Is there a way to deploy asp net application with dexexpress components other than using virtual machine with installed libs on it? I want to deploy it to azure websites but get an error that .dll are missing (dont get that error during debugging on localhost where devexpress installed).
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Be sure, that you marked the referenced assemblies that you want to publish on the vm as "copy local = true". You can find that option in the properties of a reference.
The output folder of your web app will be automatically copied over to azure websites. For more information how web pages are packaged have a look How to: Create a Web Deployment Package in Visual Studio
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You can try one of these options:
- Find a NuGet package which includes the dll's you need. I don't know which components you use but NuGet contains a lot of packages -> https://www.nuget.org/packages?q=devexpress
- Include the dll's you need in a 3thPartyLib in your project and then reference these assemblies (with copy local = true) from your project.
Be sure to include the license file in your deployment.
