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  • Jeff Subat 28 posts 159 karma points
    Jan 05, 2017 @ 16:04
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    Models Builder with Umbraco Cloud?

    Is it possible to use the Models Builder with Umbraco Cloud? Here are the issues, as I see them:

    • When I pull the site, I get a website, not a web app.
    • In ASP.NET websites, all code has to go in the App_Code folder. It gets compiled into a single assembly at run time.
    • Models Builder puts the generated models in the App_Data folder, so the classes don't get compiled.
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  • Søren Kottal 712 posts 4570 karma points MVP 6x c-trib
    Jan 05, 2017 @ 18:47
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    You can use the dll mode. That will generate a dll in your bin folder.

    Or you can set your output location to App_Code via the Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsDirectory setting.

    https://github.com/zpqrtbnk/Zbu.ModelsBuilder/wiki/Install-And-Configure

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  • Jeff Subat 28 posts 159 karma points
    Jan 09, 2017 @ 21:38
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    I set ModelsDirectory to a folder under App_Code, and it's working well. Thanks for the tip!

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  • Daniel 29 posts 142 karma points
    Nov 07, 2017 @ 06:36
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    Thanks Søren, it worked for me as well.

    I would give a little recap for those that are struggling with making the ModelsBuilder work with Umbraco Cloud and Visual Studio, like me. I tried looking for UmbracoViewPage on Google, but without success. Now that should work with this post.

    In your Web project - not the Core one - you just need to make some changes in the Web.config file:

    1. Make sure ModelsBuilder.Enable is set to true (default): <add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.Enable" value="true" />
    2. Set the Mode to AppData or LiveAppData. This will ensure you can use ModelsBuilder with Visual Studio. The only other way is to use the API mode, but that is a different story. See the above mentioned link for how to do that. So in your Web.config, you should to have: <add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsMode" value="AppData" />
    3. Then add the key explained in this tread. Create a directory called Models in your App_Code folder in the .Web directory of your site. Then add: <add key="Umbraco.ModelsBuilder.ModelsDirectory" value="~/App_Code/Models/" /> to Web.config.

    As said above, this should do the trick! And thanks to Søren for posting this solution in the first place.

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