DotNetRunWeb

Extension for the dotnet CLI for specifying a port number and automatically opening a browser when running ASP.Net Core Websites.

Installation

Include it in the tools section of your project.json

"tools": { "LightAnchor.Extensions.RunWeb":"1.0.*" }

Or if you are using .csproj add this to your .csproj

<ItemGroup>
    <DotNetCliToolReference Include="LightAnchor.Extensions.RunWeb">
      <Version>1.0.*</Version>
    </DotNetCliToolReference>
</ItemGroup>

And then

dotnet restore

Global Installation

To install for use across your machine copy the contents from the folder under /GlobalInstall for your OS/Framework into a folder in PATH.

For Linux/Mac you will need to set the execute bit on the dotnet-web file e.g. chmod +x dotnet-web.

Usage

Use the web command with the dotnet CLI

• -o or --open - Open browser once website is running.
• -r or --port - Specify the port number.

dotnet web -o --port 9999

Include any option supported by dotnet run

dotnet web -o --port 9999 -c Release