ASP.NET Hosting (.NET Framework)

Our servers come with .NET Framework 4.8 pre-installed, ensuring full support for applications built on ASP.NET 4.8, 4.7.2, 4.6.x, and 4.5.x. As the latest version of the classic .NET framework, it ensures your projects—both current and legacy—run with maximum stability and security in a native Windows Server environment.

We provide multiple alternatives to deploy your application quickly and securely, fitting seamlessly into your workflow:

• Web Deploy (MSDeploy): This is the highly recommended option for ASP.NET 4.8 environments. It allows you to publish your project directly from Visual Studio (or JetBrains Rider) in just a few clicks. This method is extremely efficient as it only synchronizes changes, automates database migrations (if configured), and updates IIS settings automatically.
• Secure FTP / FTPS: For manual management, you can use any third-party client like FileZilla or WinSCP. Simply upload your compiled files to the httpdocs root folder. We support FTPS (FTP over SSL) to ensure your credentials and source code are encrypted at all times.
• Plesk File Manager: Ideal for quick adjustments or individual file uploads directly through your browser, without needing to install additional software on your computer.

This flexibility allows you to maintain a continuous deployment cycle or perform timely updates with complete ease and control over your production environment.

Absolutely. Since this is a Windows Server environment optimized for .NET Framework 4.8, you have complete control over the web.config file located in your application's root directory.

Through this file, you can customize critical IIS server and .NET framework parameters, including connection string management, security rules, redirection directives, and Trust Levels. Our hosting is configured to provide the necessary flexibility in shared environments, allowing you to adapt your site's behavior and adjust specific application settings without administrative restrictions.

Yes, our ASP.NET hosting plans operate in Full Trust mode by default. This means the .NET runtime grants your application the necessary permissions to perform advanced functions that would be blocked under lower trust levels.

What are the benefits for your development?

• .NET Framework 4.8 Compatibility: Your code and external libraries will run in a native Windows Server environment, leveraging the stability of the final classic framework version.
• No SecurityException errors: Under Full Trust, your custom libraries (.dll) can perform advanced tasks such as generating PDF reports, processing images, or connecting to external APIs without framework blockages.
• "Bin-Deploy" Deployment: You simply need to upload your DLLs to your application's /bin folder. The IIS server will automatically recognize and load them into your application domain.
• Native SQL Server Integration: You can use official drivers to connect your application to our SQL Server databases, ensuring fast and secure transactions.

Security and Isolation in a Shared Environment

We know security is vital in hosting. Therefore, while we allow execution freedom, your application is protected by:

• Dedicated Application Pools: Each website runs in its own isolated memory process. What happens in one application does not affect others.
• Unique User Identities: Your application runs under a specific Windows user identity, restricting access only to your own files and folders via strict NTFS permissions.
• Resource Monitoring: IIS manages CPU and RAM usage so that your application's performance remains consistent, regardless of the load from other users on the same node.

Yes, absolutely. Through your Plesk control panel, you have access to the "Scheduled Tasks" tool. This feature functions like the Windows Task Scheduler, allowing you to automate critical processes for your ASP.NET application without manual intervention.

What types of tasks can I configure?

• Run Commands: To trigger executables (.exe) or specific operating system processes.
• Fetch a URL: Ideal for triggering application routes via automated HTTP requests.
• PHP Scripts or System Files: Direct execution of scripts hosted within your hosting account directory.

Recommended Use Cases:

• Notifications and Alerts: Automate transactional emails, such as appointment reminders, expiration notices, or status updates for your users.
• Application Maintenance: Temporary file cleanup, log recycling, and cache updates to maintain peak performance.
• Database Management: Running stored procedures for table optimization or cleaning up old records.
• Data Synchronization: Data import/export processes with external services or updating catalogs and stock.
• Automated Reporting: Generating periodic reports (PDF/Excel) for internal analysis or clients.

Flexibility and Control:

The system allows for granular configuration. You can schedule executions by minute intervals, at specific times in the early morning to avoid performance impact, or on specific days of the month, using standard Windows syntax or cron format.

Yes, our servers are updated with the SAP Crystal Reports Runtime for Visual Studio (Service Pack 39). This is the most recent and stable version, specifically designed to run smoothly on Windows Server and IIS environments, offering full compatibility with ASP.NET 4.8, 4.7.2, 4.6.x, and 4.5.x. To ensure your reports function correctly, please consider the following:

• Runtime Version: With SP39 installed, we support the latest security enhancements, PDF/Excel exporting, and compatibility with modern web browsers.
• Support Files: Remember to include the aspnet_client folder in your site's root directory so the report viewer (CrystalReportViewer) can load all styles and interactive functions properly.
• web.config Configuration: Since SP39 includes assembly updates, ensure that the references in your configuration file match the engine version installed on the server (you can contact us for the exact DLL version if you need to set up a binding redirect).

Our ASP.NET hosting plans are equipped with SQL Server 2022 technology, Microsoft's most recent and efficient version. To guarantee a seamless migration for existing projects, we maintain full backward compatibility with versions such as SQL Server 2019, 2017, 2014, and 2012.

The environment is configured to provide enterprise-level performance, offering full support for complex logic development through stored procedures, views, triggers, and advanced functions.

For streamlined administration, we include the Plesk Obsidian control panel, allowing you to manage your databases through an intuitive web interface. From this panel, you can:

• Manage Databases: Create, edit, and import SQL Server databases in seconds.
• Configure Backups: Schedule automatic backups on a regular basis (daily or weekly) to protect your data.
• Security: Implement additional protection layers such as data encryption and role-based access control.

Yes, absolutely. You can manage your databases directly from your local machine using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or any other tool compatible with external connections.

Yes, we fully support Entity Framework 6 in all its modes (Code First, Model First, and Database First). Since we operate in a Full Trust environment, there are no restrictions for the ORM to manage communication with SQL Server.

• Migrations: Allows you to update the database schema automatically upon application startup using Database Initializers, ensuring the database matches your class model.
• Configuration: The entire providers section and the connection string are managed standardly through your web.config file.
• Performance: Our servers are optimized to handle complex queries and the object mapping generated by EF6.

Yes. Our ASP.NET hosting service fully supports ADO.NET, which is the native communication technology for .NET Framework 4.8. Working in a Full Trust environment, you can use all data providers (System.Data.SqlClient) to execute direct queries, stored procedures, and transactions. It is the ideal choice if you require maximum control over the database.

Totally. Dapper works perfectly on our .NET Framework 4.8 servers. As a lightweight library that compiles within your own application (in the /bin folder), it requires no special installation. It is one of our top recommendations for shared hosting due to its low resource consumption and fast response times.