Clean Architecture Solution Template

The goal of this template is to provide a straightforward and efficient approach to enterprise application development, leveraging the power of Clean Architecture and ASP.NET Core. Using this template, you can effortlessly create a new app with Angular, React, or Web API only, powered by ASP.NET Core and Aspire. Getting started is easy - simply install the .NET template (see below for full details).

For full documentation, visit cleanarchitecture.jasontaylor.dev.

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Getting started

Prerequisites

• .NET 10.0 SDK or later
• Node.js (LTS) — only required if you plan to use the Angular or React frontend
• Docker Desktop or Podman (or any OCI-compliant container runtime) — only required when using SQL Server or PostgreSQL. Not required when using SQLite (the default).

Install the template

dotnet new install Clean.Architecture.Solution.Template

Create a new solution

Create a new solution using the template. Specify the client framework using --client-framework (-cf) and the database provider using --database (-db):

dotnet new ca-sln --client-framework [angular|react|none] --database [postgresql|sqlite|sqlserver] --output YourProjectName

Examples:

🅰️ Angular SPA with ASP.NET Core Web API and PostgreSQL:

dotnet new ca-sln -cf angular -db postgresql -o YourProjectName

⚛️ React SPA with ASP.NET Core Web API and SQL Server:

dotnet new ca-sln -cf react -db sqlserver -o YourProjectName

🔌 ASP.NET Core Web API only with SQLite:

dotnet new ca-sln -cf none -db sqlite -o YourProjectName

💡 Tip: Run dotnet new ca-sln --help to see all available template options.

Run the app

dotnet run --project .\src\AppHost

The Aspire dashboard will open automatically, showing the application URLs and logs.

To learn more, see the Getting started guide and Architecture overview.

Technologies

• ASP.NET Core 10
• Aspire
• Entity Framework Core 10
• Angular 21 or React 19
• MediatR
• AutoMapper
• FluentValidation
• NUnit, Shouldly, Moq & Respawn
• Scalar

Versions

The main branch is on .NET 10.0. Previous versions are available:

Architectural decisions

Key design decisions are documented as Architecture Decision Records.

Learn more

• 📖 Clean Architecture Solution Template documentation

Support

If you are having problems, please let me know by raising a new issue.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.