JetBrains Rider - configure appsettings overrides

Question

I am trying JetBrains Rider for my existing .NET Core project. In the project I have several appsettings.json overrides:

appsettings.Development.json - for development
appsettings.Test.json - for testing
appsettings.Staging.json - for staging environment
etc.

In Visual Studio, the overrides work perfectly and I always get my Development override, when running the app in debug mode. However, in Rider I am getting the default appsettings.json values, which are not suitable for debugging and development. How do I change the settings to get the values from the correct override?

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '17 at 12:20

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You'll need to set the ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT environment variable.

To do this, create separate configurations for each environment:

Then click Edit Configurations

I create one for each env - and specify the Environment variable as appropriate:

answered Aug 08 '17 at 12:20

Alex

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Note that this setting in the configuration overrides the actual environment variable; I had exported it in my ~/.bash_profile but it was always reverting to Production. – aremmell Oct 12 '17 at 18:58
No matter what Environment Variables I set in the Run Config, it always selects appsettings.json – Tom Apr 21 '22 at 08:00
@Tom -- did you ever get this working? Does not work for me, I always get the main `appsettings.json` copied to output. – realmikep May 15 '22 at 22:10
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@realmikep Yes, see my answer below: https://stackoverflow.com/a/71951660/5950725. If you're working on a shared project, it may cause colleagues issues if you check in the setting, though. – Tom May 16 '22 at 06:43

score 10 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 19 '17 at 19:23

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For the Mac interface:

Choose the config you wish the to change the environment
Select Environment variables
Choose 'Development' or 'Production'

edited Oct 19 '17 at 19:23

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answered Oct 19 '17 at 18:02

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 21 '22 at 08:59

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The accepted answer didn't work for me. I had to enter the environment variable ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=Development in to the "Runtime arguments" field:

answered Apr 21 '22 at 08:59

Tom

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JetBrains Rider - configure appsettings overrides

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