HTTP Error 500.30–ANCM In-Process Start Failure 18 June 2019 10:41 Sam MacDonald .NET Core, ASP.NET, IIS, Windows Server (0) TweetShareWhile preparing an app to run on my local IIS server for the first time I received this error. It provides some clues as to what is happening but does not give a direct cause and can be very frustrating when trying to get that app ready for production.HTTP Error 500.30 - ANCM In-Process Start FailureCommon causes of this issue:The application failed to start The application started but then stopped The application started but threw an exception during startupTroubleshooting steps:Check the sys... [More]
How to serve files without extensions in IIS 17 June 2019 04:53 Sam MacDonald Windows Server, ASP.NET, IIS (0) TweetShareBy default, IIS will not serve up files without an extension. Never the less sometimes we need to allow IIS to serve up these files.The following web.config file can be placed in the directory that you want to serve up these files from.<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <configuration> <system.webServer> <staticContent> &... [More]
How to update Docker on Window Server 2016 05 June 2019 02:48 Sam MacDonald (0) TweetShareSince making the decision to use containers on one of my projects I thought I would start documenting the process of how to work with Docker. Hopefully by sharing my experiences and tutorials on this site people will find them useful.In this tutorial, we will walk through performing an update to Windows Server 2016 Docker Engine.Getting StartedTo get started, lets first check the current version of Docker Engine that is installed on Windows Server by running the PowerShell cmdlet below:get-Packa... [More]