How to update a running asp.net core application on Windows?

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I have a Asp.Net Core MVC application running on Windows Server 2008 R2 with IIS. But every time I update this application, I need to manually stop the applicationPool in IIS, and restart the applicationPool after I finish updating the app. Otherwise it will tel me "the xxx.dll is in use by other progress". Is there any way to make this process easier?

Accepted Answer

Finally I found my anwser: I just need add a file named `app_offline.htm` to the IIS web root(not your project wwwroot folder), and remove it after you replace all of your file. due to this issue you may need try both `App_Offline.htm` or `app_offline.htm` .

and this will allow you to use FTP client to update

How to update a running asp.net core application on Windows?

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