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build web apps, HTTP APIs, and mobile backends on a modular cross-platform .NET web framework

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Repository last updated
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Overview

ASP.NET Core is an open-source, cross-platform web framework running on .NET. It supports web apps, HTTP APIs, IoT applications, and mobile backends on Windows, macOS, and Linux while using modular components designed for low overhead.

Features and best fit

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Key features

Run the same .NET web application across Windows, macOS, and Linux

ASP.NET Core applications run on the cross-platform .NET runtime, allowing development and deployment across the major desktop and server operating systems.

Sources: [1]

Compose the web stack from modular framework components

The project describes ASP.NET Core as a set of modular components with minimal overhead, allowing applications to include the pieces required by their workload.

Sources: [1]

Start HTTP endpoints from a minimal application template

The 10.0.12 empty web template builds a WebApplication and maps a GET endpoint with MapGet, providing a small starting point for web and API services.

Sources: [2]

Best fit

Fits teams standardizing web applications and APIs on .NET

It covers cloud web applications, IoT apps, and mobile backends and is useful when server-side development is centered on the .NET ecosystem.

Sources: [1]

Before adoption

Separate application development from building the framework source

Typical application development starts with an installed .NET SDK and project templates. Building the ASP.NET Core repository itself is a different workflow and is not required for ordinary app development.

Sources: [1]

Use a stable release as the production baseline instead of daily builds

The repository also exposes daily builds, but production environments should pin an intended stable SDK/runtime release such as 10.0.12 and validate upgrades deliberately.

Sources: [1][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]ASP.NET Core 10.0.12 README(2026-10-04)
  2. [2]ASP.NET Core 10.0.12 empty web template(2026-10-04)
  3. [3]ASP.NET Core 10.0.12 release(2026-10-04)
  4. [4]ASP.NET Core MIT license(2026-10-04)
Supplemental curator note

Application developers normally use a matching .NET SDK and shared framework rather than building this repository directly. Treat daily builds as evaluation inputs and keep production SDK/runtime versions aligned on stable releases for reproducibility.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Confirm that a .NET 10 SDK is available

    Verify that the local environment has a .NET 10 SDK for exercising ASP.NET Core 10.0.x.

    dotnet --list-sdks | grep '^10\.'
  2. 2

    Create a minimal ASP.NET Core project

    Generate the empty web template with a minimal MapGet endpoint.

    dotnet new web -n AspNetCoreDemo -f net10.0
  3. 3

    Validate the project with a Release build

    Restore and compile the template without leaving a web server running.

    dotnet build AspNetCoreDemo/AspNetCoreDemo.csproj -c Release
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