Project file structure screenshot:

I have my project structure as shown in the screenshot, and I am just wondering what does the publish folder do, and how does it get generated? Is it there because the app is published?

CodePudding user response：

The publish folder you see is the result of a dotnet publish command. The dotnet publish command compiles app code and copies the files required to run the app into a publish folder. The content of the folder can then be copied to a hosting system for deployment.

More info about dotnet publish command: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish

More info about publishing and deploying asp.net core apps: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/?view=aspnetcore-6.0#publish-to-a-folder