Basic Web API Project

Overview

This project is a Web API built using .NET to provide a robust backend for web applications. It leverages the power of ASP.NET Core for creating scalable and maintainable APIs.

Getting Started

Follow these steps to set up and run the project locally.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/KingDavidJnr/basic-web-app-api.git
cd basic-web-app-api

Create appsettings.json:

Copy the content from appsettings.example.json and save it as appsettings.json. Fill in the required configuration values.
Install dependencies:
```
dotnet restore
```
Build and run the project:
```
dotnet build
dotnet run
```

Your Web API should now be accessible locally at http://localhost:5000.

Configuration

`appsettings.json`

Before running the application, ensure you have configured the appsettings.json file. Below is an example:

{
  "AppSettings": {
    "ApiKey": "your-api-key",
    "DatabaseConnectionString": "your-database-connection-string"
  }
}

Replace "your-api-key" and "your-database-connection-string" with your actual API key and database connection string.

Gitignore

Make sure to add and commit the appsettings.json file to your local repository. The .gitignore file is configured to ignore this file, as well as the obj/ and bin/ directories.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to enhance the functionality and features of this Web API. To contribute:

Fork the repository.
Create a new branch for your feature: git checkout -b feature-name.
Make your changes and commit them: git commit -m "Add your feature".
Push to your branch: git push origin feature-name.
Create a pull request.

KingDavidJnr / basic-web-app-asp