Trivial web app to track gitlab popular MR comments. Web api part

tbd

• Client: https://github.com/bodynar/MAS.GitlabComments.Client

tbd

• dotnet
• MSSQL server
• (optional) Internet Information Services (IIS)

1. Download the latest the release from release page

If no zip file with app content provided - download source code, build & publish WebApp via dotnet

2. Create a database on mssql server
3. Update DefaultConnection setting in appsettings.json file to match your database configuration

Example: Server=MyServer;Database=GitlabComments;User Id=user;Password=password;MultipleActiveResultSets=true

4. Configure the rest of the application settings in the appsettings.json file as you wish
5. Run app
   • dotnet: to run use cli command
   • Internet Information Services (IIS): to run with IIS please proceed with official guide
6. To use client app proceed with Client app installation guide

• Before updating app make sure that app is stopped.
• To update your app just follow steps 1 & 5.
• On step 1 you need to replace existed files, except appsettings.json
• [ONLY IF NO INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN RELEASE] Compare newest version of appsettings.json and your version, add new lines to your settings and save the file.

• Dotnet deploy with cli - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli
• Dotnet run - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-run
• Host ASP.NET Core on Windows with IIS - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy/iis/?view=aspnetcore-8.0