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This subject shows how to create a new site running Lynicon ASP.Net Core in Visual Studio 2015.

Create Solution

Lynicon ASP.Net Core targets .Net 4.6 or .Net Standard 1.6 (which works with .Net Core)

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Now add a line of code that will enable you to use the executable which normally runs the Kestrel webserver with your site to run Lynicon service and setup commands:

if (Lynicon.Commands.CommandRunner.InterceptAndRunCommands(host.Services, args))
	return;

Add the highlighted line of code above into your Program.cs file in the root of your project.

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Run "dotnet run lynicon initialize-database".  After building your project again, this will connect to the database with the connection string provided and set up the core tables Lynicon requires.

Run the

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Initialize-Admin Command

Run "dotnet run lynicon initialize-admin <admin password>" (use your own password in place of m1pAssw0rd!).  This sets up the admin user with the supplied password.  Lynicon does not create a default admin user to avoid the scenario where this user is left with their default password causing a major security risk.

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