Build apps using C# drivers and ORMs

Supported projects

The following projects can be used to implement C# applications using the YugabyteDB YSQL API.

Project	Documentation and Guides	Latest Driver Version	Supported YugabyteDB Version
YugabyteDB C# Driver for YSQL [Recommended]	Documentation
Reference	9.0.2.2	2.8 and later
PostgreSQL Npgsql Driver	Documentation
Reference	6.0.3	2.6 and later
YugabyteDB C# Driver for YCQL	Documentation	3.6.0

Project	Documentation and Guides	Example Apps
Entity Framework	Documentation
Hello World	Entity Framework ORM App
Dapper	Hello World	Dapper ORM App

Learn how to establish a connection to a YugabyteDB database and begin basic CRUD operations by referring to Connect an app or Use an ORM.

Prerequisites

To develop C# applications for YugabyteDB, you need the following:

• .NET SDK

  Install .NET SDK 6.0 or later. To download it for your supported OS, visit Download .NET.

• Create a C# project

  For ease-of-use, use an integrated development environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio. To download and install Visual Studio, visit the Visual Studio Downloads page.

  • To create a C# project in Visual Studio, select Console Application as template when creating a new project.

  • If you are not using an IDE, use the following dotnet command:

    csharpCopy

    dotnet new console -o new_project_name
    

• YugabyteDB cluster

  • Create a free cluster on YugabyteDB Aeon. Refer to Use a cloud cluster. Note that YugabyteDB Aeon requires SSL.
  • Alternatively, set up a standalone YugabyteDB cluster by following the steps in Install YugabyteDB.

Next step

Connect an app