Unable to extract .NET Single File Application in Azure DevOps release pipeline

Question

I did create a single file application with C#. I have this executable located in a repository and I push it as an artifact. The former is used in build pipelines where I simply add the repo so I can use it. The latter is to use it as an artifact for a release pipeline.

Now during a build pipeline I can simply use it, have tested it and it works. Not really important but the application does 2 things, it sends out mails and updates work items.

When using that exact same application in a release pipeline I get the following error:

Failure extracting contents of the application bundle.
I/O failure when writing extracted files.

I don't know for sure, but could this have something to do with the release pipeline's agent running in a containerized environment? The reason I am asking so is because someone else had such an issue while using this approach on AWS with containers, see this Reddit link

[UPDATE]
The release pipeline was running on a self-hosted Azure DevOps agent. The environment where it is installed on has no .NET 5 runtime nor SDK installed. But I expect the single file application to contain the runtime as well, or am I wrong?

Answer 1

I did publish my application as a simple folder publish. Then putting all the files within the publish folder in the Azure DevOps repository.
Next I pushed all those files as an artifact with a build pipeline, had to install the .NET 5 current runtime on the environment as the release pipeline is running on a self-hosted agent, and then I am able to run the application.