Dotnet publish
dotnet publish is a .NET CLI command that compiles an application and prepares its dependencies and supporting files for deployment.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
dotnet publish is a .NET CLI command that prepares an application and its dependencies for deployment to a target environment.
- How it is used
- Prepares an ASP.NET Core app for deployment by building a folder containing its DLL, dependencies, and required files.
- How deep it goes
- Shows a Release publish command and output, then distinguishes running the published DLL from running a project.
- Examples
- Uses a Release publish command, a published DLL run command, and IIS and Linux deployment paths.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it to produce Release output, run the published DLL, and carry the output into server deployment.
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.NET MAUI in Action
dotnet publish is a .NET CLI command that compiles, packages, and prepares a .NET application for deployment.
- How it is used
- Deploys a .NET MAUI Android application from GitHub Actions as a signed release artifact.
- How deep it goes
- Explains command options and MSBuild pass-through arguments, but stops short of describing publish internals.
- Examples
- Uses a .NET MAUI Android project, a keystore, signing secrets, a signed AAB, and an uploaded GitHub Actions artifact.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure dotnet publish to produce and sign an Android AAB in a GitHub Actions workflow.
Related concepts
- container imageproduces · A container image is a packaged filesystem and configuration artifact from which a container can be created and run.
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