Is launchSettings.json used when running ASP.NET 5 apps from the command line on Mac?

Question

I am developing an ASP.NET 5 Web API app using Visual Studio code on Mac. I manually modified my Properties/launchSettings.json file to set environment to Sta

Answer 1

LaunchSettings.json is strictly a VS concept. In other cases, you will have to configure environment variables as commands below:

For standard command line run, use:

set ASPNET_ENV=Development

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For powershell, use:

$env:ASPNET_ENV='Development'

dnx web

Shorter version: dnx web ASPNET_ENV=Development