Visual Studio

• Press Ctrl+F5 to run without the debugger.

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  Visual Studio:

  • Starts Kestrel server.
  • Launches a browser.
  • Navigates to http://localhost:port, such as http://localhost:7042.
    • port: A randomly assigned port number for the app.
    • localhost: The standard hostname for the local computer. Localhost only serves web requests from the local computer.

Visual Studio Code

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• Press Ctrl-F5 to run without the debugger.

  Visual Studio Code:

  • Starts Kestrel server.
  • Launches a browser.
  • Navigates to http://localhost:port, such as http://localhost:7042.
    • port: A randomly assigned port number for the app.
    • localhost: The standard hostname for the local computer. Localhost only serves web requests from the local computer.

Visual Studio for Mac

• Select Debug > Start Without Debugging to launch the app.

  Visual Studio for Mac:

  • Starts Kestrel server.
  • Launches a browser.
  • Navigates to http://localhost:port, such as http://localhost:7042.
    • port: A randomly assigned port number for the app.
    • localhost: The standard hostname for the local computer. Localhost only serves web requests from the local computer.

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• From Visual Studio, press Opt-Cmd-Return to run without the debugger. Alternatively, navigate to the menu bar and go to Run>Start Without Debugging.

  Visual Studio starts Kestrel, launches a browser, and navigates to a randomly assigned port such as http://localhost:7042.

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