Service Fabric Add additional files

Question

I'm trying to add a file to service fabric project. However I get file not found exception when running it locally and when published. What is the proper way to include a file as "content" in service fabric Service?

trying to do this:

var pfx = File.ReadAllBytes("cert.pfx"); // Exception - not found

Answer 1

You can use the 'data package' feature for this. They are deployed as an independently versionable part of the application package.

More info here and here.