Deploying ASP.NET Core Applications: From Fundamentals to Advanced Deployment Strategies

Course details

In this comprehensive course, full-stack .NET web developer Ervis Trupja guides you through the intricate world of ASP.NET Core application deployments, providing a thorough understanding of the deployment landscape, strategies, and best practices. Use a series of insightful modules to delve into the complexities of deploying applications to on-premises servers, cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, as well as advanced techniques such as containerization with Docker and Kubernetes. Plus, explore continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and learn how to enable seamless automation of build, test, and deployment processes.

Learning objectives
Effectively deploy ASP.NET Core applications to various environments, ranging from on-premises servers to cloud platforms, to ensure optimal performance and scalability.
Implement advanced deployment strategies, including blue-green deployments, canary releases, and rollback and recovery strategies, to minimize downtime and mitigate risks.
Leverage containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes to streamline application deployments, to ensure portability and efficient resource utilization.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Supercharge your ASP.NET deployment strategy
02 - What you should know

1. Introduction to ASP.NET Application Deployments

03 - Understanding the deployment landscape
04 - Deployment environments
05 - Building and packaging for deployment
06 - Dependency management
07 - Deployment tools and processes
08 - Deployment best practices

2. Deploying to On-Premises Servers

09 - Internet Information Services (IIS) setup and configuration
10 - Preparing your ASP.NET applications for deployment
11 - Creating and configuring a website in IIS
12 - Application pool configuration
13 - Testing and troubleshooting

3. Deploying to Cloud Platforms - Azure

14 - Introduction to Azure deployment
15 - Azure App Service deployment - Part 1
16 - Azure App Service deployment - Part 2
17 - Configuring networking and security for Azure application services
18 - Managing application secrets in Azure
19 - Monitoring and diagnostics with Azure Application Insights

4. Deploying to Cloud Platforms - AWS

20 - Introduction to AWS deployment
21 - AWS Elastic Beanstalk deployment for ASP.NET applications
22 - Deploying applications to AWS
23 - Configuring networking and security for AWS Elastic Beanstalk
24 - Managing application secrets on AWS

5. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment

25 - Introduction to CI CD pipelines
26 - Setting up CI with GitHub Actions
27 - Setting up CD with GitHub Actions and Azure
28 - Setting up CI CD for other branches
29 - Automating to CI CD pipelines

6. Docker Deployments

30 - Introduction to Docker and containerization
31 - Containerizing ASP.NET Core applications
32 - Building and pushing Docker images with Visual Studio
33 - Building and pushing Docker images with Command Prompt - Part 1
34 - Building and pushing Docker images with Command Prompt - Part 2
35 - Deploying Docker images to Docker hosts

7. Advanced Deployment Strategies

36 - Blue-green deployments
37 - Canary releases
38 - Rollback and recovery strategies
39 - Deployment automation and orchestration
40 - Implementing caching and content delivery networks (CDNs)

Conclusion

41 - Next steps