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Asked: 2026-05-26T16:02:17+00:00

What is UseCustomServer and UseCustomServerUrl in a ASP.NET Web Application Project? Some background: I

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What is UseCustomServer and UseCustomServerUrl in a ASP.NET Web Application Project?

Some background: I got the latest version of a Solution from a vendor. I added a few files to the WebSite project file. When I built the solution, the following tags were added to the WebSite.csproj file. 

<UseCustomServer>False</UseCustomServer>
<CustomServerUrl>
</CustomServerUrl>

I am hesitent to check the project file back in with these added tags. But I don’t want to have to meddle with the project file with a text editor to remove the tags each time I add files to the project. Could these tags hurt the vendor’s build in some way? Why is my build adding the tags? I am using ASP.NET 3.5 SP1. Thanks.

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  1. Editorial Team

    To expand on Brian’s answer – when you Run / Start Debugging (F5) an ASP.NET project, there are three options for which server to use to host your code –

    1. Visual Studio’s Development Server
    2. IIS
    3. Your own custom server, that you run and set up yourself.

    These tags relate to the 3rd option. Having UseCustomServer=False is the default, so checking that in wouldn’t have made a difference either way.

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