GameList/IIS.md

IIS Deployment Notes

• ASP.NET Core out-of-process behind IIS
• HTTPS termination at IIS
• SQLite DB stored in App_Data
• App pool identity must have write access
• Admin password via environment variable

Publish

• From repo root: dotnet publish -c Release -o publish
• Copy publish/ contents to site directory (keep App_Data writable by the app pool user).
• Set environment variables in web.config or IIS config:
  • ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
  • ADMIN_PASSWORD=<your-secret>
• Optional: enable stdout logging in web.config during troubleshooting only; disable afterward.

Permissions

• Grant modify rights to the app pool identity on App_Data (DB file + wal).
• Ensure firewall/HTTPS bindings match applicationUrl configured in IIS.