how to implement ASP.NET Identity to an empty MVC project

Question

I create a new empty MVC project and I want to add identity to it. Now I do not know how to do this and how to create database and tables and classes. I searche

Answer 1

Open up the nuget package manager by going to:

Tools > Nuget Package Manager > Package Manager Console

in a new project^[1]. From there, You can enter next to the PM>

Install-Package Microsoft.AspNet.Identity.Samples -Pre 

which will install the Identity sample for you. It will ask you if you allow it to alter your webconfig by pressing 'A' you accept all changes.

From then onwards, you'll have the sample identity project installed!

Note: It will change the default namespace, so by going to 'find and replace' you can quickly alter the occurrences to your project name (note, you may have to go into your global.aspx page in your my documents folder - open it in notepad and change the namespace there too!)

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^[1]: If you do not do this at the beginning of your development, you will find that the following files will be overwritten(so make sure you have a way to merge your originals with the new):

Overwrite existing file 'Views\Web.config'.
Overwrite existing file 'Views\Shared\Error.cshtml'.
Overwrite existing file 'Views\Shared\_Layout.cshtml'.
Overwrite existing file 'Views\Home\Index.cshtml'.
Overwrite existing file 'Views\_ViewStart.cshtml'.
Overwrite existing file 'Global.asax.cs'.
Overwrite existing file 'Global.asax'.
Overwrite existing file 'Controllers\HomeController.cs'.
Overwrite existing file 'Content\Site.css'.
Overwrite existing file 'App_Start\RouteConfig.cs'.
Overwrite existing file 'App_Start\FilterConfig.cs'.
Overwrite existing file 'App_Start\BundleConfig.cs'.