Im just trying to run a DotNet Core console app on a Windows Server 2012 R2 but I keep getting this error:
Error:
An assembly specified in the application dependencies manifest (Application.deps.json) was not found:
package: 'Microsoft.Web.Administration', version: '11.1.0'
path: 'lib/netstandard1.5/Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll'
The dll that is missing is inside the /publish folder...
I used Dotnet publish with the correct Runtime Identifier (win81-x64)
I installed the Dotnet runtime 2.0.7 on the server
Always use the publish output when deploying to a target sever.
It can be found in
bin\Release\netcoreapp2.0\win81-x64\publish
in your case (self-contained application)
or in
bin\Release\netcoreapp2.0\publish
for framework-dependent deployments.
The output in the directories above are meant to be used in development only, since they are specific to machine and user configuration built with.
I had this issue because I deployed the wrong publish folder.
I decided to take the time a setup a publish profile.
In solution Explorer...Right Click on the Project -> Publish
or from the menu Build->Publish
.NET Core application publishing overview
Using a publish profile you can set the target location to something simple
drive:\Publish\[project]
This will save you from haveing to navigate 10 levels deep an possibly copying the wrong folder.
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