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110 posts in this category.
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ASP.NET Core 10 on IIS: In-Process Hosting Checklist
Ship ASP.NET Core 10 on IIS without 502.5 surprises. App pool, ANCM, Web.config, and SQL connection settings that actually matter on Windows hosts.
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App Pool Recycling That Won't Wake You at 3 AM
Bad IIS app pool defaults cause more ASP.NET outages than flaky deploys. Tune recycling, bitness, and Full Trust for stable Windows shared hosting.
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Deploy .NET 10 to IIS with Web Deploy and CI
Ship ASP.NET Core apps to Windows IIS with Web Deploy, CI publish, config transforms, and post-deploy smoke checks. Practical patterns for shared and VPS hosts.
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SQL Timeouts and Pooling for Hosted ASP.NET Apps
Most ASP.NET SQL timeouts on Windows hosting are pool exhaustion or bad plans, not a dead engine. Fix connection strings, timeouts, indexes, and EF Core habits.
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Graceful Shutdowns for ASP.NET Core on IIS
IIS recycles app pools on a schedule, after idle time, or on config changes. Hook ASP.NET Core lifetime events so in-flight work finishes and SQL connections close cleanly.
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Harden ASP.NET on IIS: Headers, Cookies, Secrets
Most hosted ASP.NET breaches start with missing headers, weak cookies, and secrets in Web.config. Harden IIS and .NET 10 apps with concrete config you can ship today.
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IIS URL Rewrite Rules That Survive ASP.NET Core Publish
Keep HTTPS, host, and path rules intact when ASP.NET Core overwrites web.config. Practical IIS Rewrite patterns for Windows shared and VPS hosts.
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ASP.NET Core 10: IIS Application Initialization
App pool recycles still cold-start ASP.NET Core on IIS. Use Application Initialization plus a warmup path so .NET 10 apps stay responsive after recycle.
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Reliable CI/CD Pipelines for .NET 10 Deployments
Modern CI/CD patterns reduce deployment failures and speed releases for .NET workloads. This post covers pipeline structure, automation steps, and monitoring that teams use on Windows Server hosts.
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Tuning T-SQL Queries for SQL Server Production Workloads
Effective SQL Server performance starts with rewriting queries to reduce logical reads and leverage indexes efficiently. This post outlines practical T-SQL patterns and monitoring steps that deliver measurable gains on production systems.
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ASP.NET Core Header Handling Advisory: Mitigate Now
A recent Microsoft security advisory highlights a flaw in ASP.NET Core header processing that can enable authentication bypass on production IIS deployments. Update configurations and apply patches immediately to protect sites running the current .NET release.
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Rate Limiting Enhancements in ASP.NET Core 10
ASP.NET Core 10 refines the built-in rate limiting middleware with improved sliding-window algorithms and per-endpoint metrics. Developers gain tighter control over concurrency without external dependencies while preserving low-latency request handling.
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Mitigating Recent ASP.NET Core Request Handling Risks
A recent Microsoft security advisory highlights flaws in ASP.NET Core request parsing that can lead to denial of service or information disclosure on production sites. Update immediately and apply the configuration changes described below to protect Windows Server deployments.
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Native AOT Deployment in ASP.NET Core 10
ASP.NET Core 10 ships with mature Native AOT support that delivers smaller binaries and faster cold starts on Windows Server. This post shows how to adopt it in production minimal API projects without breaking existing DI or reflection patterns.
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Tuning SQL Server Queries with Execution Plans and Indexes
Query performance in SQL Server improves most reliably through systematic analysis of execution plans and targeted indexing. This post outlines concrete T-SQL patterns and monitoring techniques for production workloads.