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Asked: 2026-06-01T17:06:13+00:00

** Dumb questions alert ** I created my first Web API project. I would

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** Dumb questions alert **

I created my first Web API project. I would like to test it on my web host, but I can’t figure out what files to upload. I tried to upload everything from the HelloWorld folder, but I get a 403 “Access is denied” error when I attempt to access the files.

Once I upload the folders/files, how do I access them? Do I have to navigate to the Root > Views > Home > … ?

Folder Structure

  • HelloWorld
    • HelloWorld
    • _UpgradeReport_Files
      • 1 css, 1 xslt, 4 pngs
    • HelloWorld
      • All of my folders and files
      • This is what I tried to upload
    • packages
      • A lot of ASP and JQuery folders

Thank you for your help.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I think you have two separate problems here: knowing what files to deploy and getting the permissions correct so that you can access them.

    In general, the files you will need to deploy are all of your static files (images, CSS, Javascript, HTML), any .cshtml/.aspx/.ascx/.asax files, and Web.config. However, the easiest (and best) way to know what files to deploy is to use Visual Studio’s publishing mechanism. Go to Build->Publish, and publish to a local directory. Open that directory, and you’ll see all the files you need to deploy.

    As far as the second problem, that’s more complicated. The solution depends on the version of IIS, but the basic upshot is that you need to give the correct user access permissions to your file. Depending on your version of IIS and how it’s confusing, it will either be IUSR, IIS_IUSRS, or NETWORK SERVICE. Try Googling for “file permissions IIS “.

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