Tutorials

One walkthrough per provider, start to finish: create the cloud account and an API credential, connect it in DotDeployer, create a server, add a site from GitHub, and go live with a database, environment variables and HTTPS.

Oracle Cloud (via Custom VPS)

Deploy ASP.NET Core to Oracle Cloud

Run an ASP.NET Core app on Oracle Cloud's free-forever ARM VM, connected to DotDeployer as a Custom VPS, with HTTPS and a database.

Free forever: 2 OCPU / 12 GB ARM (Always Free tier, no expiry).

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AWS EC2

Deploy ASP.NET Core to AWS EC2

Connect an IAM access key to DotDeployer and deploy an ASP.NET Core or Blazor app to an EC2 instance, backed by $100+ in free credit.

$100 credit up front (plus up to $100 earned), for 6 months.

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Akamai (Linode)

Deploy ASP.NET Core to Akamai (Linode)

Connect a Linode API token to DotDeployer and deploy an ASP.NET Core or Blazor app, backed by a $100 trial credit.

$100 credit for new accounts, valid about 60 days.

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DigitalOcean

Deploy ASP.NET Core to DigitalOcean

Connect a DigitalOcean Personal Access Token to DotDeployer and deploy an ASP.NET Core or Blazor app to a Droplet in minutes.

$5 credit automatically on signup; a $200 promo may be available via a referral link.

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Hetzner

Deploy ASP.NET Core to Hetzner

Connect a Hetzner Cloud API token to DotDeployer and deploy an ASP.NET Core or Blazor app to the cheapest real Cloud Server around.

No free tier — the cheapest real box of the ten, from about €4/month.

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Vultr

Deploy ASP.NET Core to Vultr

Connect a Vultr API key to DotDeployer and deploy an ASP.NET Core or Blazor app to any of Vultr's 30+ locations.

No published free credit — the cheapest entry price of the ten, from $2.50/month.

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Not sure which provider to pick?

See the Providers page for a side-by-side comparison, or just start with whichever one is free for you right now.

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