If someone else is wondering how to use different appsettings for multiple environments here is a possible solution.
dotnet publish --configuration [Debug|Release]
will copy the appropriate appsettings.json file into the publish folder if *.csproj
has a conditional logic for these files:
- First in the
.pubxml
publish profile file (can be found inProperties
->PublishProfiles
of Visual Studio) disable that all content files are included by default
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
<EnableDefaultContentItems>false</EnableDefaultContentItems>
</PropertyGroup>
- Then specify conditional Debug/Release logic
<Choose>
<When Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="appsettings.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="Always" CopyToPublishDirectory="Always" />
<None Include="appsettings.prod.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="Never" CopyToPublishDirectory="Never" />
</ItemGroup>
</When>
<When Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="appsettings.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="Never" CopyToPublishDirectory="Never" />
<None Include="appsettings.prod.json" CopyToOutputDirectory="Always" CopyToPublishDirectory="Always" />
</ItemGroup>
</When>
</Choose>
- Finally inside
Startup.cs
try to load both files
public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
{
var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
.SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.prod.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true)
.AddEnvironmentVariables();
Configuration = builder.Build();
}
I hope this solution, has been helpful.