Windows Server

As explained in Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core

Windows Server is Microsoft's operating system platform for hosting server applications and network services.

Windows Server is Microsoft's operating system platform for hosting server applications and network services. For an ASP.NET Core web API, it provides the server environment where a release can run and be accessed by product owners or testers. section 12.1.5 section 12.0

A Windows Server deployment can use a physical or virtualized machine. ASP.NET Core is cross-platform, so the same application can also target Linux, Docker, or other publishing environments with minor process differences. section 12.1.5 section 12.0

A practical Windows Server deployment commonly involves:

• Creating a Windows Server virtual machine in Microsoft Azure. section 12.0
• Installing and configuring Internet Information Services (IIS) to host the web application. section 12.0
• Publishing and deploying the ASP.NET Core web API from Visual Studio. section 12.0

Azure Windows Server VM

A tutorial deployment selects Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition - Gen 2, X64 architecture, the Standard B2ms size, and password-based administrator access. Azure Spot can reduce costs for short-term testing, but eviction risk makes standard pay-as-you-go capacity preferable for a permanent production-like machine. section 12.2.2

Figure 12.7 Create a new VM in Azure.

Use the Azure VM creation figure to review the principal machine settings before creating the Windows Server host. section 12.2.2

How Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core covers it

How deep it goes

Explains deployment choices and Azure VM configuration, then defers detailed server administration and application setup.

Examples

Uses an Azure Windows Server 2022 VM with Standard B2ms sizing and IIS-based web API deployment.

What it assumes

Assumes an ASP.NET Core web API ready for release and introduces the server and deployment concerns needed to publish it.

What you can do after

Operate/configure an Azure Windows Server VM and deploy an ASP.NET Core web API for evaluation.

How it connects

Connects Windows Server with ASP.NET Core, Azure, IIS, Linux, Docker, and web API deployment.

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