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aspnetcore/data/ef-rp/intro.md

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-
 # Razor Pages with Entity Framework Core in ASP.NET Core - Tutorial 1 of 8
 
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aspnetcore/fundamentals/servers/yarp/direct-forwarding.md

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 # YARP Direct Forwarding
 
 Some applications only need the ability to take a specific request and forward it to a specific destination. These applications do not need, or have addressed in other ways, the other features of the proxy like configuration discovery, routing, load balancing, etc..
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 See [ReverseProxy.Direct.Sample](https://github.com/microsoft/reverse-proxy/tree/release/latest/samples/ReverseProxy.Direct.Sample) as a pre-built sample, or use the steps below.
 
-### Create a new project
+### Add the YARP Reverse Proxy NuGet package
 
-Follow the [Getting Started](xref:getting-started) guide to create a project and add the Yarp.ReverseProxy nuget dependency.
+Add the [`Yarp.ReverseProxy` NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Yarp.ReverseProxy) to the project.
 
-### Update Program.cs
+### Update `Program.cs`
 
 In this example the IHttpForwarder is registered in DI, injected into the endpoint method, and used to forward requests from a specific route to `https://localhost:10000/prefix/`.
 

aspnetcore/get-started.md

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+---
+title: Get started with ASP.NET Core
+author: tdykstra
+description: A short tutorial using the .NET CLI to create and run a basic Hello World app using ASP.NET Core Blazor.
+monikerRange: ">= aspnetcore-3.1"
+ms.author: tdykstra
+ms.custom: mvc
+ms.date: 07/23/2025
+uid: get-started
+---
+# Get started with ASP.NET Core
+
+[!INCLUDE[](~/includes/not-latest-version.md)]
+
+:::moniker range=">= aspnetcore-8.0"
+
+This tutorial shows how to create, run, and modify an ASP.NET Core Blazor Web App using the .NET CLI. *Blazor* is a .NET frontend web framework that supports both server-side rendering and client interactivity in a single programming model.
+
+You'll learn how to:
+
+> [!div class="checklist"]
+> * Create a Blazor Web App.
+> * Run the app.
+> * Change the app.
+> * Shut the app down.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Obtain and install the latest .NET SDK at [Download .NET](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet).
+
+## Create a Blazor Web App
+
+Open a command shell to a suitable location for the sample app and use the following command to create a Blazor Web App. The `-o|--output` option creates a folder for the project and names the project `BlazorSample`:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new blazor -o BlazorSample
+```
+
+## Run the app
+
+Change the directory to the `BlazorSample` folder with the following command:
+
+```dotnetcli
+cd BlazorSample
+```
+
+The `dotnet watch` command runs the app and opens your default browser to the app's landing page:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet watch
+```
+
+:::image source="get-started/static/blazor-web-app-running.png" alt-text="Blazor Web App running in Microsoft Edge with the homepage rendered in the UI.":::
+
+Using the app's sidebar navigation, visit the Counter page, where you can select the **:::no-loc text="Click me":::** button to increment the counter.
+
+:::image source="get-started/static/blazor-web-app-counter-page-incremented-to-one.png" alt-text="Counter page rendered after the 'Click me' button is selected once, showing the counter incremented to a value of one.":::
+
+## Change the app
+
+Leave the browser open with the Counter page loaded. By using the `dotnet watch` command to run the app, you can make changes to the app's markup and code without having to rebuild the app to reflect the changes in the browser.
+
+The `Counter` Razor component that renders the Counter web page is located at `Components/Pages/Counter.razor` in the project. *Razor* is a syntax for combining HTML markup with C# code designed for developer productivity.
+
+Open the `Counter.razor` file in a text editor and note a few interesting lines that render content and make the component's counter feature work.
+
+`Components/Pages/Counter.razor`:
+
+```razor
+@page "/counter"
+
+<PageTitle>Counter</PageTitle>
+
+<h1>Counter</h1>
+
+<p role="status">Current count: @currentCount</p>
+
+<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>
+
+@code {
+    private int currentCount = 0;
+
+    private void IncrementCount()
+    {
+        currentCount++;
+    }
+}
+```
+
+The file starts with a line that indicates the component's relative path (`/counter`):
