Hello. I tried to install Umbraco 8. That is, how did I try? I downloaded the latest Umbraco distribution, unpacked and copied everything to the hosting. And when accessing the site immediately got an error!
Could not load file or assembly 'netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
Immediately, i.e. the installation process has not even begun. Is this called "release"? Can anyone explain what is happening? I have experience with version 7. Absolutely there were no problems: copied to the hosting, launched and configured. What happened at the 8th version? It amazes me that everyone is silent. Does nobody use third-party hosting? Do all users work through Umbraco Cloud?
Erm, I "think" so. But it might be that your hosting provider hasn't installed the full framework or something.
I've had a look at 2 v8 installs that are local on my machine and neither have the "netstandard" dll as part of it's deployment. This tells me that the hosting provider needs the netstandard dll's installed on it as opposed to the issue being with v8. However, I'm not sure how they would go about configuring that for you.
From a hosting point of view I managed my own VPS rather than a shared hosting environment so have full control over ensuring that the frameworks are installed correctly etc.
OK Nik. Let's clarify. netstandard is part of the .Net v 4.7.2 distribution? That is, I need to ask the hosting provider to install this package?
I tried to copy the netstandard and all related files to the "bin" folder. The site did not start, although the error was related to netstandard, but it was of a different kind.
I "think" so yes. I might well be wrong but I do think it is something that your hosting provider needs to install on the server. I don't think just copying the files to the bin directory will work as they probably need to be in GAC. But I am guessing at this point :-)
So, after talking with the support service of the hosting provider, the following was revealed: netstandard is not included in the typical .Net Framework package. This is a separate API, one of the implementations of which is included in .Net Core, which is also not included in the standard .Net Framework. Thus, users should understand that Umbraco v8 is not available for those who save on hosting. You need either a special hosting provider that additionally provides at least a .Net Core package or immediately buy VDS, which is several times more expensive than regular hosting on the Windows platform for sites.
Erm, honestly, no idea with that. I suspect you'd be okay with any 2.* version but you might need assembly bindings updated in web config if it doesn't match correctly.
Umbraco v8 and netstandard
Hello. I tried to install Umbraco 8. That is, how did I try? I downloaded the latest Umbraco distribution, unpacked and copied everything to the hosting. And when accessing the site immediately got an error!
Could not load file or assembly 'netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.Immediately, i.e. the installation process has not even begun. Is this called "release"? Can anyone explain what is happening? I have experience with version 7. Absolutely there were no problems: copied to the hosting, launched and configured. What happened at the 8th version? It amazes me that everyone is silent. Does nobody use third-party hosting? Do all users work through Umbraco Cloud?
Hey Alex,
You need to ensure your hosting has .Net 4.7.2 available. I suspect that it doesn't and as a result the NetStandard dll might not be available.
v8's minimum requirements are different to v7 so it's likely that this is causing issues for you.
Nik
Hi Nik. Thanks for the quick response! Look at this.
Is this the correct version of .Net?
Erm, I "think" so. But it might be that your hosting provider hasn't installed the full framework or something.
I've had a look at 2 v8 installs that are local on my machine and neither have the "netstandard" dll as part of it's deployment. This tells me that the hosting provider needs the netstandard dll's installed on it as opposed to the issue being with v8. However, I'm not sure how they would go about configuring that for you.
From a hosting point of view I managed my own VPS rather than a shared hosting environment so have full control over ensuring that the frameworks are installed correctly etc.
OK Nik. Let's clarify. netstandard is part of the .Net v 4.7.2 distribution? That is, I need to ask the hosting provider to install this package? I tried to copy the netstandard and all related files to the "bin" folder. The site did not start, although the error was related to netstandard, but it was of a different kind.
I "think" so yes. I might well be wrong but I do think it is something that your hosting provider needs to install on the server. I don't think just copying the files to the bin directory will work as they probably need to be in GAC. But I am guessing at this point :-)
Nik, hello.
So, after talking with the support service of the hosting provider, the following was revealed: netstandard is not included in the typical .Net Framework package. This is a separate API, one of the implementations of which is included in .Net Core, which is also not included in the standard .Net Framework. Thus, users should understand that Umbraco v8 is not available for those who save on hosting. You need either a special hosting provider that additionally provides at least a .Net Core package or immediately buy VDS, which is several times more expensive than regular hosting on the Windows platform for sites.
Hey Alex,
Would you be able to provide the name of the provider you use so others know they might have issues using them?
Thanks
Nik
Well, of course. It is not difficult.
Inoventica services
Nik, one more question. Do I need to install "netstandard" necessarily version 2.0.0 or maybe higher? Like the latest version?
Erm, honestly, no idea with that. I suspect you'd be okay with any 2.* version but you might need assembly bindings updated in web config if it doesn't match correctly.
Nik, many thanks for the consultation and the time spent.
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