Using Bower.md

Using Bower with Visual Studio

Microsoft has removed the Bower Configuration File template from Visual Studio and the source for Bower packages has changed.

You can continue using Bower by following the instructions below or you can use the LibMan tool, which Microsoft has provided as a replacement and which is described here

To create the Bower file required by the example projects:

1. Right-click on the project item in the Solution Explorer window, select Add > New Item, select JSON File from the ASP.NET Core/General category and set the file name to .bowerrc (note the letter r appears twice), and click the Add button.

2. Set the contents of the .bowerrc file as follows:

   {
       "directory": "wwwroot/lib",
       "registry": "https://registry.bower.io"        
   }
   
   

3. Save the changes. (This is important - you must save the changes to the .bowerrc file before proceeding)

4. Right-click on the project item and create another JSON file, this time called bower.json. Set the contents of the file as follows:

   {
       "name": "asp.net",
       "private": true,
       "dependencies": {
           "bootstrap": "4.0.0-alpha.6"            
       }
   }
   
   

5. Save the changes to the bower.json file. Close and re-open the project and Visual Studio will download the Bootstrap package.