installing fontawesome 5.2.0 in Asp.Net Core 2.1.0

Question

I have installed "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "5.2.0" through package.json to my new project. It installs in root directory node_modules\@fontawesome\etc.

Now that I have added this to my _Layout.cshtml like <link href="~/vendor/fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.css" rel="stylesheet" />

Now fonts are not working as supporting files were installed under folder @fontawesome. If I change from @fontawesome to fontawesome it works well but system re-installing entire supporting files again to node_modules\@fontawesome\etc.

Please suggest a way to avoid this.

Here is my startup.cs file

app.UseStaticFiles(new StaticFileOptions()
        {
            FileProvider = new PhysicalFileProvider(
            Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), @"node_modules")),
            RequestPath = new PathString("/vendor")
        });

If I link as it is path like <link href="~/vendor/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.css" rel="stylesheet" /> the error is "The name fortawesome does not exist in current context."

Answer 1

I renamed @fontawesome to fontawesome and made my link as <link href="~/vendor/fortawesome/fontawesome-free/css/all.css" rel="stylesheet" />

System re-installed to @fontawesome, I just uninstalled fontawesome from npm has uninstalled newly created folder with @fontawesome but physical files available for that of I renamed.

Its working fine for me. And Yes, this may not be the correct way but it works.