Entity Framework Core 7

Add Entity Framework Core package

# sql server dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design # mysql dotnet add package Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql dotnet add package Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design

Data Providers

Provider	Package NuGet	Connection String
SQL Server	Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer	Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=MyDb;Integrated Security=True;MultipleActiveResultSets=True; Server=localhost;Database=MyDb;User=sa;Password=pwd;
MySQL / MariaDB	Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql	server=localhost;database=MyDb;user=root;password=pwd
PostgreSQL	Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL	Host=localhost;Database=MyDb;Username=root;Password=pwd
InMemory	Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.InMemory	databaseName: "test_database"
Sqlite	Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite	Data Source=/tmp/file.db

Entity Framework Core Tools

# test if Entity Framework Core Tools has been installed dotnet ef # be sure to run the previous command in the folder of the project where EF has been added # dotnet ef must be installed as a global or local tool dotnet tool install --global dotnet-ef # installed in ~/.dotnet/tools # Add ~/.dotnet/tools to PATH # update dotnet tool update --global dotnet-ef

Visual Studio View → Other Windows → Package Manager Console Default Project = the one containing the entity configurations Startup Project = the one containing the sql server configuration