dotnet publish create deployable output

Context: dotnet publish produces a folder ready for deployment. With .NET 10, you can publish as framework-dependent, self-contained, or single-file.

dotnet publish compiles the application and produces a folder containing everything needed for deployment.

Basic Usage

# Create publish output (Release configuration)
dotnet publish

# Publish to specific directory
dotnet publish -o ./publish

# Publish as self-contained (includes runtime)
dotnet publish --self-contained true

Deployment Modes

Mode	Command	Output Size
Framework-dependent	dotnet publish	Small (requires runtime)
Self-contained	dotnet publish --self-contained true	Large (includes runtime)
Single-file	dotnet publish -p:PublishSingleFile=true	One .exe file

# Single-file executable
dotnet publish -p:PublishSingleFile=true -o ./publish

# Trim unused assemblies
dotnet publish -p:PublishTrimmed=true

Publish Output

• For Windows: .exe and .dll files
• For Linux/macOS: executable file and .dll files