asp.net core - How to serve static file with no extension

Question

ASP.NET Core hapily serves up files from the wwwroot folder based on the mime type of the file. But how do I get it serve up a file with no extension?

A

Answer 1

Rather than fighting with static files, I think you'd be better off just creating a controller for it:

using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
using System.IO;

namespace MyApp.Controllers {
    [Route("apple-app-site-association")]
    public class AppleController : Controller {
        private IHostingEnvironment _hostingEnvironment;

        public AppleController(IHostingEnvironment environment) {
            _hostingEnvironment = environment;
        }

        [HttpGet]
        public async Task Index() {
            return Content(
                await File.ReadAllTextAsync(Path.Combine(_hostingEnvironment.WebRootPath, "apple-app-site-association")),
                "text/plain"
            );
        }
    }
}

This assumes your apple-app-site-association file is in your wwwroot folder.