# ASP.NET Hosting

Commercial ASP.NET hosting providers are virtually all using IIS and a web administration tool like [cPanel ](https://cpanel.net/)or [Plesk](https://www.plesk.com/). The deployment process is identical to a standard **IIS** deployment.

Locate the **httpdocs** or equivalent directory using the control panel, the follow the basic steps below:

* Create the application directory
* Create the **/bin** directory in the application's directory
* Copy all the assemblies from your local /bin to the server's **/bin** (no need to copy xml and pdb files)
* Copy the **/Themes** folder if you have custom themes or mixins
* Copy the **/Images** folder if you have images that need to be served as URLs
* Copy the **/App\_Data** folder if your application uses it
* Copy Web.config
* Copy Default.html (and other html files you use sub-applications)
* Copy Default.json (and other json configuration files if you use sub-applications)
* Copy favicon.ico.

![Test deployment in a GoDaddy hosted ASP.NET account](https://1993823814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MIuSWPmpejGB_3Up-Wy%2Fuploads%2FBcAmcvNclMW7iaBn5566%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=0d2894de-d9b3-484a-9f97-1465f3dd06a4)

{% hint style="info" %}
If the hosting provider supports IIS Publishing, you may use [Visual Studio to publish](https://docs.wisej.com/deployment/concepts/visual-studio-publishing) the web site directly to the hosting provider's system.
{% endhint %}

## Prerequisites

Wisej, like most ASP.NET applications, needs to run in Full Trust mode and needs write permissions to  the system's /temp directory. When using the web hosting control panel, locate the ASP.NET Settings section and set the **CAS trust level** to **Full**.

![](https://1993823814-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MIuSWPmpejGB_3Up-Wy%2Fuploads%2FQCFbzI6VAASNQxmxDgqY%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=59265db9-855d-4ee3-a62a-74bfc9220f61)

We tried over a dozen commercial ASP.NET providers with Wisej applications without any major issue.