{"id":53378,"date":"2025-05-13T09:36:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cloudproinc.com.au\/?p=53378"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:36:12","slug":"publish-a-blazor-net-app-with-vs-code-to-azure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudproinc.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/publish-a-blazor-net-app-with-vs-code-to-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"Publish a Blazor .NET App With VS Code to Azure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this Microsoft Azure blog post, we\u2019ll walk through how to publish a Blazor .NET app using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to Azure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

VS Code, with its rich ecosystem of extensions and integrations, is more than just a code editor. It enables developers to build, test, integrate, and deploy applications\u2014all from within the same interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Azure extension for VS Code allows us to create and deploy applications directly to Azure. You can either create new Azure resources or deploy your app to existing ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Blazor .NET<\/a> applications, you have two main options: create a new Web App or deploy to an existing one. In this post, we\u2019ll demonstrate how to deploy a Blazor WebAssembly app to an existing Web App in Azure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Publish the Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once your application is ready, open the terminal in VS Code and run the following command from the root directory of your project:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dotnet publish --configuration Release<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This command generates a deployment package located in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
bin\/Release\/netX.X\/publish<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
This package contains all the compiled files, assets, and configuration needed to run your Blazor app in a production environment. Before deploying, it\u2019s a good idea to test the published app locally using a lightweight web server such as dotnet serve<\/code> or by manually copying the files to IIS for local testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 2: Deploy the Application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To deploy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  1. In the VS Code Explorer, right-click on the publish<\/code> folder that was created in the step above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Choose the option to deploy to Azure App Service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Select your existing Web App from the list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    VS Code will zip your publish folder, push the files to Azure, and trigger the deployment pipeline. The process typically takes less than a minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Once deployment starts, you can monitor its progress via the Azure Activity Log<\/strong> in VS Code. The Output<\/strong> window will also provide a detailed log of the deployment process, which is helpful for troubleshooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Final Thoughts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Deploying Blazor apps to Azure using VS Code is a fast and efficient way to get your application into the cloud. This approach is ideal for developers who prefer working in a lightweight environment without switching to Visual Studio. With integrated Azure extensions, the deployment workflow becomes seamless and repeatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n