+
+```razor
+@page "/counter"
+```
+
+The title of the page is set by `<PageTitle>` tags:
+
+```razor
+<PageTitle>Counter</PageTitle>
+```
+
+An H1 heading is displayed:
+
+```razor
+<h1>Counter</h1>
+```
+
+A paragraph element (`<p>`) displays the current count, which is stored in a variable named `currentCount`:
+
+```razor
+<p role="status">Current count: @currentCount</p>
+```
+
+A button (`<button>`) allows the user to increment the counter, which occurs when a button click executes a C# method named `IncrementCount`:
+
+```razor
+<button class="btn btn-primary" @onclick="IncrementCount">Click me</button>
+```
+
+The `@code` block contains C# code that the component executes:
+
+* The counter variable `currentCount` is established with an initial value of zero.
+* The `IncrementCount` method is defined. The code within the method increments the `currentCount` variable by one each time the method is invoked.
+
+```csharp
+private int currentCount = 0;
+
+private void IncrementCount()
+{
+    currentCount++;
+}
+```
+
+Let's change the increment of the counter in the `IncrementCount` method.
+
+Change the line so that `currentCount` is incremented by a value of ten each time `IncrementCount` is called:
+
+```diff
+- currentCount++;
++ currentCount += 10;
+```
+
+Save the file.
+
+As soon as you save the file, the running app is updated automatically because you used the `dotnet watch` command. Go back to the app in the browser and select the **:::no-loc text="Click me":::** button in the Counter page. Witness how the counter now increments from its existing value of one to a value of eleven. Each time the button is selected the value increments by ten.
+
+:::image source="get-started/static/blazor-web-app-counter-page-incremented-to-eleven.png" alt-text="Counter page rendered after the 'Click me' button is selected once, showing the counter incremented to a value of eleven.":::
+
+## Shut the app down
+
+Follow these steps:
+
+* Close the browser window.
+* To shut down the app, press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> in the command shell.
+
+*Congratulations!* You've successfully completed this tutorial.
+
+## Next steps
+
+In this tutorial, you learned how to:
+
+> [!div class="checklist"]
+> * Create a Blazor Web App.
+> * Run the app.
+> * Change the app.
+> * Shut the app down.
+
+:::moniker-end
+
+:::moniker range="< aspnetcore-8.0"
+
+This tutorial shows how to create and run an ASP.NET Core web app using the .NET CLI.
+
+For Blazor tutorials, see <xref:blazor/tutorials/index>.
+
+You'll learn how to:
+
+> [!div class="checklist"]
+> * Create a Razor Pages app.
+> * Run the app.
+> * Change the app.
+> * Shut the app down.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Obtain and install the latest .NET SDK at [Download .NET](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet).
+
+## Create Razor Pages app
+
+Open a command shell to a suitable location for the sample app and use the following command to create a Razor Pages app. The `-o|--output` option creates a folder for the project and names the project `RazorPagesSample`:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet new webapp -o RazorPagesSample
+```
+
+## Run the app
+
+Change the directory to the `RazorPagesSample` folder with the following command:
+
+```dotnetcli
+cd RazorPagesSample
+```
+
+The `dotnet watch` command runs the app and opens your default browser to the app's landing page:
+
+```dotnetcli
+dotnet watch
+```
+
+:::image source="get-started/static/razor-pages-app-running.png" alt-text="Web app home page":::
+
+## Change the app
+
+Open the `Pages/Index.cshtml` file in a text editor.
+
+After the line with the ":::no-loc text="Welcome":::" greeting, add the following line to display the local system date and time:
+
+```cshtml
+<p>The time on the server is @DateTime.Now</p>
+```
+
+Save the changes.
+
+As soon as you save the file, the running app is updated automatically because you used the `dotnet watch` command.
+
+Refresh the page in the browser to see the result:
+
+:::image source="get-started/static/razor-pages-app-date-time-display.png" alt-text="Web app home page showing the change that was made.":::
+
+## Shut the app down
+
+To shut down the app:
+
+* Close the browser window.
+* Press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>C</kbd> in the command shell.
+
+*Congratulations!* You've successfully completed this tutorial.
+
+## Next steps
+
+In this tutorial, you learned how to:
+
+> [!div class="checklist"]
+> * Create a Razor Pages app.
+> * Run the app.
+> * Change the app.
+> * Shut the app down.
+
+:::moniker-end
+
+To learn more about ASP.NET Core, see the following:
+
+> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
+> <xref:index>