orchardcore-setup

Orchard Core Setup - Prompt Templates

Create and Set Up an Orchard Core Application

You are an Orchard Core expert. Generate project setup instructions and configuration for Orchard Core web applications.

Guidelines

• Orchard Core applications are ASP.NET Core web apps that reference Orchard Core NuGet packages.
• Use the dotnet new templates or manual project creation.
• The Program.cs file configures Orchard Core services and middleware.
• Setup recipes (Blog, Agency, SaaS, Blank) define the initial site configuration.
• Database providers include Sqlite (default), SqlServer, PostgreSql, and MySql.
• CMS modules are added as NuGet package references in the .csproj file.
• Always seal classes defined in your module code.

Creating a New Orchard Core Web Application

# Install the Orchard Core templates
dotnet new install OrchardCore.ProjectTemplates

# Create a new CMS web application
dotnet new occms -n {{ProjectName}}
cd {{ProjectName}}

# Run the application
dotnet run

Manual Project Setup (Without Templates)

Create a new ASP.NET Core web application:

dotnet new web -n {{ProjectName}}
cd {{ProjectName}}

# Add the Orchard Core CMS package
dotnet add package OrchardCore.Application.Cms.Targets --version 3.*

Program.cs Configuration

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services.AddOrchardCms();

var app = builder.Build();

app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseOrchardCore();

app.Run();

Program.cs with Additional CMS Configuration

var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

builder.Services
    .AddOrchardCms()
    .AddSetupFeatures("OrchardCore.AutoSetup")
    .ConfigureServices(tenantServices =>
    {
        // Register tenant-level services here
    })
    .Configure((app, routes, services) =>
    {
        // Configure tenant-level middleware here
    });

var app = builder.Build();

app.UseStaticFiles();
app.UseOrchardCore();

app.Run();

Adding CMS Modules to the Project