesh, that's clear. If I have an web app developed in asp.net core, Razor pages or MVC, do I have to upload it on Azure or IIS server? No other options? It is developed with SQL Server as database

Jignesh Kumar · Answer

Hi, In CPanel we need to upload our published code, Please refer this msdn link, which will help you, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/publish-to-iis?view=aspnetcore-5.0&tabs=visual-studio

Marius Vasile · Answer

They gave me a cPanel account so....I am really confused here

Sachin Singh · Answer

which hosting have you purchased and are you willing to host on IIS (like godaddy Economy plan with plesk etc) or on Linux Cpanel? accordingly we can answer. I am old .Net guy so i select IIS , if you have also planned to host on IIS then follow this article https://www.learnrazorpages.com/publishing/publish-to-iis