How to Use AppSettings in a .net core Console Application

Source code repository for a few tutorial based blog posts discussing the .net core configuration API for .net core projects.

How to use Configuration API in .net core console application

Using the Console application template that ships with the .net core, generates a stripped down basic application with absolute minimum references required for an application. This leads to some confusion among developers as to what references they need to import to get the same features which are commonly found in other application generation templates.

In this tutorial we walk-through the steps involved to make use of a JSON Application settings file to store and retrieve application configuration settings in a .net core console application.