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Santhos
Santhos

Reputation: 3508

Global.json and running web application

I am trying to create a new web application using OS X and VS Code from scratch without using any scaffolding tool. My starting point is Scott Allen's tutorial on pluralsight:

https://app.pluralsight.com/library/courses/aspdotnet-core-1-0-fundamentals/table-of-contents

My project structure is:

Project structure

The global.json file contains

{
    "projects": [ "src" ],
    "sdk": {
        "version": "1.0.0-rc1-update2"
    }
}

And the project.json currently contains

{
    "version": "1.0.0-*",
    "compilationOptions": {
        "emitEntryPoint": false
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0-rc1-final",
        "Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting": "1.0.0-rc1-final"
    },
    "frameworks": {
        "dnx451": {},
        "dnxcore50": {}
    },
    "commands": {
        "web": "Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting --server Microsoft.AspNet.Server.Kestrel --server.urls http://localhost:5000"
    },
    "exclude": [
        "wwwroot",
        "node_modules"
    ]
}

I have run dnu restore to get the packages and now I would like to run the web. I need to go to the web app folder and run dnx web in order to do so and the app starts

Running web app

Is it possible to run the application directly from the root folder, not from the web app folder? Is the global.json file needed in such setup? And how do I change the hosting environment? I have gone through the documentation, but the hosting environment is only clear when using VS 2015.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 126

Answers (1)

Victor Hurdugaci
Victor Hurdugaci

Reputation: 28425

You cannot simply run from the root because there could be multiple projects that are "executable". But you can pass the project to dnx using the --project/-p argument.

The environment is set using the ASPNET_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.

The global.json file is useful for two things:

  1. The sdk section is only by VS.
  2. The projects section is used all the time and it's useful if you have the projects in multiple folders (for example src and test). If everything is in a single folder, you don't need it.

So, the bare minimum in order to run an web application is:

  1. A folder for your project
  2. A project.json file
  3. A startup file

Upvotes: 1

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