MVC3 deployment check-list

Overview:

When deploying ASP.NET MVC3.0, there are many challenges to solve, especially when use external hosting and I come across similar issue and sharing my solution here.

Problem:

After hosting the application, the application may not run and page not found error(404.x / 403.x)

Solution:

The following check-list helps to avoid deployment issues with MVC 3.0

1.    Check your web.config for the following code under .webServer> section

2.    Make sure the App pool is set to ASP.Net 4.0 with Integrated Mode.

3.    In your Project References set Copy Local to True for the following assemblies

1.     System.Web.Abstractions

2.     System.Web.Helpers

3.     System.Web.Routing

4.     System.Web.Mvc

5.     System.Web.WebPages

4.    Add the following assemblies to your project, and then set Copy Local to True

1.     Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure

2.     System.Web.Razor

3.     System.Web.WebPages.Deployment

4.     System.Web.WebPages.Razor