Setting static port number on Visual Studio Dev Server with a WebSite project

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Alex Czarto picture Alex Czarto · Jul 14, 2009 · Viewed 22k times · Source

I have a WebSite project in Visual Studio 2008 (not a Web Application project!)

How do I set the ASP.NET Development startup port to a static port in a WebSite project?

Answer

backslash17 picture backslash17 · Jul 14, 2009

To specify a port for the ASP.NET Development Server - WebSite / WebServices projects

  1. In Solution Explorer, click the name of the application.
  2. In the Properties pane, click the down-arrow beside Use dynamic ports and select False from the dropdown list. This will enable editing of the Port number property.
  3. In the Properties pane, click the text box beside Port number and type in a port number. Click outside of the Properties pane.This saves the property settings.
  4. Each time you run a file-system Web site within Visual Web Developer, the ASP.NET
    Development Server will listen on the specified port.

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