Deploy ASP.NET Core on IIS using exe

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ASP.NET Core seems to package a Kestrel service inside a .exe file.

All the instructions I've looked at for hosting ASP.NET Core apps in IIS seem to reference having an entry point (Main() method) inside a DLL.

How do I stage the .exe file such that IIS recognizes it?

I don't see that part of the publishing process, and I would think that would be a very common step seeing as that is the default output of ASP.NET Core.

Nosfera2 · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-01 21:46:52Z

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We did this by adding the following to the web.config file. Note the processPath attribute.

<?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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Jeremy Thompson · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-01 21:49:57Z

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First create a AppPool with No Managed code:

Then create a Website in IIS, I set it to port 8888 (as the default website uses port 80) point it to the web publish directory:

The website uses the AppPool with no managed code:

In the 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="dotnet" arguments=".\AdviserPaymentList.dll" stdoutLogEnabled="false" stdoutLogFile=".\logs\stdout" />
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Then browse to http://localhost:8888/Home, any problems look at the logs.

answered Feb 1, 2018 at 21:49

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micahhoover Over a year ago

Thanks! I noticed your arguments references a .dll file whereas ASP.NET Core outputs an exe by default. Did you just change your project to a DLL? Is there a way to host an exe?

asgerhallas Over a year ago

You don't actually answer the question about hosting the published exe-file :)

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