Visual Studio Code - Run and Debug Setup for .NET Core Project

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Launch .NET 9.0 Web API",
            "type": "coreclr",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "build",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/<project_name>/bin/Debug/net9.0/<project_name>.dll",
            "args": [],
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "console": "internalConsole",
            "env": {
                "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
            },
            "externalConsole": false
        }
    ]
}

READMD.md

This Gist shows the Run and Debug configuration on Visual Studio Code for the .NET Core project.

Folder Structure

/root/workspace/dotnet/<solution_project_name>/
│
├── .vscode/
│   ├── launch.json
│   └── tasks.json
│
├── src/
│   └── <project_name>/
│       ├── bin/
│       │   └── Debug/
│       │       └── net9.0/
│       │           └── <project_name>.dll
│       ├── <project_name>.csproj
│       └── (other project files)
│
└── <solution_project_name>.sln

tasks.json

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "command": "dotnet",
            "type": "process",
            "args": [
                "build",
                "${workspaceFolder}/src/<project_name>/<project_name>.csproj",
                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}