ASP.NET 8 MVC + Entity Framework Core

CRUD application built with ASP.NET Core MVC and Entity Framework Core, using SQL Server as the persistence layer.

This repository demonstrates a conventional server-rendered .NET web application with a clear separation between presentation, controllers, data access, domain models and database migrations.

Technical Scope

• ASP.NET Core MVC
• .NET 8
• Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server
• Razor Views
• Dependency Injection
• Code First migrations
• CRUD operations

Architecture

Browser
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   v
ASP.NET Core MVC
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   +--> Controllers
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   +--> Models
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   +--> Razor Views
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   +--> Data / DbContext
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            v
        SQL Server

The project follows the standard MVC request flow:

1. A request reaches an MVC controller.
2. The controller coordinates the use case.
3. Entity Framework Core interacts with SQL Server through the application data layer.
4. The controller returns the corresponding Razor View.

Project Structure

├── Controllers/
├── Datos/
├── Migrations/
├── Models/
├── Views/
├── Program.cs
├── CrudNet8MVC.csproj
└── ProyectoCrudNet8MVC.sln

Core Capabilities

The application provides the fundamental operations expected from a CRUD workflow:

• Create records
• Read and list records
• Update existing records
• Delete records
• Persist changes through Entity Framework Core

Requirements

• .NET 8 SDK
• Visual Studio 2022+ or another compatible IDE
• SQL Server / SQL Server LocalDB
• EF Core CLI tools if migrations will be managed from the command line

Running Locally

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/ramonsolis11/ASP.NET-8-MVC-EntityFrameworkCore.git
cd ASP.NET-8-MVC-EntityFrameworkCore

Restore dependencies:

dotnet restore

Review the database connection string in appsettings.json or the relevant environment-specific configuration file.

Apply migrations when required:

dotnet ef database update

Run the application:

dotnet run

Engineering Focus

This project is useful as a compact reference for:

• MVC request/response lifecycle
• EF Core persistence
• relational database integration
• dependency injection in ASP.NET Core
• migration-based schema evolution
• organizing a small .NET application with maintainable boundaries

Notes

The application targets .NET 8. The current project file includes Entity Framework Core SQL Server tooling and design-time dependencies used for persistence and migration management.

Author

Ramón Solís Núñez
Solution Architect · Technical Lead · .NET & Cloud Solutions