[visual-studio-2012] How do I install ASP.NET MVC 5 in Visual Studio 2012?

Is there a way to install ASP.NET MVC 5 in Visual Studio 2012?

I've tried using NuGet (http://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc). But I think that it should come as a Visual Studio extension, but I can't find that anywhere.

Or it is available only in Visual Studio 2013?

This feature is now available for Visual Studio 2012 at Web Platform Installer. Just search for ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2.

How to install ASP.NET and Web Tools 2012.2

I had trouble with the web installer not "finding the product"

The stand alone installer is located here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41532

The release/installation notes can be found at

http://www.asp.net/visual-studio/overview/2012/aspnet-and-web-tools-20131-for-visual-studio-2012

Dependency:

• .NET 4.5
• You need to select this version of the framework when creating a new project in order to view the MVC 5 project templates.

Included:

• MVC5
• Entity Framework 6
• Web API 2
• Bootstrap
• Razor
• Nuget 2.7

Here are the steps to use ASP.NET MVC 5 in Visual Studio 2012:

• Start your ASP.NET MVC 4 project.
• Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi -pre
• Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc -Pre
• Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR -Pre

These two will update:

• Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc 5.0.0-rc1
• Microsoft.AspNet.Razor
• Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi 5.0.0-rc1
• Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Client 5.0.0-rc1
• Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.Core 5.0.0-rc1
• Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost 5.0.0-rc1
• Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages 3.0.0-rc1
• and some other goodies

If these upgrades did not update your web.config, then check out this useful page: upgrading from MVC4 to MVC5.

You should be able to install from NuGet (http://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc) into VS2012. Change the Target Framework to .NET 4.5.

Not sure the new project templates are ready for VS2012. But if you have an ASP.NET MVC 4 app you can upgrade using the link below.

http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/how-to-upgrade-an-aspnet-mvc-4-and-web-api-project-to-aspnet-mvc-5-and-web-api-2

If you want to install ASP.NET MVC 5 and ASP.NET Web API 2 into VS 2012 Ultimage so, you can download MSI installer from
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=41532.

I have downloaded and intalled just know. I got MVC 5 and Web API 2
:)

There are a few installs you may need to apply for ASP.NET MVC 5 support in Visual Studio 2012. Update 4 seems to include the Web Tools update now.

• Windows 8.1 SDK
• Visual Studio 2012 Update 4
• ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012

You don't have to install the full Windows 8.1 SDK if you are just looking for the option to build web applications, just the .NET Framework 4.5.1 option in the installer. The full install is about 1.1 GB, but just the .NET installer is only 72 MB.

Microsoft has provided for you on their MSDN blogs: MVC 5 for VS2012. From that blog:

We have released ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012. This release brings a ton of great improvements, and include some fantastic enhancements to ASP.NET MVC 5, Web API 2, Scaffolding and Entity Framework to users of Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 Express for Web.

You can download and start using these features now.

The download link is to a Web Platform Installer that will allow you to start a new MVC5 project from VS2012.

Step 1: Install update http://httpjunkie.com/2013/340/develop-mvc-5-with-asp-net-identity-in-visual-studio-2012/.

OK, so that gets you to be able to start from a blank ASP.NET MVC project, but a lot of people want the FULL INTERNET APPLICATION as shipped with Visual Studio 2013.

So I have a step 2: http://httpjunkie.com/2013/340/develop-mvc-5-with-asp-net-identity-in-visual-studio-2012/

If you follow that tutorial on my website I follow it up with a full install of Foundation 5 and a cool Hybrid OffCanvas/Top-Bar navigation.

FYI. You can now just update VS 2012:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/webdev/archive/2013/11/18/announcing-release-of-asp-net-and-web-tools-2013-1-for-visual-studio-2012.aspx

"We have released ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1 for Visual Studio 2012. This release brings a ton of great improvements, and include some fantastic enhancements to ASP.NET MVC 5, Web API 2, Scaffolding and Entity Framework to users of Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 Express for Web."

You can use Visual Studio 2012.

Simply update your NuGet package in Visual Studio to Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc 5.0.

You may have to search pre-release.

Also the default project comes with Entity Framework 6.0, and ASP.NET Razor 3.0.

You may also need ASP.NET Identity Core and OWIN.

All of these can be downloaded/updated through menu Tools ? Library package manager ? Manage NuGet Packages for Solution....

If you don't yet have NuGet, follow this tutorial:

http://docs.nuget.org/docs/start-here/installing-nuget

Following Microsoft tutorial-upgrade ASP.NET MVC 4 to ASP.NET MVC 5, http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-5/how-to-upgrade-an-aspnet-mvc-4-and-web-api-project-to-aspnet-mvc-5-and-web-api-2, you can achieve that with one problem that Visual Studio 2012 will not be able to recognize your project as neither ASP.NET MVC 4 nor 5.

It will deal with it as a Web Form project. For example, options such adding a controller will not be there any more...