Project deploy on IIS #6145

• ABP Framework version: v7.3.3
• UI Type: MVC
• Database System: EF Core (SQL Server) /
• Tiered (for MVC) or Auth Server Separated (for Angular): yes

I'm trying to deploy my MVC project on IIS. I did the following steps:

1. I created a certificate as shown here: https://docs.abp.io/en/abp/latest/Deployment/Configuring-OpenIddict
2. I put the certificate inside the published folder
3. I created a site on IIS. The type: http, IP address:* Port: 44396

appsettings.json file:

{
  "App": {
    "SelfUrl": "http://localhost:44396",
    "DisablePII": "false",
    "HealthCheckUrl": "/health-status"
  },
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "Default": "--deleted"
  },
  "Elsa": {
    "Server": {
      "BaseUrl": "http://localhost:44396"
    },
    "Smtp": {
      "Host": "localhost",
      "Port": "2525",
      "DefaultSender": "noreply@acme.com"
    }
  },
  "EmailServer": {
    "ApiURL": "http://localhost:7061/api/email/send"
  },
  "AuthServer": {
    "Authority": "http://localhost:44396",
    "RequireHttpsMetadata": "false"
  },
  "StringEncryption": {
    "DefaultPassPhrase": "--deleted"
  }
}

When I go to http://localhost:44396/ I get the following error:

HTTP Error 500.30 - ASP.NET Core app failed to start
Common solutions to this issue:
* The app failed to start
* The app started but then stopped
* The app started but threw an exception during startup
Troubleshooting steps:
* Check the system event log for error messages
* Enable logging the application process' stdout messages
* Attach a debugger to the application process and inspect

web.config:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <location path="." inheritInChildApplications="false">
    <system.webServer>
      <handlers>
        <add name="aspNetCore" path="*" verb="*" modules="AspNetCoreModuleV2" resourceType="Unspecified" />
      </handlers>
      <aspNetCore processPath="dotnet" arguments=".\ElsaDemo.Web.dll" stdoutLogEnabled="false" stdoutLogFile=".\Logs\stdout" hostingModel="inprocess" />
    </system.webServer>
  </location>
  <system.webServer>
    <httpProtocol>
      <customHeaders>
        <remove name="x-powered-by" />
      </customHeaders>
    </httpProtocol>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Event viewer error log:

[14:55:52 INF] Starting web host.
[14:55:52 FTL] Host terminated unexpectedly!
Volo.Abp.AbpInitializationException: An error occurred during ConfigureServicesAsync phase of the module Volo.Abp.OpenIddict.AbpOpenIddictAspNetCoreModule, Volo.Abp.OpenIddict.AspNetCore, Version=7.3.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null. See the inner exception for details.
 ---> System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: The system cannot find the file specified.
   at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.CertificatePal.FilterPFXStore(ReadOnlySpan`1 rawData, SafePasswordHandle password, PfxCertStoreFlags pfxCertStoreFlags)
   at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.CertificatePal.FromBlobOrFile(ReadOnlySpan`1 rawData, String fileName, SafePasswordHandle password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags)
   at System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certificate..ctor(String fileName, String password, X509KeyStorageFlags keyStorageFlags)
   at ElsaDemo.Web.ElsaDemoWebModule.GetSigningCertificate(IWebHostEnvironment hostingEnv, IConfiguration configuration) in C:\Users\--deleted\source\repos\ElsaDemo\src\ElsaDemo.Web\ElsaDemoWebModule.cs:line 396
   at ElsaDemo.Web.ElsaDemoWebModule.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<PreConfigureServices>b__3(OpenIddictServerBuilder builder) in C:\Users\--deleted\source\repos\ElsaDemo\src\ElsaDemo.Web\ElsaDemoWebModule.cs:line 131
   at Volo.Abp.Options.PreConfigureActionList`1.Configure(TOptions options)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceCollectionPreConfigureExtensions.ExecutePreConfiguredActions[TOptions](IServiceCollection services, TOptions options)
   at Volo.Abp.OpenIddict.AbpOpenIddictAspNetCoreModule.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass1_0.&lt;AddOpenIddictServer&gt;b__0(OpenIddictServerBuilder builder)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.OpenIddictServerExtensions.AddServer(OpenIddictBuilder builder, Action`1 configuration)
   at Volo.Abp.OpenIddict.AbpOpenIddictAspNetCoreModule.AddOpenIddictServer(IServiceCollection services)
   at Volo.Abp.OpenIddict.AbpOpenIddictAspNetCoreModule.ConfigureServices(ServiceConfigurationContext context)
   at Volo.Abp.Modularity.AbpModule.ConfigureServicesAsync(ServiceConfigurationContext context)
   at Volo.Abp.AbpApplicationBase.ConfigureServicesAsync()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Volo.Abp.AbpApplicationBase.ConfigureServicesAsync()
   at Volo.Abp.AbpApplicationFactory.CreateAsync[TStartupModule](IServiceCollection services, Action`1 optionsAction)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceCollectionApplicationExtensions.AddApplicationAsync[TStartupModule](IServiceCollection services, Action`1 optionsAction)
   at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.WebApplicationBuilderExtensions.AddApplicationAsync[TStartupModule](WebApplicationBuilder builder, Action`1 optionsAction)
   at ElsaDemo.Web.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\--deleted\source\repos\ElsaDemo\src\ElsaDemo.Web\Program.cs:line 36