Due to the feedback we've received, we have decided to support all versions of .NET Core in framework-dependent (FDD) mode on the IIS 8 web servers. So it won't be necessary to run your Core projects in self-contained mode any longer (though if you prefer that method you can certainly continue to use it). Changing to FDD should provide some level of performance increase as well as a decrease in isolated application pool memory use for most applications. The benefits will vary depending on the specifics of your application, of course. If you aren't on an IIS 8 server that supports FDD .NET Core we can migrate your site to a newer server that does support it. Just open up a support ticket and let us know. These are the .NET Core versions currently supported (check the Knowledge Base for updates to this list): 1.0.0 1.0.1 1.0.2 1.0.3 1.0.4 1.0.5 1.0.7 1.0.8 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.4 1.1.5 2.0.0 2.0.3