Razor views are compiled at runtime when the view is invoked. ASP.NET Core 1.1.0 and higher can optionally compile Razor views and deploy them with the app — a process known as precompilation. The ASP.NET Core 2.x project templates enable precompilation by default.
> [!NOTE]
> Razor view precompilation is unavailable when doing a [Self-Contained Deployment](https://docs.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/deploying/#self-contained-deployments-scd) in ASP.NET Core versions 2.0.0 and earlier.
Set `MvcRazorCompileOnPublish` to `true`, and include a package reference to `Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.ViewCompilation`. The following *.csproj* sample highlights these settings:
The ASP.NET Core 2.x project templates implicitly set `MvcRazorCompileOnPublish` to `true` by default, which means this node can be safely removed from the *.csproj* file. If you prefer to be explicit, there's no harm in setting the `MvcRazorCompileOnPublish` property to `true`. The following *.csproj* sample highlights this setting:
