ASP.NET Core MVC · MVC 5

ASP.NET MVC
hosting for every MVC app.

ASP.NET MVC hosting for both generations: ASP.NET Core MVC on the latest .NET and classic MVC 5 on .NET Framework. Razor views, MSSQL 2025, free HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt and one-click deploy from Visual Studio.

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ASP.NET MVC Core MVC & MVC 5

Why our MVC hosting

MVC web hosting on Windows and IIS

Whether your project is a new ASP.NET Core MVC app or a long-running MVC 5 site, it runs here without workarounds.

ASP.NET Core MVC

Controllers, views and tag helpers on .NET 11, 10, 9 and 8, each site in its own application pool.

Classic MVC 5

ASP.NET MVC 5 on .NET Framework 4.x runs natively on Windows Server and IIS — no rewrite needed.

Razor Pages & views

Razor views, layouts, partials and Razor Pages work out of the box, including static files and bundles.

MSSQL 2025 backend

Use Entity Framework with a real SQL Server 2025 database, manageable from SSMS.

One-click deploy from VS

Publish from Visual Studio via Web Deploy, or let us build your project straight from GitHub.

Free HTTPS

Free Let’s Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal. HTTP/3 and TLS 1.3 by default.

Step-by-step guides

Deploy your MVC app in minutes

Tutorials from our help center for publishing and troubleshooting ASP.NET MVC applications.

Deploy from Visual Studio

Publish your ASP.NET Core MVC application using Visual Studio Web Deploy.

Deploy with an MSSQL database

Publish an ASP.NET Core application together with its SQL Server database.

Environment variables

Keep connection strings and secrets out of your source code.

Static files and 404

Fix 404 Not Found errors on static files in ASP.NET Core applications.

Logs and resources

Find your application logs and check resource usage in the Control Panel.

Activate HTTPS

Enable free SSL via Let’s Encrypt for your MVC site in one click.

Why MVC here

ASP.NET MVC hosting for classic and Core apps

ASP.NET MVC comes in two generations, and many teams run both: new projects on ASP.NET Core MVC and established applications on ASP.NET MVC 5. Our MVC hosting runs on Windows Server and IIS, so both generations are supported on one platform.

ASP.NET Core MVC on the latest .NET

Controllers, views, tag helpers and Razor Pages run on every supported runtime, from .NET 8 LTS to .NET 10 and .NET 11. You can add a Web API or Blazor components to the same project.

Classic ASP.NET MVC 5 on .NET Framework

MVC 5 applications built on .NET Framework 4.x need Windows and IIS — exactly what our Windows hosting provides. Publish your existing project without rewriting it and migrate to ASP.NET Core only when it makes sense.

Razor, Entity Framework and SQL Server

Most MVC applications are data-driven. Use Entity Framework or Entity Framework Core against an MSSQL 2025 database and inspect your data from SQL Server Management Studio.

Deploy an MVC app from Visual Studio

Download the publish profile from the Control Panel and publish with Web Deploy straight from Visual Studio, or connect your repository with GitHub deploy and we build ASP.NET Core projects with dotnet publish for you. Free HTTPS via Let’s Encrypt secures your site from the first deployment.

Runtime settings for MVC 5 and ASP.NET Core MVC

On the Scripting page pick .NET Framework 4.x for a classic MVC 5 application or .NET Core for ASP.NET Core MVC. The Integrated pipeline is recommended; the Classic pipeline exists for legacy applications. Saving a change recycles the application pool and the site is back within seconds.

Troubleshooting an MVC application

The event logs for IIS, WAS and ASP.NET are kept for 7 days, and for ASP.NET Core you can capture the standard output with the ASP.NET Core debug log. Both are in the Control Panel, next to the resource charts of your website.

MVC web hosting, free to try

Start on the free ASP.NET hosting plan to check that your MVC app, database and deployment workflow all work, then compare hosting plans and pricing when you need your own domain.

FAQ

Questions about ASP.NET MVC hosting

Can I host an ASP.NET MVC 5 application?

Yes. MVC 5 on .NET Framework 4.x runs natively on our Windows Server and IIS platform. Choose the .NET Framework 4.x runtime with the Integrated pipeline on the Scripting page.

Do you support ASP.NET Core MVC and Razor Pages?

Yes, on .NET 11, 10, 9 and 8. InProcess is the recommended hosting model.

How do I deploy an MVC application?

Download the publish profile from the Control Panel and publish from Visual Studio with Web Deploy. ASP.NET Core projects can also be built for you from a GitHub repository with dotnet publish.

Can I use Entity Framework with SQL Server?

Yes. Create an MSSQL 2025 database in the Control Panel and use the ready-made connection string; websites hosted with us connect through an internal hostname.

Can I host an MVC app for free?

Yes. The Free plan gives you one website with 5 GB of storage and 256 MB of dedicated RAM on our free subdomains (runasp.net or tryasp.net), plus one database with 1 GB of storage. No credit card is required.

Where do I find errors of my MVC application?

Turn on the ASP.NET Core debug log in the Control Panel to capture the standard output of your application, and check the event logs (IIS, WAS and ASP.NET), which are kept for 7 days.

ASP.NET MVC hosting for every MVC app.