ASP.NET Core Vite Integration

This sample was built using .NET SDK 6.0.100-preview.6.21351.1

1. Create a new ASP.NET Core Angular Project dotnet new angular -o asp_vite

2. In the ClientApp Folder, save the contents of aspnetcore-https.js (or copy the file to somewhere outside of the ClientApp folder).

3. Create the vite app, choose overwrite target directory and choose the same package name you selected during the creation of the ASP.NET Core project:

   npm init @vitejs/app ClientApp --template vue-ts
   npx: installed 6 in 1.6s
   √ Target directory "ClientApp" is not empty. Remove existing files and continue? ... yes
   √ Package name: ... asp_vite
   

4. Restore aspnetcore-https.js to the ClientApp directory.

5. Replace the contents of vite.config.ts with:

import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
import vue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue'
import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
import { join } from 'path';

const baseFolder =
  process.env.APPDATA !== undefined && process.env.APPDATA !== ''
    ? `${process.env.APPDATA}/ASP.NET/https`
    : `${process.env.HOME}/.aspnet/https`;

const certificateName = process.env.npm_package_name

const certFilePath = join(baseFolder, `${certificateName}.pem`);
const keyFilePath = join(baseFolder, `${certificateName}.key`);

// https://vitejs.dev/config/
export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [vue()],
  server: {
    https: {
      key: readFileSync(keyFilePath),
      cert: readFileSync(certFilePath)
    },
    port: 5002,
    strictPort: true,
    proxy: {
      '/api': {
        target: 'https://localhost:5001/',
        changeOrigin: true,
        secure: false
      }
    }
  }
})

6. Add new start scripts to package.json:

"scripts": {
	"prestart": "node ./aspnetcore-https.js", // <--- ADD
	"start": "vite --debug",				  // <--- ADD
	"dev": "vite",
	"build": "vue-tsc --noEmit && vite build",
	"serve": "vite preview"
}

7. Run npm install in the ClientApp folder

8. Back in project directory start the server with dotnet run

9. Navigate to https://localhost:5001/ and observe your beautiful ASP.NET Core + Vite App 😎