How to add rule root level web config

If you want a URL like:

https://example.com/home

to open a page using a root-level web.config in an ASP.NET application, you can add a URL Rewrite rule.

Example

• Browser URL:

  https://example.com/home

• Internally loads:

  https://example.com/Home.aspx

Or, if you want to redirect instead of rewrite:

Can you tell me:

1. ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, or ASP.NET Core?

2. What is your desired URL (e.g., /about) and what page should it open (e.g., About.aspx)?

If you want to add a rule in the root-level web.config (typically for URL Rewrite, redirects, security headers, etc.), you add it under the section.

Example: Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

url="https://{HTTP_HOST}/{R:1}"

redirectType="Permanent" />

Example: Redirect Old URL to New URL

url="/newpage"

redirectType="Permanent" />

Example: Block Specific IP

Example: Add Security Headers

For ASP.NET Core Applications

The root web.config often looks like this:

path=""

verb=""

modules="AspNetCoreModuleV2"

resourceType="Unspecified" />

arguments="MyApp.dll"

stdoutLogEnabled="false"

hostingModel="InProcess" />

To add rewrite rules, place them inside the same section:

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