How to deploy an asp.net mvc 4 application with database? <p>I'm new to <code>asp.net</code> and want to do the following:</p> <p>I have an <code>asp.net mvc 4</code> website that uses a local database (mdf). I want to install that website on a windows 2012 server (amazon ec2).</p> <p>My Questions:</p> <ul> <li>How do I handle the database?</li> <li>How do I move it onto the server?</li> </ul>