visual studio code and iis

Question

User-352524747 posted

Can i use iis express with visual studio code? Or can i run c# razor pages from visual studio code?

Answer 1

User-821857111 posted

can i run c# razor pages from visual studio code?

You can, but you need to install an extension to support IIS Express. If you search the extensions marketplace for "IIS Express", a couple of them come up. One of them is simply called "IIS Express". Once installed, you can run the current folder as a website by simply hitting Ctrl + F5.  

Answer 2

User-352524747 posted

install an extension to support IIS Express

Possible without extension?

Answer 3

User-821857111 posted

Possible without extension?

Nope. But that's the thing with Visual Studio Code. At its core, it's not much more than a basic shell of an editor. Most of its useful functionality is provided by way of extensions. That way you install what you need and keep the footprint down to a reasonable size. And you don't have to wait ages for it to start up. Completely the opposite to Visual Studio which requires 7.5GB of disk space, 2 days notice that you want to use it, and you only ever use 5% of what it can do.