We all know that Microsoft has recently announced ASP.NET 4.5.1 framework. To test the apps on this new framework, DiscountASP Labs is offering a free Beta sandbox for everyone to try.
The reason it’s free, because they want to support the ASP.NET community. They are providing Windows 2012 R2 sandbox platform.
You can sign up for a Sandbox Hosting Account on DiscountASP.NET Labs Site at http://labs.discountasp.net
Free Sandbox Hosting Account features:
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- .NET Framework 4.5.1
- 50 MB disk space
- 50 MB SQL disk space
- Uses DiscountASP.NET subdomain
- End Date: Oct. 31, 2013
Once you sign up for free account, you will need to validate your email ID.
After validating your email ID, you will be provided information via email like:
- WEBSITE Information
- FTP Information
- MSDeploy Publishing Information (for visual Studio and for IIS Manager)
- SQL Server 2012 DATABASE Information
Enjoy hosting your ASP.NET site with SQL Server for free.
Reference Blog
- DiscountASP.NET Labs Blog (blog.discountasp.net)
- Sandbox Hosting Account (labs.discountasp.net)
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Is it still free? When I try to register, it is not Free anymore…. Finally, I found other provider that more interesting, hostforlife.eu. They also support .net 4.5.1. 🙂
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Hi Tom,
Yes it was free, but now that offer is expired. Thanks for the link anyways.
Regards,
Suraj
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