Note: this article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed by Softinbit Technology before publishing. It is part of the series Zero to Full-Stack .NET .

Install the SDK, a database, Git, and Node once, pin them per repository, and stop losing your first week to "it works on my machine".

Part 1 of the "Zero to Full-Stack .NET" series. Section: Getting Started.

TL;DR

Install the .NET 10 SDK and pin each repository's SDK with global.json , so a teammate's preview install never changes your build.

Run a throwaway SQL Server in Docker or LocalDB, and trust the local HTTPS certificate once with dotnet dev-certs https --trust .

Finish with a console app, a Web API, .http smoke tests, and a dotnet CLI cheat sheet you will use every day.

Level: Beginner · Prerequisites: A Windows, macOS, or Linux machine where you can install software · Reading time: 10 min

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