# How Does Dotnet Publish Work

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Author: John Caleb

Published: 2025-08-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Baeldung - Ops](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/baeldung-ops.md>)

Topics: [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [.NET](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/net.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [NuGet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nuget.md>), [trimming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trimming.md>), [App](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/app.md>)

Tags: [applications](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/applications.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [deployment-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment-tools.md>), [dotnet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dotnet.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [net](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/net.md>), [nuget](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nuget.md>), [publication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/publication.md>), [trimming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trimming.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how the .NET dotnet publish command prepares applications for distribution by building the project, resolving dependencies, and producing deployable files. It covers deployment targets, common publishing options, framework-dependent and self-contained deployments, and optimizations such as trimming and single-file publishing.

## Source excerpt

Explore what dotnet publish does, how it works behind the scenes, and how to use it efficiently in various deployment circumstances. Related Stories Configuring Environment Variables in Ansible Introduction to GoCD Using a Package Manager in GitHub Actions