Publish ASP.NET Core to Azure fails unexpectedly - asp.net

Question

I have a project based on ASP.NET Core 1.0. I can build and run locally without any problems, but if I try to publish the project to Azure using the publish mechanism in Visual Studio 2015 (even if I try to publish locally to a folder in file system or using FTP) it fails unexpectedly without giving me any concrete message. If I run preview I always get this log:
The "Publish" task failed unexpectedly.
System.Exception:
Publishing Project.Web for .NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2/win7-x64
at Microsoft.DotNet.Tasks.Publish.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()
at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__26.MoveNext()
If I try to publish ignoring this error or if I do not try to get the preview I get this:
1>------ Publish started: Project: Kunato.Web, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
rmdir /S /Q "C:\Users\thimo\AppData\Local\Temp\PublishTemp\Kunato.Web54\"
Environment variables:
DOTNET_CONFIGURE_AZURE=1
Path=.\node_modules\.bin;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External;%PATH%;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Web\External\git
C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe publish "C:\Code\Git\Web_KuNaTo\src\Kunato.Web" --framework net452 --output "C:\Users\thimo\AppData\Local\Temp\PublishTemp\Kunato.Web54" --configuration Debug --no-build
Publishing Kunato.Web for .NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2/win7-x64
1>Publish failed due to build errors. Check the error list for more details.
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 7 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Publish: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
If I the do as requested and look at the error list, there is no error and everything looks good. Are there any other log files or anything to check where the problem might be?
project.json
{
"userSecretsId": "aspnet-Kunato.Web-753ff034-0ada-4809-84a8-a4f157c4ea43",
"dependencies": {
"Kunato.Common": "1.0.0-*",
"Kunato.Core": "1.0.0-*",
"Kunato.DataAccess": "1.0.0-*",
"Kunato.Edi": "1.0.0-*",
"Kunato.Entities": "1.0.0-*",
"Kunato.Localization": "1.0.0-*",
"ediFabric.Framework": "6.7.0",
"LumenWorksCsvReader": "3.9.0",
"Sendgrid": "6.3.4",
"StackExchange.Redis": "1.1.0-alpha2",
"StackExchange.Redis.StrongName": "1.1.0-alpha2",
"Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Facebook": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Google": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.MicrosoftAccount": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Twitter": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"type": "build"
},
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Session": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Abstractions": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Redis": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"type": "build"
},
"Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink.Loader": "14.0.0",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"type": "build"
},
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGenerators.Mvc": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"type": "build"
}
},
"tools": {
"BundlerMinifier.Core": "2.0.238",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"Microsoft.Extensions.SecretManager.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Tools": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"imports": [
"portable-net45+win8"
]
}
},
"frameworks": {
"net452": {}
},
"buildOptions": {
"emitEntryPoint": true,
"preserveCompilationContext": true
},
"runtimeOptions": {
"configProperties": {
"System.GC.Server": true
}
},
"publishOptions": {
"include": [
"wwwroot",
"Views",
"Areas/**/Views",
"appsettings.json",
"web.config"
]
},
"scripts": {
"prepublish": [ "npm install", "bower install" ],
"postpublish": [ "dotnet publish-iis --publish-folder %publish:OutputPath% --framework %publish:FullTargetFramework%" ]
}
}
Startup.cs
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore;
using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
using Kunato.Web.Services;
using Kunato.DataAccess;
using Kunato.Entities.Core;
using Kunato.Web.Helpers;
using System.Globalization;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
using Kunato.DataAccess.Data;
using Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding;
namespace Kunato.Web
{
public class Startup
{
public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
{
var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env.EnvironmentName}.json", optional: true);
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
// For more details on using the user secret store see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532709
builder.AddUserSecrets();
// This will push telemetry data through Application Insights pipeline faster, allowing you to view results immediately.
builder.AddApplicationInsightsSettings(developerMode: true);
}
builder.AddEnvironmentVariables();
Configuration = builder.Build();
}
public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; }
// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to add services to the container.
public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
{
// Add Application Insights data collection services to the services container.
services.AddApplicationInsightsTelemetry(Configuration);
// Add framework services.
