Getting Started¶

1. Install .NET Core
2. Create a new .NET Core project:

mkdir aspnetcoreapp
cd aspnetcoreapp
dotnet new

1. Update the project.json file to add the Kestrel HTTP server package as a dependency:

{
  "version": "1.0.0-*",
  "buildOptions": {
    "debugType": "portable",
    "emitEntryPoint": true
  },
  "dependencies": {},
  "frameworks": {
    "netcoreapp1.0": {
      "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
          "type": "platform",
          "version": "1.0.0"
        },
        "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0"
      },
      "imports": "dnxcore50"
    }
  }
}

1. Restore the packages:

dotnet restore

1. Add a Startup.cs file that defines the request handling logic:

using System;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http;

namespace aspnetcoreapp
{
    public class Startup
    {
        public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app)
        {
            app.Run(context =>
            {
                return context.Response.WriteAsync("Hello from ASP.NET Core!");
            });
        }
    }
}

1. Update the code in Program.cs to setup and start the Web host:

using System;
using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;

namespace aspnetcoreapp
{
    public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var host = new WebHostBuilder()
                .UseKestrel()
                .UseStartup<Startup>()
                .Build();

            host.Run();
        }
    }
}

1. Run the app (the dotnet run command will build the app when it’s out of date):

dotnet run

1. Browse to http://localhost:5000: