Publishing Web Services

Publish to a folder

The dotnet publish command compiles app code and copies the files required to run the app into a publish folder. When deploying from Visual Studio, the dotnet publish step occurs automatically before the files are copied to the deployment destination.

Folder contents

The publish folder contains:

• one or more app assembly files,

• dependencies,

• (optionally) the .NET runtime.

Set up a process manager

An ASP.NET Core app is a console app that must be started when a server boots and restarted if it crashes. To automate starts and restarts, a process manager is required.

The most common process managers for ASP.NET Core are:

• Linux

  • Nginx

  • Apache

• Windows

  • IIS

  • Windows Service

Set up a reverse proxy

If the app uses the Kestrel server, Nginx, Apache, or IIS can be used as a reverse proxy server.

A reverse proxy server receives HTTP requests from the Internet and forwards them to Kestrel. Either configuration—with or without a reverse proxy server—is a supported hosting configuration.

Proxy server and load balancer scenarios

Additional configuration might be required for apps hosted behind proxy servers and load balancers. Without additional configuration, an app might not have access to the scheme (HTTP/HTTPS) and the remote IP address where a request originated.