rider-publish.md

When publishing an application using JetBrains Rider, you are essentially deploying your application so that it can be run independently of the development environment. The publish mode offers a variety of options to tailor the deployment process according to your needs. Here are the key options and settings you will encounter in Rider's publish mode:

1. Target Framework:

   • This specifies the .NET framework version your application will run on. You can select from multiple versions depending on your project's requirements.

2. Configuration:

   • Common options include Debug and Release. The Release configuration typically includes optimizations suitable for a production environment.

3. Target Runtime:

   • Defines the platform your application is being deployed to, such as win-x64, linux-x64, or osx-x64.

4. Deployment Mode:

   • Framework-Dependent: Requires the .NET runtime to be installed on the target machine.
   • Self-Contained: Packages the .NET runtime with your application, allowing it to run on a machine without any .NET installations.

5. Target Folder:

   • The directory where the publish artifacts will be placed. You can specify a custom path based on where you want the deployment files to be stored.

6. File Publish Options:

   • Delete Existing Files: Determines if the pre-existing files in the target folder should be erased before publishing the new files.
   • Single File Deployment: Combines all the necessary files into a single executable.

7. Advanced Options:

   • Trim unused assemblies: Reduces the size of the application by removing assemblies that are not used.
   • ReadyToRun Compilation: Improves startup time by pre-compiling parts of the application, although it might increase the size of the output.
   • Enable compression in single-file mode: Compresses the published single file to reduce size.

8. Profile Selection:

   • You can create and select different publishing profiles to save and reuse these settings, which is particularly handy if you have multiple environments to deploy to (e.g., development, staging, production).

Steps to Publish in Rider:

1. Open the Publish Dialog:

   • Right-click on your project in the Solution Explorer and select Publish.

2. Configure Publish Settings:

   • Fill in the necessary details based on the options mentioned above.

3. Publish the Application:

   • Once all settings are configured, click the Publish button to start the process. Rider will build your application and place the publishable files in the specified target folder.

Example:

Imagine you are publishing the Nikse.SubtitleEdit application which targets .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.

• Target Framework: .NETFramework,Version=v4.8
• Configuration: Release
• Target Runtime: win-x64 (if it is a Windows application)
• Deployment Mode: Framework-Dependent or Self-Contained depending on whether you want to include the .NET runtime.
• Target Folder: C:\Deployments\SubtitleEdit

This setup will collect all necessary binaries, DLLs, and dependencies into a folder from which the application can be executed. By understanding and configuring these options, you can tailor the Rider publishing process to suit your precise deployment environment and requirements.