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Enable a Website to Serve Static Content

Learn about the static files in a web service, creating a folder for static resources, and configuring the ASP.NET Core application to handle static and default files.

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Create a folder for static files and a web page
Enabling static and default files
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A website that only ever returns a single plain text message isn’t very useful. At a minimum, it should return static HTML pages, CSS that the web pages will use for styling, and any other static resources, such as images and videos. By convention, these files should be stored in a directory named wwwroot to keep them separate from the dynamically executing parts of our website project.

Create a folder for static files and a web page

We will now create a folder for our static website resources and a basic index page that uses Bootstrap for styling:

Step 1: In the Northwind.Web project or folder, create a folder named wwwroot. Note that Visual Studio recognizes it as a special folder type by giving it a globe icon.

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Introduction

Hello, C#! Welcome, .NET!

Speaking C#

Controlling Flow, Converting Types, and Handling Exception

Writing, Debugging, and Testing Functions

Building Your Own Types with Object-Oriented Programming

Implementing Interfaces and Inheriting Classes

Packaging and Distributing .NET Types

Working with Common .NET Types

Working with Files, Streams, and Serialization

Working with Data Using Entity Framework Core

Querying and Manipulating Data Using LINQ

Introducing Web Development Using ASP.NET Core

Building Websites Using ASP.NET Core Razor Pages

Building Websites Using the Model-View-Controller Pattern

Building and Consuming Web Services

Building User Interfaces Using Blazor

Conclusion

Enable a Website to Serve Static Content

Create a folder for static files and a web page