Storing session state data in an Azure environment

Your CMS solution will have session state and the code should be added to the web.config file. Your .net core site typically does not have a web.config file, however, during the CI/CD process there is one created. What you can do to override that one is to include a web.config in your .net core project at the root of the project. It should have at least these the <xml> and opening and closing <configuration> nodes in it. Then your Redis Cache connection string goes in the <system.web> node. When the publish process publishes the website, it will merge the "custom code" you have with what is needed to run the site "auto-magically".

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <!- your custom nodes go here -->
  <system.web>
    <sessionState mode="Custom" customProvider="MySessionStateStore">
      ...
    </sessionState
  </system.web>
</configuration>

I am using Kentico version 13 refresh 13 and have installed the package named Microsoft.Web.RedisSessionStateProvider. I have also created a web.config file in .NET Core under the root of the DancingGoatCore project with the following configuration. Then, I ran dotnet run --no-build to start the project again, but when I checked in Azure Redis, no data had been stored.package install<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <configuration> <system.web> <sessionState mode="Custom" customProvider="MySessionStateStore"> <providers> <add name="MySessionStateStore" type="Microsoft.Web.Redis.RedisSessionStateProvider" host="twirote.redis.cache.windows.net" accessKey="my_access_key" ssl="true" port="6380" /> </providers> </sessionState> </system.web> </configuration>

I checked the event log and found no errors. How can I troubleshoot and fix this issue to ensure that the session is stored in Redis?

Make sure you have your host populated too. The key and port alone won't make a connection. Also check the debug folder to ensure the web config has the values you added in it. If it doesn't, I'd suggest doing a build vs skipping that.

The host (twirote.redis.cache.windows.net) of Azure that I configured in web.config is actually accessible from my computer. However, when I run dotnet run, I receive this warning message.

Do you think this could be the cause, and how should I resolve the issue?

C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore>dotnet run Using launch settings from C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\Properties\launchSettings.json... C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\DancingGoatCore.csproj : warning NU1701: Package 'Microsoft.AspNet.SessionState.SessionStateModule 2.0.0' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1' instead of the project target framework 'net8.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project. C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\DancingGoatCore.csproj : warning NU1701: Package 'Microsoft.Web.RedisSessionStateProvider 5.0.4' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1' instead of the project target framework 'net8.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project. C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\DancingGoatCore.csproj : warning NU1701: Package 'Microsoft.AspNet.SessionState.SessionStateModule 2.0.0' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1' instead of the project target framework 'net8.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project. C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\DancingGoatCore.csproj : warning NU1701: Package 'Microsoft.Web.RedisSessionStateProvider 5.0.4' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.6.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.1, .NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8, .NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1' instead of the project target framework 'net8.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project.

I checked the debug folder and found the web.config file, and the values inside match what I had added. C:\inetpub\wwwroot\Kentico13_2\DancingGoatCore\bin\Debug\net8.0\web.config