How to watch for file changes “dotnet watch” with Visual Studio ASP.NET Core

Question

I am using Visual Studio with ASP.NET Core and run the web site using just F5 or Ctrl+F5 (not using command line directly). I would like to use the \"dotnet watch\" function

Answer 1

"Watch": {
  "commandName": "Project",
  "launchBrowser": true,
  "launchUrl": "http://localhost:5000/",
  "commandLineArgs": "watch run",
  "workingDirectory": "$(ProjectDir)",
  "executablePath": "dotnet.exe",
  "environmentVariables": {
    "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
  }
}

This one will work and launch the browser too. It works because of the "commandName": "Project" line, which means it will be launching with the Kestrel server.