CSS files not found in ASP.NET 5

Question

I created a Content folder in wwwroot, because I read that client side things like stylesheets and scripts should be added there in the doc, but when I add to a View I have and build the project it does not find the files. What is the correct way to do this ?

<link href="~/content/style.css" rel="stylesheet" />

I am pretty sure the wwwroot is added to project.json correctly.

"webroot": "wwwroot"

Did you try removing the tilde symbol? Check out this answer - http://stackoverflow.com/a/5559597/1454538 — matt., Oct 13 '15 at 18:03

Muhammad Rehan Saeed · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-01T10:27:00.650

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You need to enable ASP.NET Core static files handling in your Startup:

public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder application)
{
    // Add static files to the request pipeline.
    application.UseStaticFiles();

    // Add MVC to the request pipeline.
    application.UseMvc();
}

Visual Studio 2017 (csproj)

You also need to add this to your csproj unless you are using the Microsoft.AspNetCore.All package:

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles" Version="2.0.0" />

Visual Studio 2015 (xproj + project.json)

You also need to add this to your project.json:

"dependencies": {
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.0.0"
    // ...Omitted
}

edited May 01 '18 at 10:27

answered Oct 12 '15 at 10:27

Muhammad Rehan Saeed

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I am getting an error that IApplicationBuilder does not contain a definition for UseStaticFiles. – Dave Demirkhanyan Oct 12 '15 at 10:30
You also need to add a dependency in your project.json. I've updated the answer. – Muhammad Rehan Saeed Oct 12 '15 at 10:41

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 12 '15 at 10:28

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The tilde ("~") symbol translates to base url, but that happens in server code, through server controls or other server side url manipulation functions.

For client side URL, remove the tilde.

answered Oct 12 '15 at 10:28

Amit

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CSS files not found in ASP.NET 5

2 Answers2

Visual Studio 2017 (csproj)

Visual Studio 2015 (xproj + project.json)