Deliver a classic application

Last published : Sep 30, 2026
A classic application in the NetScaler Console service offers granular control over the configuration as compared to a modern application and is recommended for advanced NetScaler users.
Use the classic application workflow in the NetScaler Console service if:
  • You are an existing NetScaler on-premises customer with a substantial investment in existing NetScaler configurations.
  • Interested to move to the Cloud but prefer to have the familiar configuration experience as the NetScaler on-premises product.
The NetScaler Console service offers two options:
  • Create an application from scratch using the NetScaler configuration model. Recommended if you are familiar with NetScaler configurations and want to create similar configurations in the Cloud.
  • Migrate an existing NetScaler configuration to the Cloud. Recommended if you have a stable configuration that has been working well for a long time and you want to move the configuration as is to the NetScaler Console service.
To create an application from scratch, see Create a classic application.
To migrate an NetScaler configuration, see Migrate the NetScaler configuration to the NetScaler Console service.
For a simplified, streamlined experience and when you don't have an NetScaler configuration, use the NetScaler managed application. For more information, see Deliver an application.
Related information
NetScaler® managed apps
Create a classic applicationMigrate the NetScaler configuration to the NetScaler Console service

Supported NetScaler® features

The following NetScaler features are supported in the classic application workflow in the NetScaler Console service:
  • Audit Logging
  • Content Switching
  • DNS
  • Load Balancing
  • Monitoring
  • Rate limiting
  • Rewrite
  • Responder
  • SSL Offloading
  • URL Transform
  • Web application firewall (WAF)

Manage a classic application

In the NetScaler Managed Apps > App Delivery page, click one of the following options in the Actions column to manage your deployed classic apps. Redeploy the application after making changes.
  • Edit
  • Redeploy
  • Undeploy
  • Health Status

Modify and redeploy a classic application

You can edit the application details, services, endpoints, load balancing, content rules, and security protection settings for an application.
  1. Navigate to the NetScaler Managed Apps > App Delivery page.
  2. For applications whose status is Deployed, click the three dots in the Actions column.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Update the configured values and click Deploy.
You have completed the steps to modify and redeploy an application.

Check the health status of an application

The health status displays the real-time health of your deployed applications for each application service in an availability zone.
  1. Navigate to the NetScaler Managed Apps > App Delivery page.
  2. For applications whose status is Deployed, click the three dots in the Actions column.
  3. Click Health Status.