Clarify template installation guidance: CLI-first flow with .NET fallback#1156
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[WIP] Clarify 'Install the Aspire Templates' section for dotnet
Clarify template installation guidance: CLI-first flow with .NET fallback
Jun 2, 2026
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the “Aspire SDK templates” getting-started documentation to make the Aspire CLI the primary workflow for using templates, while clearly scoping dotnet new install to a .NET-specific fallback path.
Changes:
- Replaces the top-level “install templates” guidance with a CLI-first
aspire newflow. - Adds a clearly labeled “dotnet fallback” subsection for installing templates into
dotnet. - Removes the outdated “Aspire workload” phrasing from this page section.
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| ## Install templates with Aspire CLI (recommended) | ||
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| The Aspire templates are included with the Aspire workload. To install the templates, run the following command: | ||
| Use `aspire new` to create a project or solution. The Aspire CLI ensures the required templates are installed automatically. |
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The templates page implied
dotnet new installapplied broadly and referenced the obsolete “Aspire workload,” which caused confusion about the intended setup path. This update makesaspire newthe primary flow and scopesdotnet new installexplicitly to .NET template installation fallback.Primary path: Aspire CLI
aspire newhandles template installation automatically..NET-specific fallback
dotnet new install Aspire.ProjectTemplatesguidance and version pinning example, but explicitly framed it as directdotnetinstallation.Terminology cleanup