Configure web.config (generated automatically) to forward requests to Kestrel. web.config Example: <aspNetCore processPath="dotnet" arguments=".\MyApp.dll" stdoutLogEnabled="true" stdoutLogFile=".\logs\stdout" /> ✅ IIS acts as a reverse proxy, Kestrel handles HTTP requests. Follow : 2⃣ How to Deploy to Docker?

Docker allows running ASP.NET Core apps in containers, portable across environments.

Dockerfile Example:

# Build stage

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build

WORKDIR /app

COPY *.csproj ./

RUN dotnet restore

COPY . ./

RUN dotnet publish -c Release -o out

# Runtime stage

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/aspnet:8.0

WORKDIR /app

COPY --from=build /app/out .

ENTRYPOINT ["dotnet", "MyApp.dll"]

Build & Run:

docker build -t myapp:latest .

docker run -d -p 8080:80 myapp:latest

✅ Benefits:

• Environment-independent
• Easy scaling in Kubernetes or cloud
• Versioning via images

3⃣ How to Host in Azure App Service?

Follow :

Azure App Service provides PaaS hosting for ASP.NET Core apps.

Steps: