# Build and Test .NET Core Applicatons This action builds and tests .NET Core applications using the `dotnet` CLI. Building and testing .NET Core applications is a common task in CI/CD pipelines. I often like to ensure this step runs on all commits to the `main` branch, and any `feature/*` or `fix/*` branches. ## Minimal Pipeline Example ```yaml name: Build and Test .NET Core on: push: branches: - main - feature/* - fix/* jobs: build: name: Build and Test runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v3 - name: Setup .NET uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v3 with: dotnet-version: 8.0.x - name: Restore dependencies run: dotnet restore ./path/to/project - name: Build run: dotnet build ./path/to/project --no-restore - name: Test run: dotnet test ./path/to/project --no-restore --no-build --verbosity normal ``` In the above pipeline only two main changes are required: * Update the `path/to/project` to the path of your .NET Core project. * Update the `dotnet-version` to the version of .NET Core you are using.