How do I run an ASP.Net Core executable file? - asp.net

Question

I am new to ASP.Net Core. I have been following a tutuorial. I got to the point at which Javascript code was added to my project. I ran my program, and nothing in the script worked. After adding a few alert() calls, it was apparent that my program was not finding my script. People here and at Reddit suggested I look at the network tab of DevTools. I saw that my program was not able to find any js or css files.
Being an old-school C++/C# developer, I was running the program from a command window by going to the folder containing the executable file and typing the name of the file.
I went back to the beginning. The tutorial directs me to use the dotnet command, which is brand new to me. The first time it tells me to run my program, it tells me to go to the project directory and enter "dotnet run". It just hit me like a ton of bricks that that was what I should have done the first time. I went back to that project, used "dotnet run", and it worked.
So, my question is this: is it possible to run MyProject.exe by itself? If so, how? Copy it into my project folder? Or is the "dotnet run" command the standard way of executing an ASP.Net Core application?

Answer 1

I think it won't work if you directly run it (not sure if we can run MVC project using dotnet-cli (dotnet run will try to load only MSIL to CLR)).
DotNet core console application is different from .net core MVC projects
you can run your project by following ways.
1. Run using visual studio
when you create an MVC application, in the visual studio there will be multiple options to run it, you can choose IISexpress one, it will open in the default browser.
for step by step guide -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/quickstart-aspnet-core?view=vs-2019
2. publish it in IIS
For this you need to ensure few things, like hosting bundle is installed or not, IIS is correctly configured for core application or not.
for step by step guide -> https://stackify.com/how-to-deploy-asp-net-core-to-iis/
3. Use VSCode
for step by step guide -> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/publish-to-azure-webapp-using-vscode?view=aspnetcore-3.1