How do I properly use ImageMagick.NET in ASPNET Core running on Linux Ubuntu 16.04?

Question

I am attempting to create an ASPNET Core application where I want to show thumbnail images. I have elected to use the ImageMagick.NET framework as it has a nuget package for dotnet core. When developing on a Windows computer using Visual Studio 2015 the thumbnail images work fine. I now attempt to publish to a Linux server - Ubuntu 16.04. The application runs and shows output to the console. When I attempt to use the ImageMagick objects I receive an error...

An unhandled exception has occurred: Unable to load DLL 'Magick.NET-Q16-x64.Native.dll': The specified module could not be found.

Searches on my Linux computer reveal this file is nowhere on the filesystem. I have this file on my windows development system, so I copied it to my Linux server where my ASPNET Core .dll file resides, but still I get this error.

I now wonder if I must install some ImageMagick runtime files on my Linux server, but I am not sure.

What is the proper way to use ImageMagick with dotnet core considering the development system is Windows and the production system is Linux?

Answer 1

OK - According to the Magick.NET Website, this only works for windows, and is not compatible with Linux.

The ImageMagick Documentation clearly states in the .NET Core section...

Starting with version 7.0.0.0102 support for .NET Core was added. This currently only works on Windows.

Derp!