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ImageResizer using AzureReader2 returns 404s for resized images when deployed in RELEASE mode to Azure website

I have an MVC website (MVC 5.2.2.0), that uses ImageResizer and Azure Blob Storage, using the AzureReader2 plugin.

I am using default settings, so images will be accessed through /azure/images (where "images" is the name of my container), and it works perfectly in development - and if I deploy to an Azure Website using Debug settings.

If I deploy using Release settings, images stop working and return 404s with a times new roman text "The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.", as shown below.

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This is from my web.config, and is NOT modified on release (I double-checked):

<resizer>
 <plugins>
  <add name="MvcRoutingShim" />
  <add name="AzureReader2" connectionString="DefaultEndpointsProtocol=http;AccountName=[accountname];AccountKey=[KEY]" endpoint="http://[account].blob.core.windows.net/" />
  <add name="DiskCache" />
 </plugins>
</resizer>

I am lost and don't know where to begin troubleshooting. I have tried disabling DiskCache plugin, which does not make any difference.

Solution

  • This is most likely because your configuration is enabling pre-compilation when you switch to release mode. Disabling pre-compilation should allow VirtualPathProviders to work again.

    See "File Not Found - cause #4" in the Troubleshooting Guide for more information.