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.NET Core c# Project - where does all nuget packages are located?

I have created ASP.net Core project using Visual studio 2017. I need to compile/debug this project on Build machine using Visual studio 2017. But I don't have internet on build machine.

I have exact same project on my dev machine that I can build with full internet access. I have full internet access on dev machine.

How do I copy all reference Nuget packages to Build machine so that I can compile/debug application on Build machine?

In .net framework project, I could copy entire 'packages' folder and it would work. While in .NET core there is no packages folder.

I tried copying packages from my dev machine's C:\Users<user>.nuget to C:\Users<user>.nuget of build machine (which doesn't have internet) which didn't work.

thanks, atul

Solution

  • Thanks everyone spending time answering. that gave me many hints to look at. Following settings in C:\Users\myusername\AppData\Roaming\NuGet\NuGet.Config solved my problem.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <packageRestore>
    <add key="enabled" value="True" />
    <add key="automatic" value="True" />
  </packageRestore>
  <bindingRedirects>
    <add key="skip" value="False" />
  </bindingRedirects>
  <packageManagement>
    <add key="format" value="0" />
    <add key="disabled" value="False" />
  </packageManagement>
  <disabledPackageSources>
    <add key="Microsoft Visual Studio Offline Packages" value="true" />
    <add key="custom" value="true" />
  </disabledPackageSources>
  <packageSources>
    <add key="Package source" value="C:\Users\myusername\.nuget\packages" />
  </packageSources>
</configuration>

    Originally, it had following entries which was causing problem as machine didn't have internet access.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
  <packageSources>
    <add key="nuget.org" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
    <add key="artifactory" value="https://<artifactory URL>/artifactory/api/nuget/v3/nuget-remote" />
  </packageSources>
</configuration>

    All the packages are manually copied to build machine into C:\Users\myusername\.nuget\packages folder.