How to run a .Net Core webapplication on a Windows 7 machine?

Question

I want to run a ASP.Net Core webapplication on a Windows 7 machine without having to install Visual Studio.

Can I just install .Net Core on the production environment or are there some preconditions that have to be met prior to installing .Net Core?

Answer 1

I tried out some scenarios and I found out the following:

For running .Net Core you only need the .Net Core runtime (or the SDK) installed on the production environment. You can find the downloads here: https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/download-archive.md

For ASP.Net Core, which uses Kestrel for hosting, you only need the runtime (or the SDK) as well. (I tested this on Windows 7 and Linux Debian) When hosting with IIS, see Andre.Santarosa answer