Visual Studio Journey: This application is currently offline. To enable the application, remove the app_offline.htm file from the application root directory.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

This application is currently offline. To enable the application, remove the app_offline.htm file from the application root directory.

This application is currently offline. To enable the application, remove the app_offline.htm file from the application root directory.

I was getting this error in Visual Studio 2013 when trying to debug my app. There was no app_offline.htm file in my Solution Explorer, but if I did a Open folder in file explorer, there it was.

Just delete it.
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Bryan Valencia is a contributing editor and founder of Visual Studio Journey. He owns and operates Software Services, a web design and hosting company in Manteca, California.