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Prerequisites

• .NET SDK installed
• SQL Server or any compatible database
• IDE (e.g., Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code)

Database CMD

1. Create Migration:

   Add-Migration InitialCreate

2. Database Migrate:

Update-Database

3. DB Connection String

Server=localhost\\SQLEXPRESS;Database=cms_backend_db;Trusted_Connection=True;TrustServerCertificate=True;

4. Server name

.\SQLEXPRESS 

Remove Database

Drop-Database

Remove Migrations

Remove-Migration

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📦 Tools & Packages

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="BCrypt.Net-Next" Version="4.1.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation" Version="12.1.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.DependencyInjectionExtensions" Version="12.1.1" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="10.0.7" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="10.0.7" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="10.0.7" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="10.0.7">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="10.0.7" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="10.0.7">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
    <PackageReference Include="SharpGrip.FluentValidation.AutoValidation.Mvc" Version="2.0.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="10.1.7" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="Migrations\" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

generate a secure key for jwt

# for Windows
[Convert]::ToBase64String((1..32 | ForEach-Object { Get-Random -Maximum 256 }))

# for Linux/macOS/Git Bash
using System.Security.Cryptography;
var key = Convert.ToBase64String(RandomNumberGenerator.GetBytes(32));
Console.WriteLine(key);

# run final command
openssl rand -base64 32

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🚀 Suggested Roadmap

✅ Basic

• Create api using app.MapGet app.MapPost app.MapPut app.MapDelete in Program.cs
• Serve static files from wwwroot
• Create a controller and set api end pointes
• Implement CURD Operation
• Bulk Create & Update
• Image Uploads
• Relationships OneToOne ManytoMnay OneToMany ManyToOne

✅ Mid Level

• Add DTO for request & response
• Add FluentValidation with DTO
• Add Custom Error Response
• Setup Standard and central API Response
• Setup Service layer for implement Database Logics
• Add AddBusinessServices to hold all the services
• Add AddValidationConfigurations to hold all the validator rules
• Registration, Login, Logout with JWT
• Manage Role based authorization
• Change Password
• Forget Password