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Version: 4.0.0

Setup dotnet development environment:

Minimum requirements​

Visual Studio 2019 & components​

Installation :

Install Visual Studio

  • Install/update Visual studio with Admin account without internet access.

    • Ask to your teammate if an the Visual Studio install package is store on the local network.
    • If not create a share folder bia and prepare yourself the package with the command:
    cd '\\share.bia.[MyCompany]\VSPro2022\VS Pro 2022 Setup\'
    .\vs_Professional.exe --layout '\\DMShare\VSPro2019\VS Pro 2019 Setup' --lang en-US fr-FR es-ES
    • Launch \\share.bia.[MyCompany]\VSPro2022\VS Pro 2022 Setup\vs_Professional.exe with your Admin account.
    • Before click install or update your version click on "More" >  "Update settings"
    • Select the channel "Private Chanel"
    • Click ok.  => By using the private chanel, you can install or update your Visual studio by clicking on Launch or update. => If a new version is available in \share.bia.[MyCompany]\VSPro2022\VS Pro 2022 Setup\ a popup will warn you in Visual Studio.

  • Add the latest SDK of .NET Core from the components list:

  • Add Development Time IIS Support follow the blog instruction with this additional tips: When installing IIS, make sur that

    • "WWW Services -> Security -> Windows Authentication" is checked IIS Windows Authentication
    • "WWW -> App Dev Features -> ASP.Net 4.x" is h IIS ASP Net
    • And restart IIS

    If Visual Studio 2022 is already installed, you can add those components by launching the VS Installer.

Configuration :

Set your "using placement" code style setting to inside namespace Code style settings are available from Tools > Options > Text Editor > C# > Code Style. Code style settings

Enable your "Place 'System' directives first when sorting usings" This setting is available from Tools > Options > Text Editor > C# > Advanced Code style settings

Variable Environment​

create the following system environment variable:
Name: ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT
Value: Development
The IIS server must be restarted in order that this variable is taken into account

Build and Debug for VSCode​

If you want to build and deploy the Dotnet part from vscode you need to install the following extension in VSCode:

  • C#
  • C# Dev kit
  • .Net install tool

To be able to manage the database migration with dotnet ef run in a terminal:
dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef