WebRootPath in DXP

Tomas

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Hello,
I'm having trouble getting the WebRootPath to work in DXP, Optimizely 12.
In startup.cs im using this code and it returns an empty string

var epiWebHostingEnvironment = app.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<IWebHostingEnvironment>();

epiWebHostingEnvironment.WebRootPath

Same thing in a scheduled job

private readonly EPiServer.Web.IWebHostingEnvironment _env;
if(string.IsNullOrEmpty(_env.WebRootPath))
{
return "Job terminated. WebRootPath is empty!";
}

#338045

May 08, 2025 6:22

Eric Herlitz

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Is this an upgraded project from CMS11? In many cases those lack a wwwroot folder which is what WebRootPath will look for. In that case, either specify the path in your startup or use ContentRootPath instead.

#338047

May 08, 2025 11:53

Stefan Holm Olsen

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Try IWebHostEnvironment.WebRootPath (from the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting namespace).

#338307

Edited, May 18, 2025 19:15

Tomas - May 20, 2025 5:49

I’ve already tried that, but it didn’t work in DXP.

Stefan Holm Olsen - May 20, 2025 6:01

That's interesting. I have a site in DXP that use it many places. Do you have custom initialization code in Program.cs?

Stefan Holm Olsen

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And also, you can inject IWebHostEnvironment in the Startup constructor, capture it in a private field for use in the ConfigureServices method. Probably also in the Configure method.

#338308

May 18, 2025 19:19