Avoid index.html in Azure url

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I've published on Azure a .NET Framework 4.8 web application (which front end is made in Vue.js 2). If I go to https://XXX.azurewebsites.net/ it shows an error page with the following message:

"Server Error in '/' Application. The resource cannot be found."

Instead if I add index.html in the path (https://XXX.azurewebsites.net/index.html) I can see the login page of my web app. How can I avoid to add index.html in the url?

Hi ! Have you set the default page (index.html) in your website configuration ? Perhaps it's something else. Please have a look at stackoverflow.com/a/40704310/4698373 — Philippe
– Philippe, Commented Sep 24, 2021 at 10:21
Hi @Philippe, yes, I have index.html in the default documents list — andref94
– andref94, Commented Sep 24, 2021 at 10:45
Sorry @andref94 if it is a poor additional question, but don't you have to select one of them in the list ? Or perhaps a routing issue in your web app configuration. The working direct access to your page via its url, means that the code inside seems to be correct. — Philippe
– Philippe, Commented Sep 24, 2021 at 11:05
It's a simple list, I can't select one of the items. index.html is the only file of the ones in the list that I also have in my project folder. While developing on my pc I can access the webapp from localhost:8080 without index.html in the path, so I don't think that it's a routing problem — andref94
– andref94, Commented Sep 24, 2021 at 13:16

andref94 · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-24 15:09:37Z

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I found out that the problem was caused by a configuration of the mvc application. In global.asax file there is a call to a static method:

public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollections routes) {
    routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

    routes.MapRoute(
        name: "Default",
        url: "{controller}/{action}/{id}",
        defaults: new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = UrlParameter.Optional }
    );
}

I've removed the MapRoute method call and everything has started working as expected

answered Sep 24, 2021 at 15:09

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Philippe Over a year ago

"route or no route" ;) Glad to read you pointed out the origin of the issue. It sounds like it will help other people.

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