ASP.NET 5 MVC6 Error: project is not a web project

Question

I cloned an existing ASP.NET 5 MVC 6 project from a private git repository. When I run the project I receive the following error:

The selected debug option is IIS Express but this project is not a web project. To use IIS Express you need tho add the wwwroot attribute to project.json.

The wwwroot folder is also not shown correctly and is displayed as a normal folder.

Installed Visual Studio 2015 - Update 1

did you also install aspnet 5 rc1 update 1 from get.asp.net ? — Joe Audette
– Joe Audette, Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 13:58
@herrh VS 2015 update 1 only has beta8. It would be highly recommended to go to get.asp.net and download the newest version. — janpieter_z
– janpieter_z, Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 15:09
@janpieter_z okay, I will update it. I Think this will solves my problem. — herrh
– herrh, Commented Dec 31, 2015 at 15:10

Joe Audette · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-31 21:02:33Z

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make sure you install asp.net rc1 update 1 from http://get.asp.net

edited Dec 31, 2015 at 21:02

answered Dec 31, 2015 at 15:37

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Mrchief Over a year ago

Did you mean RC1 Update 1? There is no update 12 as of yet. And I have it and still face this issue.

Joe Audette Over a year ago

yeah sorry, typo, I didn't notice, fixed

Mrchief Over a year ago

My issue was slightly different. I didn't have a wwwroot (had it renamed to public) and IISExpress was choking on that. Kestrel seems fine with the rename.

pawan nepal · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-20 01:02:50Z

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I had the same problem.

For me, adding this line to the top of the project.json file solved the issue.

"webroot": "wwwroot",
 "version": "1.0.0-*",

answered Jun 20, 2016 at 1:02

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Tonto Over a year ago

This helped me solve a similar issue, just updating project.json with the webroot worked

Nathan Noble · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-13 14:12:14Z

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In my case I had to install DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3 for VS 2015

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=827546

An old project I am maintaining uses Core 1.0.1. - HTH

answered Apr 13, 2017 at 14:12

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neumann1990 · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-29 15:15:11Z

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Just to elaborate on the accepted answer (since I ran into the same problem), you want to download ASP.NET 5 RC (aka ASP.NET Core 1.0) from http://get.asp.net, not ASP.NET 4.6.

Hopefully that clears things up.

answered Apr 29, 2016 at 15:15

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Benjamin · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-17 19:59:35Z

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You can also just create a new project(File => New project):

Select templates
Visual C#
Web
ASP.NET Web Application => Ok
On the Select a template view, dobbelt click: Get ASP.NET 5 RC

You wil now dowload the install file: AspNet5.ENU.RC1_Update1_KB3137909

answered May 17, 2016 at 19:59

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