Installing ASP.NET 5

When we install the Visual Studio Community 2015 edition, ASP.NET 5 will be installed by default. As the ASP.NET Core application runs on top of ASP.NET 5, we need to install ASP.NET 5. There are a couple of ways to install ASP.NET 5:

• Get ASP.NET 5 from https://get.asp.net/
  

• Another option is to install from the New Project template in Visual Studio

This option is a bit easier as you don't need to search and install.

The following are the detailed steps:

1. Create a new project by selecting File | New | Project or using the shortcut Ctrl + Shift + N:
   

2. Select ASP.NET Web Application and enter the project name and click on OK:
   

3. The following window will appear to select a template. Select the Get ASP.NET 5 RC option as shown in the following screenshot:
   

4. When you click on OK in the preceding screen, the following window will appear:
   

5. When you click on the Run or Save button in the preceding dialog, you will get the following screen asking for ASP.NET 5 Setup....