Small hint on how to deploy a web api correctly

Customer3903

Hello,
I am a student that is currently struggling financially and wants to learn enough skills to market himself aside his apprenticeship behind the scenes as a sysadmin guy.
So basically, I created a test project and test website that has used this example:
https://help.monsterasp.net/books/deploy/page/how-to-deploy-net-core-web-api-with-swagger-using-visual-studio

I called the test website "testing-deployment.tryasp.net"
The project I published was a .net project created via visual studio with .net 8, then published it after importing the profile and apply it to the profile for publishing.
Entering swagger/index.html after the website's url returns a 404 Error.

So accessing "testing-deployment.tryasp.net/swagger/index.html" returns an not found error and I can't access even the api section of the default "weatherforecastapi".

This is the cs.proj file:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.4.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

This is the sln file:

Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
# Visual Studio Version 17
VisualStudioVersion = 17.10.35122.118
MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Test", "Test\Test.csproj", "{37842C59-86D4-42A6-9BC9-0306ACEDA22A}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{37842C59-86D4-42A6-9BC9-0306ACEDA22A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{37842C59-86D4-42A6-9BC9-0306ACEDA22A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{37842C59-86D4-42A6-9BC9-0306ACEDA22A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{37842C59-86D4-42A6-9BC9-0306ACEDA22A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
		SolutionGuid = {D93E6021-4FCF-46F0-868E-CDFF5617EE3E}
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

I would love to get guidance on this, since I have a minimal Web-Api project that I want to progress on to enable my passion to create applications.

Thank you in advance.
Please let me know if I missed any information that I should provide. It helps me learn to be a better customer, if not a better developer.

Customer3903

I got a resolution to my problem, or at least I can see a reply in return.
I get a JSON reply with this published Program.cs:

using System.Text.Json;

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

// Add services to the container.

builder.Services.AddControllers();
// Learn more about configuring Swagger/OpenAPI at https://aka.ms/aspnetcore/swashbuckle
builder.Services.AddEndpointsApiExplorer();
//builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen();

var app = builder.Build();

// Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
//if (app.Environment.IsDevelopment())
//{
////    // SwaggerUI also available on production
////    app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
//    app.UseSwagger();
//    app.UseSwaggerUI();

    app.UseCors(app => app.AllowAnyOrigin().AllowAnyMethod().AllowAnyHeader());
////}

app.UseAuthorization();

app.MapControllers();

var jsonTest = new { Name = "Test", Age = 20 };
app.MapGet("/", () => {
    return JsonSerializer.Serialize(jsonTest);
    }
);
app.Run();

Does SQLite work with deploying a website? Can it be shipped together? I will find it out anyhow, just so glad there is progress at this moment.

MonsterASPNET

Hello @Customer3903,
we are happy that you're using our Freehosting. We see that you have resolved on your website all initial problems with WebApi deployment 👍️

We wish you all best in your growing programming experiences.