.net Core Controller action, return static html page

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I intend to return a static html page from my controller action. The html page is part of my project / bundle. I have the following code which works when run locally (localhost), but when on Azure, it fails. I don't have access to the Azure instance at the moment so I can not debug it or turn on Development mode for detailed errors etc. Please excuse the naiveness, what is the issue with the following code:

    public IActionResult PrivacyPolicy()
    {
        //_hostingEnvironment is an instance of IHostEnvironment
        var staticPage = PhysicalFile(System.IO.Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.ContentRootPath, "Views/Home/PrivacyPolicy.html"), "text/html");
        return staticPage;
    }

Try: return File("Views/Home/PrivacyPolicy.html", "text/html"); — Robert McKee
– Robert McKee, Commented Dec 16, 2019 at 23:37
Are you deploying the file in that location? Not under content? Or with File, try AppRelative like "~/View/Home/PrivacyPolicy.html" — Robert McKee
– Robert McKee, Commented Dec 16, 2019 at 23:51
File("~/Views/Home/PrivacyPolicy.html", "text/html") file not found exception when running locally, I'm now seeking access to Azure to see where that file is going, it might not be getting published, wouldn't know until then — pnizzle
– pnizzle, Commented Dec 16, 2019 at 23:55
@pnizzle also as Darin says, you may want to put your static file in a different directory than Views — Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani
– Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani, Commented Dec 17, 2019 at 0:04

Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17 00:11:44Z

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If you have access problems you can simply read the file and then just return its content:

return Content(File.ReadAllText("somefile.html"));

Darin Dimitrov also answered a question about this, that uses a different approach. please also have a look at that:

How do you request static .html files under the ~/Views folder in ASP.NET MVC?

Also as Darin says, you may want to put your static file in a different directory than Views

edited Dec 17, 2019 at 0:11

answered Dec 16, 2019 at 23:57

Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani

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pnizzle Over a year ago

I just took Darin's advice there on not being able to access the Views directory. I placed the files elsewhere and all is well now, both locally and on Azure. Thats using _webHostEnvironment.WebRootPath. Other approaches may work too. I have not verified.

Ashkan Mobayen Khiabani Over a year ago

@pnizzle Great.

timur · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-17 00:00:58Z

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Depending on what sort of host OS you run your application you might want to check whether your "Views/Home/PrivacyPolicy.html" is spelled with correct case letters. Reason being, some filesystems (like ext4 on Ubuntu) are case sensitive.

answered Dec 17, 2019 at 0:00

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pnizzle Over a year ago

Its hosted on a Windows instance, in Azure. But locally I am running it on a Mac, through Visual Studio for Mac. I've checked the casing, all is correct.

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