services.AddDbContext<KunatoDatabaseContext>(options =>
options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection"), b => b.MigrationsAssembly("Kunato.Web")));
services.AddIdentity<KunatoUser, KunatoRole>(options =>
{
options.Password.RequireDigit = false;
options.Password.RequiredLength = 4;
options.Password.RequireLowercase = false;
options.Password.RequireNonAlphanumeric = false;
options.Password.RequireUppercase = false;
options.User.AllowedUserNameCharacters = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789#-.";
options.User.RequireUniqueEmail = true;
})
.AddEntityFrameworkStores<KunatoDatabaseContext>()
.AddDefaultTokenProviders();
// Add session
services.AddSession(options =>
{
options.CookieName = ".kunato.Session";
options.IdleTimeout = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30);
});
// Add localization
services.AddLocalization();
// Register Version service
services.AddSingleton<IDeploymentEnvironment, DeploymentEnvironment>();
// Add localization to the request pipeline
var dtf = new DateTimeFormatInfo
{
ShortDatePattern = "dd.MM.yyyy",
LongDatePattern = "dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm",
ShortTimePattern = "HH:mm",
LongTimePattern = "HH:mm"
};
var nf = new NumberFormatInfo
{
CurrencyDecimalSeparator = ",",
CurrencyGroupSeparator = ".",
NumberDecimalSeparator = ",",
NumberGroupSeparator = ".",
NumberDecimalDigits = 3
};
// Add MVC services to the services container.
services.AddMvc().AddJsonOptions(options =>
{
// handle loops correctly
options.SerializerSettings.ReferenceLoopHandling =
Newtonsoft.Json.ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore;
// use standard name conversion of properties
options.SerializerSettings.ContractResolver =
new CamelCasePropertyNamesContractResolver();
// include $id property in the output
options.SerializerSettings.PreserveReferencesHandling =
PreserveReferencesHandling.Objects;
})
.AddViewLocalization()
.AddDataAnnotationsLocalization();
// Register Filters
services.AddScoped<LanguageActionFilter>();
services.Configure<RequestLocalizationOptions>(
options =>
{
var supportedCultures = new List<CultureInfo>
{
//new CultureInfo("en-US") { DateTimeFormat = dtf },
//new CultureInfo("en") { DateTimeFormat = dtf },
new CultureInfo("de-DE") { DateTimeFormat = dtf, NumberFormat = nf },
new CultureInfo("de") { DateTimeFormat = dtf, NumberFormat = nf }
//new CultureInfo("en-US"),
//new CultureInfo("en"),
//new CultureInfo("de-DE"),
//new CultureInfo("de")
};
options.DefaultRequestCulture = new RequestCulture(culture: "de-DE", uiCulture: "de-DE");
options.SupportedCultures = supportedCultures;
options.SupportedUICultures = supportedCultures;
});
// Add application settings from config
services.Configure<ApplicationSettings>(Configuration.GetSection("ApplicationSettings"));
// Add application services.
services.AddTransient<IEmailSender, AuthMessageSender>();
services.AddTransient<ISmsSender, AuthMessageSender>();
// Register KunatoBaseData
//services.AddTransient<KunatoBaseData>();
//services.AddTransient<KunatoSampleData>();
}
// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
public async void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
{
loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection("Logging"));
loggerFactory.AddDebug();
// Add Application Insights to the request pipeline to track HTTP request telemetry data.
app.UseApplicationInsightsRequestTelemetry();
if (env.IsDevelopment())
{
app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
app.UseDatabaseErrorPage();
app.UseBrowserLink();
}
else
{
app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
}
// For more details on creating database during deployment see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=615859
try
{
using (var serviceScope = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>().CreateScope())
{
serviceScope.ServiceProvider.GetService<KunatoDatabaseContext>().Database.Migrate();
// Seeding the basic data to the database
var kunatoBaseData = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<KunatoBaseData>();
await kunatoBaseData.InitializeDataAsync();
// Seeding sample data to the database
//var kunatoSampleData = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<KunatoSampleData>();
//await kunatoSampleData.InitializeDataAsync();
}
}
catch { }
app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseIdentity();
// Add session
app.UseSession();
// Add localization
var locOptions = app.ApplicationServices.GetService<IOptions<RequestLocalizationOptions>>();
app.UseRequestLocalization(locOptions.Value);
// Add external authentication middleware below. To configure them please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532715
app.UseMvc(routes =>
{
routes.MapRoute(
name: "default",
template: "{controller=Home}/{action=Index}/{id?}");
});
}
}
}