Host a .net 7 app on Linux with CloudPanel 2

Here is a step by step guide to deploy and serve .net7 web app on Debian ( ubuntu also ok) and hosting solution as Cloud Panel 2

Firstly you need and up and running CloudPanel 2, You can use Digital Ocean and simply set up a new droplet with CloudPanel from marketplace.

In this senario my app name is NA.Api, you can rename NA.Api in following scripts

1. Install github cli https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/trunk/docs/install_linux.md#debian-ubuntu-linux-raspberry-pi-os-apt
2. Install dotnet SDK https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/linux-debian
3. Clone your code, I use /home/repos/ foder; gh repo clone SolidAppers/NA.Api
4. Write deploy script;

   cd /home
   nano NA.Api.sh
   

   Paste following script;

   echo "NA.Api Deployment"
   cd /home/repos/NA.Api/
   echo "Sync repo"
   gh repo sync
   echo "Stop service"
   systemctl stop  NA.Api.service
   echo "Publishing ..."
   dotnet publish -c Release -o /home/deploy/NA.Api/
   echo "Starting service"
   systemctl start  NA.Api.service
   echo "Done!"
   

5. Add service file

   $ cd /etc/systemd/system
   $ nano NA.Api.service
   

   Paste following script;

   [Unit]
   Description=NA.Api App
   
   [Service]
   WorkingDirectory=/home/deploy/NA.Api
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/dotnet /home/deploy/NA.Api/NA.Api.dll --urls "https://localhost:5601"
   Restart=always
   # Restart service after 10 seconds if the dotnet service crashes:
   RestartSec=10
   KillSignal=SIGINT
   SyslogIdentifier=NAapi-app
   User=root
   Environment=ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Production
   Environment=DOTNET_PRINT_TELEMETRY_MESSAGE=false
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   

6. Automatically get it to start on boot:

   
   $ systemctl enable NA.Api.service
   
   

7. We can now start the service: $ systemctl start NA.Api.service And automatically get it to start on boot: $ systemctl enable NA.Api.service
8. That’s it! run the deploy script bash NA.Api.sh
9. Lastly add a site on CloudPanel with Reverse proxy https://www.cloudpanel.io/blog/cloudpanel-2-2-1-release-reverse-proxy-support-and-new-languages/