Hello All,

I want to run asp.net vnext applications inside the containers in Windows Server 2016. I need to install Asp.Net Mono/Core (DNX). Please route me to the documentation. Many thanks!

Regards,

Viswanatha Swamy

Hi Viswanatha,

Sorry but currently we do not have much documentation about installing applications on Windows Server 2016.

You can also post a thread to ASP.NET forum to see if there is any other user trying to install it on a Windows Server 2016 system.

http://forums.asp.net/

Run: Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Web-Server

For installing ASP.NET 5.0 check here: http://docs.asp.net/en/latest/getting-started/installing-on-windows.html

Shawn Gibbs

Update: I should have included these helpful links:

-          Running container host locally, scripts and VHD host links included. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/windowscontainers/quick_start/container_setup

-          Running IIS in container using PowerShell or Docker. This creates an IIS container https://github.com/Microsoft/Virtualization-Documentation/tree/master/windows-server-container-samples/iis-10.0

-          Fairly short getting started with publishing to container https://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/announcing-windows-server-2016-containers-preview (VS Docker Extension is used)

For video of example Docker asp.net 5.0 deployment see here: https://channel9.msdn.com/Series/Docker-for-NET-Developers/Deploy-your-ASPNET-5-App-to-a-Docker-Container-in-five-minutes

• Edited by Shawn Gibbs [MSFT]Microsoft employee Thursday, August 27, 2015 4:50 PM
• Proposed as answer by Shaon ShanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator Friday, August 28, 2015 2:24 AM

Shawn,

I have created ASP.net vNext application in Visual Studio 2015. I have used Docker tools for VS 2015. Created the Windows Server 2016 VM and published my asp.net vnext application inside a container. I have added network security group the NIC of this VM. I have opened up port 80. When I am trying to access the web application hosted inside the container; I was getting the page cannot be displayed. When I did "docker ps -a". I found the PORTs column was empty.

Ubuntu VM: I was successfully hosted the asp.net vnext application inside the container and was able to access it from my laptop in IE browser.

Windows Server 2016: I am able to host the application inside the container. But unable to access it. Found that I have to do some changes to NAT. Working on it.

• Edited by Viswanatha.Swamy 15 hours 54 minutes ago

Shawn,

Looks like something to do with NAT.