I published my WPF project on IIS on server computer, and install the application on client over the network, every thing was fine, but now I have licence file for each computer, I used UUID to generate a licence file (dll file).
Now If I published with server licence when I install the application on client, the application will not work with server licence.
So, my question is can I install specific file on each computer instead of the other when I install the application over IIS?
Hope this clear.
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I'm really new at this, never hosted an app before, everything I've done so far has been locally.
I have a windows server 2008 sp1 running at work, with IIS installed. I access to it via remote desktop, and I need to be able to deploy my app, first locally on the server, so computers that can access it (through LAN) are able to use it.
Right now, if I create a folder and put some data in it, with an html file, and go to "localhost" in a browser, I can see the rendered html file.
The version installed is IIS 7.0, and my app is uses the MVC pattern, and .net framework 4.6.
If on my windows 10 PC I start my app (vs 2017) I can see it on my browser.
I want to be able to do what I do in my PC but on the server. How can I do this?
Update:
I tried Publishing the app through vs but that is on my windows pc and getting a lot of errors. What I know so far is that a guy from Networks gets the app by the developers and they publish it, but I don't know what kind of files does he need.
I followed tutorials but I just can't apply them.
As I said earlier, I have visual studio installed on my w10 PC, and tried publishing through that app to the ip where the server is, getting a lot of errors.
I don't know what to do, I'm really trying a lot of different things, but I don't even know how the app is supposed to look to be run in any way that is not how I run it in visual studio.
UPDATE:
I'm getting this error when I try to publish locally
Here is the Outline of what we need as per OPs requirement
In VS publish the App to a folder
Sort out the server prerequisites:
Turning Windows Feature On or Off for ASP.NET, ISAPI filters, ISAPI extensions, NET extensibility
Server should have .NetFramework installed
Copy the published folder to the Server
Configure IIS manager to add a new site and set physical path to published folder
I knew nothing about ClickOnce and I tried to find more. I have an Windows Forms Application and I want to use a web server (http) to deploy it by click once for testing by customer.
I have Apache in my system to use my system as a web server (which is in XAMPP software)
I have several questions:
When I want to publish the application, must I copy it in specific directory?
Is there any free web server that I can use?
If there is, must I copy my application on web server? How?
BTW, If you know a detailed instruction about that ,may you introduced?
PS: I read this reference completely.
You specify the location of your ClickOnce Application in Properties -> Publish. The Publishing Folder is the Location, where Visual Studio tries to save the published Location. If you are using a WebServer where you have to log in, Choose here a local path on your computer. The Installation Folder URL is the URL, where the ClickOnce Application is looking for Updates. This is the Url on the Server where you have to copy all the Files from the Publish Folder to, if its not the same.
I dont think that there is a free web server you can use. There are a few Services which are quit cheap but as you mentioned, you can use your own Server with XAMPP. I never used XAMPP so i cant help you their
Yes you have to copy your application to the Web Server. Im using WinSCP for that. Be sure to copy the files to the location you have set in the properties. If you are using XAMPP, you may copy the files locally to the XAMPP folder
There are no specific instructions i can mention. You will find everything in the Web. There are some useful articels at CodeProject
This is my first windows application. I have published my project and here are few questions.
Now I have two files - a Setup.exe file and a ClickOnce Application Deployment Manifest file. However both install my application in the machine. What is the right file I should be relying on while installing at the client's place? What is the difference between these two?
Should my application be installed at each client machine? Or would it work if I install my application in the server and try to access the shortcut from a client machine (through LAN)? Would it work? If it is running over LAN, should the client machine have .NET framework installed?
Any input is highly appreciated.
See your question contains some answers.
Ans 1. Setup.exe and ClickOnce Application Deployment Manifest file both will install your application but when u run setup.exe it will install all requirements that your app require.
Lets say your app uses .Net Framework 4.0 and Crystal Reports. Then in the setup project(i hope u r using Setup and deployment project of Visual Studio) rightclick on project and click on properties
Then click on prerequisites... It will show u list of prerequisites available. Check on .Net Framework 4.0 and Crystal Reports and compile your project.
Now when u run setup.exe it will first search for .Net 4.0 Framework and crystal report. If not found it will install them and then proceed for your software installation
OR
if already installed then will directly jump for your software installation.
This will not happen if you directly install your software from ClickOnce Application Deployment Manifest file.
Ans 2. U have to install your software on each client for if there is not framework. it will not run your app.
If you are deploying using ClickOnce you will be installing it on each client machine (this is fine) and the relevant .NET framework(s) installed on each client - these can be installed as a pre-requisite of the application install by configuring the ClickOnce settings.
For ClickOnce the main setup file is setup.exe but it relies on the other files in the deploy package, so asking which specific file is most important isn't really relevant.
If there is a reason you don't want to install the application on each client then you may want to look into developing an IIS (web) application or using a product like Citrix to enable access to the application from the server.
i have a same type of windows application.
currently this application is in use.
if you don't want to install with client PC now you do not have to create the windows application you have to create web application because in windows application you have to install your setup.exe in each client PC.You can not access windows application without install in client PC.
I have been working on a C# application which needs bug fixes and updates once i deliver it to clients. I am currently trying clickOnce method of microsoft to provide updates.
For that i need to publish my application to server with frontpage server extension (If i am not wrong!). We are using windows server 2008 enabled machine, with Apache running, i googled regarding "Publish c sharp application on Apache server" and i found this workaround.
It edits .htaccess file to allow access to VS to publish application. But it doesn't seem working. I guess the page is out dated, written in 2006.
So my questions are:
How do i publish c sharp app on apache box?
How do we publish app? Using VS or any other method?
The manifest and payload (files) just need to be generated and then copied en masse to your server, it doesn't have to be a Windows machine.
Publish to a local folder/share and then replace the entire ClickOnce folder so that the code security values remain intact. I'd suggest you always rename your current folder and then copy your latest bits into a "new" folder that is your install location.
i managed to give updates with this workaround (i dont know how feasible is this! Need inputs!)
I used database to track version numbers and (link for) latest copy of software. Then i check for updates on startup. If new update is available it downloads exe (in app itself), closes app and run the setup.
I am using install-shield to generate setup. But when i run setup in machine which is already having older version of software, it doesn't update it, even though it displays its updating.
I know visual studio also provides option to create installation, but it isn't working either!
Is it possible to deploy a console c# application on IIS Server.
I have one .exe file running on a machine which takes data from named pipe and my c# application takes this data from the pipe and send it to the web application running using TCP sockets, I want to know if i can deploy my C# console application on the webserver?
I am new to ASP.net and C#.
You can host an exe file on IIS server, but it is not a common practice to deploy C# console applications,
In this way you don't know if the client machine has proper .NET Framework installed. So the console application may not even launch.
The web browser can simply block the download.
Even if the exe file is downloaded, unless the user launches it locally, it won't run automatically.
Recommended approach by Microsoft is to deploy the client side application using ClickOnce,
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t71a733d%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
You can then host the ClickOnce installer on IIS side. For example, Microsoft CodePlex uses this kind of deployment for its open source projects,
http://codeplex.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=ClickOnce
No, IIS can be used to host only web sites or web applications. You can't host console applications in IIS.