Merge branch 'development' into EJ2-980754-Section-6

Author: Sridhar-Karunakaran

blazor-toc.html

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 ## See also
 
-* [Syncfusion Blazor Documentation](https://blazor.syncfusion.com/documentation)
+* [Syncfusion Blazor Documentation](https://blazor.syncfusion.com/documentation)

blazor/ai-coding-assistants/mcp-server.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: Deploy a Blazor Web App to Azure App Service | Syncfusion
+description: Learn here all about deploying the Blazor application with Syncfusion Blazor Components to Azure App Service.
+platform: Blazor
+component: Common
+documentation: ug
+---
+
+# Deploy Blazor Web App to Azure App Service
+
+This section provides information about deploying a Blazor Web applications with the Syncfusion Blazor components to Azure App Service.
+
+Refer to [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio) topic for more information.
+
+## Deployment procedure
+
+If you don’t have a login for Azure, [sign up](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-in/free/) to access the Azure Portal.
+
+### Create a resource in Azure
+
+* Click **Create a resource** in Azure Portal to create a resource group.
+
+![Create new resource](../images/create-new-resource.png)
+
+* Select **Web App** Azure application service.
+
+![Select web app](../images/web-app.png)
+
+* After selecting Web App option, choose an appropriate resource group name and instance details.
+
+* Once this is done, click **Review + create**.
+
+![Create resource](../images/create-resource.png)
+
+* After configuring the Web App service. Select the created web app service (blazor-web-publish).
+
+![Created resource](../images/created-resource.png)
+
+* Now, select the **overview** section, click on **Download publish profile**, and save the profile locally.
+
+![Download publish profile](../images/download-publish-profile.png)
+
+### Publish the Application in Azure
+
+#### Using Azure account login
+
+* To publish the project, right-click on it and choose **Publish** from the context menu.
+
+![Publish menu](../images/publish-menu.png)
+
+* Select **Azure** as the target and **Azure App Service (Windows)**  as the specific target.
+
+![Publish target](../images/publish-target.png)
+
+![Publish specific target](../images/publish-specific-target.png)
+
+* You need to log into your Azure account and choose the web app service (blazor-web-publish) that you have created. Then, click **Publish**.
+
+![Created azure app service](../images/created-azure-resource.png)
+
+![Publish App](../images/publish-azure.png)
+
+#### Using Import Profile option
+
+* To publish the project, right-click on it and choose **Publish** from the context menu.
+
+![Publish menu](../images/publish-menu.png)
+
+* Select **Import Profile** as the target and browse the downloaded publish folder. Then, click **Publish**
+
+![Publish target](../images/target-import-profile.png)
+
+![Publish App](../images/publish-azure.png)
+
+* Now, the application will be deployed and will be available in the specified URL: https://blazor-web-publish.azurewebsites.net/.
+
+![Output-Azure](../images/output-azure.png)
+
+## See also
+
+Refer [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/quickstart-dotnetcore?tabs=net70&pivots=development-environment-vs#publish-your-web-app) for publishing the application to Azure App Service using Visual Studio.

blazor/common/deployment/deployment-azure.md

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+---
+layout: post
+title: Deploy a Blazor Web App to IIS | Syncfusion
+description: Learn here all about deploying the Blazor application with Syncfusion Blazor Components to IIS server.
+platform: Blazor
+component: Common
+documentation: ug
+---
+
+# Deploy Blazor Web App to IIS server
+
+This section provides information about deploying a Blazor Web applications with the Syncfusion Blazor components to IIS server.
+
+Refer to [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio) topic for more information.
+
+## Create an IIS Site
+
+* [Enable IIS](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/dynamicsnav-2018-developer/How-to--Install-and-Configure-Internet-Information-Services-for-Microsoft-Dynamics-NAV-Web-Client)in Windows Features.
+
+* [Enable WebSockets](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/fundamentals/websockets?view=aspnetcore-7.0#enabling-websockets-on-iis) in IIS.
+
+* Now, publish the application for deployment in Release configuration by referring to [this](https://blazor.syncfusion.com/documentation/common/deployment).
+
+* Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and then right-click on "Sites," followed by selecting "Add Website."
+
+![Add site in IIS](../images/add-site.png)
+
+* In the Add Website dialog, fill in the required field values such as site name, physical path and customized port value and then click OK.
+
+Set the physical path to the location where your sample application is developed.
+
+![Add Website in IIS](../images/add-website.png)
+
+## Run the Published Application
+
+* Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager. Expand the `Sites` node to verify that the published application is running. Click `Browse` to open the application in your browser.
+
+![Browse application](../images/browser-website.png)
+
+* Now, application runs in the specified browser port(8080).
+
+![Output-IIS](../images/iis-output.png)
+
+## See also
+
+Refer [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/publish-to-iis?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio) for publishing the application to IIS Service using Visual Studio.

blazor/common/deployment/deployment-iis.md

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 ---
 layout: post
-title: Deployment in Blazor | AOT | Syncfusion
-description: Learn how to publish and deploy Blazor Web App, Blazor WASM, Blazor Server Apps with Syncfusion Blazor components, including self-contained deployment and AOT.
+title: Publish and Deploy in Blazor | AOT | Syncfusion
+description: Learn here all about publish the Blazor application with Syncfusion Blazor Components and much more.
 platform: Blazor
-control: Common
+component: Common
 documentation: ug
 ---
 
-# Deployment in Blazor
+# Publish and Deploy in Blazor
 
-This section provides information about deploying Blazor applications with Syncfusion<sup style="font-size:70%">&reg;</sup> Blazor components.
+This section provides information about publishing and deploying Blazor applications with the Syncfusion Blazor components. 
 
