title: Azure Application Settings not overriding my appsettings.json file values
body: <p>I have tried adding DefaultConnection from my appsettings.json file to Azure's Application Settings but Azure will not override the connection string. </p>
  
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  <p>Any article or blog I can find states that all I should need to do is add the connection string name as it states in the appsettings.json file and Azure should do the rest (e.g. <a href="https://tehremo.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/override-connection-strings-app-settings-in-asp-net-core-and-azure-app-service/" rel="noreferrer">https://tehremo.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/override-connection-strings-app-settings-in-asp-net-core-and-azure-app-service/</a>) however when the application is published it is using my local connection string.</p>
  
  <p>My Startup.cs file looks like the following:</p>
  
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  <p>NOTE: I am publishing using VSTS continuous delivery with "Deploy Azure App Service" release task.</p>