-For more information, see [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy).
+Refer to [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio) topic for more information.
 
 ## Publish Blazor Application with Visual Studio
 
 * Right-click on the project in the `Solution Explorer` and select `Publish`.
 
-![Solution Explorer in Blazor](./images/publish.png)
+![Solution Explorer in Blazor](../images/publish.png)
 
 * Then, select the `Folder` option and select the publishing target location.
 
-![Publish Location in Blazor](./images/folder.png)
+![Publish Location in Blazor](../images/folder.png)
 
 * Check the configuration as Release by clicking the `Advanced...` option below the target location.
 
-![Release Configuration in Blazor](./images/config.png)
+![Release Configuration in Blazor](../images/config.png)
 
-* For Blazor Server App, consider setting Deployment mode to `Self-Contained` when the hosting environment doesn't have the required .NET runtime installed.
+* For `Blazor Server side application`, set Deployment Mode as `Self-Contained`. Because some dependencies are not loaded properly when the published folder is hosted.
 
-![Deploy Mode in Blazor](./images/deploy.png)
+![Deploy Mode in Blazor](../images/deploy.png)
 
 * Then, click `Save` and `Publish`.
 
     N> Refer [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/quickstart-deploy-aspnet-web-app?view=vs-2019&tabs=azure) for publishing the application to Azure App Service using Visual Studio.  
 
 ## Publish Blazor Application with CLI
 
-Package the application and its dependencies into a folder for deployment by using the `dotnet publish` command.
+Packing the application and its dependencies into a folder for deployment to a hosting system by using the `dotnet publish` command.
 
-Run the following command from the project directory.
+For CLI deployment, run the following command from your root directory.
 
 {% tabs %}
 {% highlight c# tabtitle=".NET CLI" %}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ dotnet publish -c Release
 {% endhighlight %}
 {% endtabs %}
 
-For Blazor Server CLI deployment:
+For Blazor Server CLI deployment.
 
 {% tabs %}
 {% highlight c# tabtitle=".NET CLI" %}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ dotnet publish -c Release --self-contained true -r win-x86
 {% endhighlight %}
 {% endtabs %}
 
-Refer to [dotnet publish arguments](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish#arguments) to learn about optional arguments. Use the following command to specify the output directory path.
+Refer to the [dotnet publish - arguments](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish?tabs=netcore21#arguments) to learn about various optional arguments. Use the following command to specify the path for the output directory.
 
 {% tabs %}
 {% highlight c# tabtitle=".NET CLI" %}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ If the path is relative, the output directory generated is relative to the proje
 
 ## Ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation in Blazor WebAssembly
 
-Blazor WebAssembly supports ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, which improves runtime performance at the expense of a larger app size. For details and enable steps, see [Ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/webassembly/?view=aspnetcore-8.0&tabs=windows#ahead-of-time-aot-compilation).
+Blazor WebAssembly supports ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation which provides improved runtime performance at the expense of a larger app size. Refer to [Ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/webassembly?view=aspnetcore-6.0#ahead-of-time-aot-compilation) topic to learn more about how it works and how to enable. 
 
 ### Enable AOT in the application
 
@@ -93,10 +93,10 @@ To enable AOT compilation in the application, add `RunAOTCompilation` options wi
 
 ## See also
 
-* [Host and deploy Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy)
-* [Host and deploy Blazor Server](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/server/)
-* [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor WebAssembly](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/webassembly)
-* [Publish a web app to Azure App Service using Visual Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/quickstart-deploy-aspnet-web-app?view=vs-2022&tabs=azure)
-* [Deploy ASP.NET Core apps to Azure App Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/azure-apps)
-* [Deploy Blazor WASM App to Cloudflare](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/easily-deploy-a-blazor-webassembly-app-to-cloudflare)
-* [Publish a Blazor WebAssembly App and .NET API with Azure Static Web Apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/publish-app-service-static-web-app-api-dotnet/)
+* [Host and Deploy Blazor](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio)
+* [Host and deploy Blazor Server](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/server?view=aspnetcore-7.0)
+* [Host and deploy ASP.NET Core Blazor WebAssembly](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/blazor/host-and-deploy/webassembly?view=aspnetcore-7.0)
+* [Publish a Web app to Azure App Service using Visual Studio](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/deployment/quickstart-deploy-aspnet-web-app?view=vs-2022&tabs=azure)
+* [Deploy ASP.NET Core apps to Azure App Service](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/azure-apps/?view=aspnetcore-7.0&tabs=visual-studio)
+* [Deploy Blazor WASM App to Cloudflare](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/post/easily-deploy-a-blazor-webassembly-app-to-cloudflare.aspx)
+* [Publish a Blazor WebAssembly app and .NET API with Azure Static Web Apps](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/publish-app-service-static-web-app-api-dotnet/)